Design Week
6 June 1996
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A perfect combination leads to effective design
6 June 1996
We have to thank the Design Council for unwittingly raising the important issue of design effectiveness again. By backing a new, untried awards scheme, the council has enraged those in the design industry who have battled for some seven years to see the Design Business Association's Design Effectiveness Awards successfully established. David Rivett's recent letter (DW 24 May) reflected that view, and I doubt the critics will be impressed by Paul Crake's response (see
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Annie Eaves gets a lot of letters
6 June 1996
"No, I don't believe it, it's not possible, it can't be!" These expletives burst from Annie Eaves, development director at London multimedia consultancy Real Time Studio, when she discovered an American typeface called Mrs Eaves.
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BNFL postpones case
6 June 1996
British Nuclear Fuels has failed to present reasons why it has not paid 9-12 000 to Brennan & Whalley and architect David Marks Julia Barfield for design work at Sellafield nuclear power station (DW 16 June 1995).
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Board room in Bournemouth
6 June 1996
Bournemouth and Poole College of Art & Design is hoping to "refresh" its governing board by inviting design consultants to become members.
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Brief
6 June 1996
Two dragons biting each others' tails, an ancient symbol of regeneration, have been raised high above locals' heads in London's Docklands, and its designer hopes the sculpture will help improve the area's problems with racial tension. Dragons Gate at Limehouse is created by Peter Dunn of consultancy The Art of Change and Anne Thorne Architects. 'The London Docklands Development Corporation wanted to mark the Limehouse gateway. We chose dragons as the area is the UK's oldest Chinatown,' ...
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Brief
6 June 1996
Jona Hoad hopes to attract interest from councils, architects and specifiers with his Eco-Bench made from recycled plastic waste, which will have its first airing at the New Furniture Exhibition '96. The exhibition also introduces Mark Gabbertas, who will be exhibiting an upholstered chair called Tubby, and Ash Design, which will launch new hi-fi units. Organised by the New Designers in Business Group, it will take place at the Ergonom Showroom, 365 Euston Road, London from 27 June ...
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Brief
6 June 1996
Royal College of Art graduates Jayne Alexander-Closs and Violetta Suzzet Boxill have designed publicity material for the RCA's Centenary Degree Show. Their London group Alexander Boxill has created 13 invitations in varying colourways, a poster and a special typeface for the occasion. It is also in the process of designing signs. Part One of the show, focusing on fine art, textiles, sculpture and bronze-casting, runs from 6 to 16 June. Part Two, which includes graphics, architecture, ...
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Briefs
6 June 1996
Friday 7 June How about visiting Garrard the Crown Jewellers to see the exhibition new silver? On display is silverware by Steve Ottewill and Justin Richardson, members of New Designers In Business.
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Briefs
6 June 1996
Described by its designer as 'a revolt against indifference and black boxes', the BeoSound 9000 is Bang & Olufsen's latest ground-breaking contribution to hi-fi design.
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Briefs
6 June 1996
Next month London brewery Fuller's launches a new "nitrokeg" beer called London Cream Ale. Brand design is by Design House.
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Briefs
6 June 1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Disney's forthcoming animated release - is being promoted with a train touring 63 cities in 11 countries. The train features themed experiences and five cinema carriages based on the film. Funhouse has designed both interiors and the exterior of a carriage for The Disney Store, which is responsible for the film's peripheral merchandising, says Funhouse project controller Emma Gibson. The group has also designed the tour logo, souvenir programme and point-of-purchase
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CSD and BEDA urge EC to raise status of design
6 June 1996
The European Commission must elevate design as a vital factor in its efforts to promote innovation, according to evidence submitted to the EC by the Chartered Society of Designers and the Bureau of European Designers' Associations.
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CSD medal for Ken Grange
6 June 1996
Ken Grange, the prominent product designer and Pentagram founding partner, was yesterday due to receive the Chartered Society of Designers' 1996 medal for his lifetime's achievement in design.
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Dalziel and Pow aims to polish up jeweller
6 June 1996
The 300-strong H Samuel chain of jewellery shops is undergoing a complete design revamp by London's Dalziel and Pow. Signet, H Samuel's parent company, appointed the consultancy in April after a seven-way paid creative pitch.
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Design Council keen on Marketing awards
6 June 1996
Letters to the Editor should be sent to Design Week, 50 Poland Street, London W1V 4AX. Fax: 0171-734 1770.; e-mail address:Design-week@centaur.co.uk
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Design Council unveils identity
6 June 1996
The Design Council this week introduced a new identity, retaining its slogan style but with a new marque and typeface. Design is by Edinburgh consultancy Tayburn McIlroy Coates with typography by London team David Quay and Freda Sack.
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Designers like to squirm on TV
6 June 1996
...hang on a minute though, London's design scene isn't doing badly when it comes to designers making nutters of themselves.
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Do It All adds State of the Art to roster
6 June 1996
Do It All has added a sixth consultancy to its roster, appointing Leeds group State of the Art on to its packaging list. The group was appointed following a six-way credentials pitch, believed to have included Jarvis White and Walker Pinfold.
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DTI wraps up Hanover job
6 June 1996
Firbank Kempster has been appointed by the Department of Trade and Industry to project- manage and design the UK pavilion at the 1997 Hanover Fair, following an unpaid creative pitch. A source close to the DTI says around 1m is going into the UK's presence at the event.
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Entries fail to shine at Steel Pack awards
6 June 1996
British Steel Tinplate decided against awarding an overall prize at this year's Steel Packaging Design Awards last week. The 1000 prize was instead split between the winners of the three categories.
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Festival meeting held
6 June 1996
Imagination is hoping the Millennium Festival will get the green light as the result of yesterday's emergency finance meeting called by Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine.Imagination was at the meeting to 'flesh out the design concept', says a spokeswoman.
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Field of dreams
6 June 1996
Since the Taylor Report, football clubs have had to improve their stadiums. And they have set their lucrative sites on more than just the game itself, reveals Jane Lewis
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First small cruiser in UK set to lift anchor
6 June 1996
Minerva - billed as the UK's first small cruise ship - sets sail on Sunday, designed by Winch Projects and RPW Architects and Designers.
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Freelancing doesn't have to be hair-raising
6 June 1996
What a breath of fresh air to read your editorial in Design Week last month on graphic humour (DW 24 May). Some six years ago, I started working as a freelance.
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Gibbon and LeMan: Pitching for the CSD's presidential ballot
6 June 1996
For the first time in more than two decades, members of the Chartered Society of Designers are voting for the president-elect. Bhavna Mistry and Andy Gilgrist reveal a few facts about the two candidates and their objectives should they be elected
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It's a D-ream for Doreen Doreen
6 June 1996
Bristol consultancy Bi-design has an original marketing policy. Creative director Carol Whitworth and senior designer Kevin Clutterbuck garb themselves in fake dalmation and leopardskin and trill their own versions of songs by Tom Jones, Elvis, Abba and t
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Jarvis White unifies identity
6 June 1996
Jarvis White has designed a new corporate identity for multi-million pound company Glynwed International, which owns the Aga, Rayburn and Flavel Leisure brands.
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LDP lights on new Sydney base
6 June 1996
Lighting Design Partnership is setting up an office in Sydney to service its Australasian and Pacific Rim projects. Tim Downey, who was LDP's senior designer on Brisbane International Airport, is heading the new outfit.
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McConnell in Lisbon pitch
6 June 1996
Pentagram's John McConnell is in a paid creative pitch to design signage for Expo '98 in Lisbon. He faces Italy's Italo Lupi, Japan's Shigeo Fukud, Michael Bierut in the US, Spain's Peret and Portugal's Carlos Rocha, João Machado, Luis Carrôlo, João Nunes
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MPL energises electrical range
6 June 1996
Michael Peters Limited has created brand identity, packaging and a categorisation strategy for a range of more than 150 electrical products for MK Electric.
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Nestlé names five on its roster
6 June 1996
Nestlé has finally confirmed the consultancies on its new roster, slashed to five from 26 regular design suppliers as part of cost-saving moves by the company internationally.
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No Title
6 June 1996
Pentagram's New York office won a hat trick of medals at this year's Art Directors Awards run by the Art Directors Club of New York. Its Alphabet Series of posters for client Ambassador Arts/Champion International won the gold medal in the promotional design poster category. Pentagram also struck gold in the entertainment category with the poster pictured for The Public Theater, and won a silver in the corporate and promotional design category for this theatre's 1995-96 season campaign.
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No Title
6 June 1996
In reply to your comments on the use of humour in design (DW 24 May), we at Blue Bark wholeheartedly agree. We are only a small company, but have engineered our philosophy around humour. The majority of our clients have approached us because of this way of thinking (see our brochure above). The business world is a tense and depressing place at times and it is time designers dictated more and grovelled less. If designers got to know their clients as people rather than just walking invoices, ...
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PRODUCT CATEGORY
6 June 1996
Your chance to vote The season of the BBC Design Awards is upon us, with design for once ousting snooker and cricket out of a prime viewing slot on BBC2 and presenter Janet Street-Porter doing her bit to boost audience figures.
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RETAIL INTERIORS BY CHECKLAND KINDLEYSIDES FOR RAY-BAN
6 June 1996
With the Olympics, the American city of Atlanta has become a very lucrative place to be in a relatively short time. And one of the top names in the sunglasses market - Ray-Ban - has decided this is the place to open its first store in its 58-year history. Checkland Kindleysides has designed interiors, based on an esoteric brief to 'communicate the essence of what has made Ray-Ban a global icon'.
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Set up criteria in order to avoid pitch fiascos
6 June 1996
The first phase of the National Centre for Popular Music (DW 26 April) raises a few questions. A total of 26 companies pitching is hardly a "shortlist".
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Strip tease
6 June 1996
When England and Switzerland kick off Euro 96, football's European Championship, at Wembley on Saturday, the stadium should be a riot of colour - white for England, red for Switzerland.
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Survey reveals widening gap
6 June 1996
The gap between design consultancies offering strategic input and those selling the art and craft of design is widening, according to the Design Business Association's latest quarterly survey.
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UK finds gold at US awards
6 June 1996
Lewis Moberly and Pearlfisher picked up the UK's share of the 1996 Gold Awards Package Design Competition run by the US Package Design Council International.
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Virgin Group expansion offers up opportunities
6 June 1996
Virgin Group is looking to expand its record label, drinks, retail, airline and new media interests, and there are design appointments yet to be decided.
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Vote in BBC awards
6 June 1996
Voting began last night for the 1996 BBC Design Awards product winner. The people's choice will be screened with the architecture/environment and graphics winners on BBC2 on 8 July.Design Week is planning its own designer vote to coincide with the TV series. Details of our product poll are on page 10 so vote now. The other shortlists will be in DW on 14 and 21 June.
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Xenophobes keep quiet
6 June 1996
Like it or loathe it, but let's just build it, appears to be the philosophy behind the V&A's Boilerhouse project. Sutherland Lyall wonders if this is a defeatist attitude from an architectural community that feels its era is over, and is desperate to hand
