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Design Week
9 February 2006

  • 442 Design completes brand identity for Glow

    9 February 2006

    Edinburgh consultancy 442 Design has completed the brand identity and store interior for Glow, a candle and accessories boutique opening in the Scottish capital.

  • Accessibility is the key to Design Museum's future

    9 February 2006

    In the Financial Times this week, John Gapper argued that brands are worth more than designers. He was writing in the context of fashion, where names such as Tom Ford and his successor at Gucci, Frida Giannini, enjoy public acclaim.

  • Add to favourites

    9 February 2006

    With some websites now celebrating their tenth birthday, Design Week asked a selection of influential people involved in on-line design to nominate their favourite Web design. This is what they said...

  • Andy Cameron dies

    9 February 2006

    D&AD award-winning still life photographer Andy Cameron died at home on 26 January. He leaves a wife Lou and a five- year-old son, Lewis. A memorial service takes place at Christ Church, Crouch End Hill, London N8, on 9 February at noon.

  • Arnold resists press claims on Rawsthorn exit

    9 February 2006

    Design Museum chairman Luqman Arnold has rebutted press claims that former director Alice Rawsthorn was forced to resign her position at a trustee meeting, held the day before her departure was announced.

  • Bite appointed to review Journey Latin America identity

    9 February 2006

    London brand consultancy Bite has been appointed to review the identity and brand communications of Journey Latin America, a specialist UK travel agent.

  • Bring in the business

    9 February 2006

    Business skills become a prerequisite when your consultancy grows beyond a certain size. Nat Hunter speaks from experience

  • Burned for blazing her own trail?

    9 February 2006

    Alice Rawsthorn had a profound effect on the Design Museum's fortunes, so why is her 'departure' shrouded in secrecy? Scott Billings investigates

  • Chambers to do the business at Start Creative

    9 February 2006

    Start Creative has appointed former EHS Brann Group executive creative director Trevor Chambers as a director, with a remit to drive revenues at the consultancy's 16-strong digital division. Chambers joins next week and will work alongside digital media creative director Julian Wild. The consultancy has also been appointed to redesign Visit Britain's 41 international version websites (www.visitbritain.com), following a four-way pitch last week.

  • Chinese office for Jack Morton

    9 February 2006

    Jack Morton Worldwide will next week open an office in Beijing, its first presence in mainland China.

  • CX on wheels

    9 February 2006

    Cars may only take you from A to B, but some are more stylish than others. Hugh Pearman reminisces about the classic Citroën CX and says the original is the best

  • Design Bridge redesigns Drambuie packaging

    9 February 2006

    Design Bridge has refreshed the packaging for Drambuie in a bid to attract younger consumers. The brand identity features a bolder font, depicted in two colour tones, while the label retains the original Drambuie crest. The packaging includes an updated outer gift box, ...

  • Design Museum to be independent of London centre

    9 February 2006

    The Design Museum will not be rehoused inside the proposed national design centre for London, it emerged this week.

  • Exhibition designers bring Time and Space Project to life

    9 February 2006

    The Royal Observatory in Greenwich next week reveals the first gallery overhaul in its £15m Time and Space Project, featuring design work by Casson Mann and Thomas Matthews.

  • Freelances have less to offer than loyal full-timers

    9 February 2006

    What more depressing a way to start a Monday than to see the merits of being a freelance designer splashed across Design Week, for all our loyal and talented full-time staff to see (DW 26 January).

  • Green Room Retail stirs up Aga/Fired Earth store interiors

    9 February 2006

    Aga Foodservice Group has appointed Green Room Retail to create a fresh retail concept for its ten jointly-branded Aga and Fired Earth outlets.

  • Henwood creates Klong toy

    9 February 2006

    Fine artist Simon Henwood has created a children's toy called Klong for Playbeast. The creature is designed to double as a scarf, comforter or pillow.

  • Holmes Wood to adapt NHM identity for signage scheme

    9 February 2006

    The Natural History Museum is to revamp its signage, as part of a long-term strategy to provide a more consistent and inclusive system across the grounds of its London site.

  • Household interiors reflect Yahoo! brand

    9 February 2006

    Yahoo! Europe is to roll out its first branded workplace design, created by UK retail design specialist Household.

  • Imagination buys Sydney group to fuel global growth

    9 February 2006

    Imagination Group is stepping up its investment in the Asia-Pacific market with the acquisition of Sydney graphics and branding consultancy Brand by Voice.

  • Inside out

    9 February 2006

    Barcelona's new Torre Agbar building has been described as phallic and as resembling London's Gherkin. But it's interior is as impressive as the exterior and posed just as many design challenges, says Clare Dowdy

  • Inspired

    9 February 2006

    I get little inspiration from sitting in front of a computer screen, or from looking at magazines or other people's work. My inspiration comes from the street scene, the hustle and bustle of life, the people and places I encounter.

  • It's time that the format for exhibiting design moved on

    9 February 2006

    So Alice Rawsthorn has left the Design Museum (DW 2 February). I might be tempted to mumble about flower arranging and say, 'About time too', but she certainly did her bit to raise the profile of the museum - a 40 per cent increase in visitors over the past three years.

  • LCR ready to put St Pancras interior design out to tender

    9 February 2006

    Interior designers are about to be appointed to create designs for the ambitious retail offering at London's St Pancras station, as part of its £400m restoration programme.

  • London flagship for Juicy Couture

    9 February 2006

    Clothing company Juicy Couture is looking to launch a London flagship store with a retail design by Universal Design Studio, as part of an ambitious growth programme. The consultancy is currently working up design concepts for flagship sites in Tokyo and San Francisco.

  • London ruled out for Milan Fair tour

    9 February 2006

    Plans to bring the Milan Furniture Fair to London have been shelved, less than a year after its organisers mooted attending 100% Design and bringing a lighting show to the capital.

  • More people expect bad grammar than good

    9 February 2006

    I agree with the sentiments of Mark Cox (Letters, DW 5 January), who is just as confused as me regarding the work of Adam Ellis that appeared a month earlier (Inspired, DW 1 December), where he rebrands the ice cream van for an adult audience (particularly 'Is it chilli in hear').

  • Moving image collective...

    9 February 2006

    Moving image collective Onedotzero has invited 20 designers and artists to produce work that responds to an exhibit at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

  • News in Pictures

    9 February 2006

    Foxes have the last laugh with this Thelwell-inspired T-shirt by Ben Drury, available from thisisrealart.com. (Pictured)

  • Profile: Ilva

    9 February 2006

    Scandinavian furniture retailer Ilva has ambitions to take the UK market by storm, but do the products have enough flair to stand out? Chief executive Martin Toogood shares his ideas with Hannah Booth

  • Qatar National Bank appoints Allen International

    9 February 2006

    Qatar National Bank has appointed Allen International to design a 'branch of the future'. It hopes to retain Qatari customers, while also attracting ex-pats.

  • Rawsthorn's successor should build on her efforts

    9 February 2006

    Alice Rawsthorn's departure from the design museum is a shame. I feel her penchant for Prada dresses and flower arranging did not go down well with the boys on the board. But, if this is so, they have missed a trick. Alice raised the profile of the design museum massively. She mixed high design aesthetics with popular culture, added social comment and promoted a new generation of designers.

  • RDC Foley Cooke drives Avis retail rethink

    9 February 2006

    Avis Rent A Car is trialling a radical redesign of its traditional store format, scrapping its front desk mode of retailing, which could serve as a blueprint to rebrand its entire network of UK sites.

  • Retailers woo consumers with ethical marketing

    9 February 2006

    Concern about ethical and health issues, from clothing and food, appears to be forcing retailers to reconsider product, packaging and interior designs, giving rise to a new breed of eco-friendly brand positioning.

  • Review

    9 February 2006

    DEGREE SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS...

  • Streets ahead

    9 February 2006

    Tropicália was, in a way, Brazil's version of the Swinging Sixties, but with more of a political agenda. As with most things Brazilian, the movement had its origins in music and, in particular, the music of - among others - the great Gilberto Gil. To get in the mood, I ...

  • Toy soldiers

    9 February 2006

    Tomohiro Yasui's hand-crafted, paper warriors defy their delicate material and are designed to fight to the bitter end - like an origami Ultimate Fighting Championship. John Stones separates the fantasy from reality, ahead of Yasui's first exhibition outside of ...

  • Voxpop

    9 February 2006

    As the dust settles from Alice Rawsthorn's shock departure from the Design Museum last week, what sort of qualities would you advocate for her successor and what should their priorities be?

  • Ziggurat redesigns Allied Bakeries bread

    9 February 2006

    Ziggurat has redesigned the packaging of Allied Bakeries' Burgen bread brand, to attract the attention of a wider customer base. The packs 'break from the split-pack look' of the rest of the bread category, says Ziggurat managing director Adrian Collins.

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