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The major projects at this year’s London Design Festival

Fri, 25 May 2012

Projects include Mimicry Chairs and an installation that drips ink.

Vitamin Green - Contemporary Sustainable Design

Wed, 23 May 2012

New book exploring contemporary sustainable design through 100 projects

Urban Salon designs NHS sexual health clinic

Tue, 22 May 2012

Work begins on Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust clinic with radical look.

Softroom and BuroCreative work on Wahaca shipping crate restaurant

Mon, 21 May 2012

The restaurant will be decorated with Mexican street art.

Reuse, recycle, repackage

Fri, 18 May 2012

Reuse and recycling seems more prevalent in some design sectors than others.

John Lewis beauty hall reopens after multi-million-pound GP Studio redesign

Fri, 18 May 2012

The new design is based around the concept of a ‘town square’.

Dalziel & Pow creates new Indian fashion store concept

Tue, 15 May 2012

Dalziel & Pow has designed a new store concept for the Allen Solly fashion brand in India.

What is your favourite example of an icon or pictogram-led design system?

Fri, 11 May 2012

Mother London has created icon-led designs for Boots pharmacies. What is your favourite example of an icon or pictogram-led design system?

Airport security – a design challenge too far?

Tue, 8 May 2012

Is airport security now too awful for designers to rescue?

News in brief round-up

Fri, 4 May 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

RPA: Vision designs Tommy Hilfiger Japanese flagship store

Tue, 1 May 2012

RPA: Vision has designed fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger’s Japanese flagship store.

V&A to reopen Fashion Gallery following refurbishment

Mon, 30 Apr 2012

The Victoria & Albert Museum is set to reopen its Fashion Gallery next month following 18 months of refurbishment work.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 27 Apr 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

Mather & Co works on Brazilian football stadium

Wed, 25 Apr 2012

Mather & Co is working on interpretation design for Brazilian football club Grêmio.

Cutty Sark reopens after fire and restoration

Tue, 24 Apr 2012

Design Map and Barry Mazur have worked on exhition design for the famous tea clipper.

What design can bring to policy-making

Fri, 20 Apr 2012

Corporate Edge’s Ronan Harrington looks at what design can bring to policy-making.

The design Yellow Pencils

Fri, 20 Apr 2012

There were some great winners but also some notable absentees in this year’s D&AD Yellow Pencils.

This year’s D&AD Yellow Pencil winners in design

Fri, 20 Apr 2012

A round-up of the the 2012 design Yellow Pencil winning projects.

Dutch consultancy Uxus reveals Tate Modern retail designs

Wed, 18 Apr 2012

Damien Hirst store spaces are a ‘prototype’ for Tate Modern’s new shops.

Your Studio and Elvis work on Sailor Jerry pop-up venue

Tue, 17 Apr 2012

Rum brand Sailor Jerry is opening a new London venue.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 13 Apr 2012

Which gameshow would you like to redesign?

Fri, 13 Apr 2012

The Apprentice? The Generation Game? Funhouse…?

JPA creates new cabin interiors for American Airlines

Wed, 11 Apr 2012

JPA London has designed the cabin interiors for American Airlines’ new fleet of Boeing 777-300ER planes, which are set to roll out over the next two years.

What next for the Design Council?

Tue, 10 Apr 2012

What direction will the organisation take after chief executive David Kester leaves?

The Plant and Central Design Studio create Union Jacks Jamie Oliver restaurant

Thu, 5 Apr 2012

The Plant and Central Design Studio have created the identity and interiors for Union Jacks, the Jamie Oliver-owned restaurant in Chiswick, West London.

Designs mark Titanic centenary

Tue, 3 Apr 2012

Stamps, parades and new museums are unveiled to mark ship’s sinking.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 30 Mar 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief

Turning university innovation into reality

Fri, 30 Mar 2012

A new programme is bringing university research projects to market.

Vivid Brighton creates branding for Tommy Guns new salon

Thu, 29 Mar 2012

Brighton-based consultancy Vivid Brighton has created the branding for hair salon Tommy Guns ahead of the launch of its fourth branch on London’s Regent Street.

Government unveils hub structure to replace COI

Wed, 28 Mar 2012

The Government has unveiled its full plans for a series of marketing and communications hubs, to replace the Central Office of Information when it closes on 31 March and be responsible for commissioning design.

Starbucks unveils new interiors as part of £8million overhaul of London stores

Tue, 27 Mar 2012

Starbucks is overhauling 70 of its London stores in an £8 million redesign project.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 23 Mar 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

Hugh Broughton Architects designs Maidstone Museum extension and interiors

Wed, 21 Mar 2012

Hugh Broughton Architects has  designed a £3m East Wing extension for Maidstone Museum and implemented an extensive refurbishment of the museum’s interiors.

Goosebumps and Dexter Moren design new London Hotel

Mon, 19 Mar 2012

Goosebumps has created the branding and Dexter Moren has worked on the interiors of London’s new Ampersand Hotel, on the site of the former Kensington Grosvenor.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 16 Mar 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

Voxpop - What can designers bring to organisations?

Thu, 15 Mar 2012

Our recent guest blog from Sidekick Studios looks at the skills designers can bring to start-up companies. What do you think is the most important thing designers can bring to organisations?

Landor appoints Peter Knapp to new role of global creative officer

Wed, 14 Mar 2012

Landor has announced a new global creative officer role, which will rotate annually. The first incumbent will be Peter Knapp, executive creative director of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

HMKM works on Galeries Lafayette outpost in Beijing

Mon, 12 Mar 2012

Retail design consultancy HMKM is working on interior designs for department store Galeries Lafayette’s Beijing branch, which is set to open in spring next year.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 9 Mar 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

Blauel Architects works on interior refurbishments for London's Goethe Institut

Wed, 7 Mar 2012

German cultural association the Goethe Institut’s London building is undergoing a comprehensive refurbishment and modernisation, with Blauel Architects working on the interiors ahead of the reopening in May.

Mulberry plots global expansion with Universal Design Studio designs

Tue, 6 Mar 2012

Fashion brand Mulberry is set to open up to 90 new stores around the world in the next three years, using retail designs from Universal Design Studio.

GP Studio works on multi-million-pound John Lewis overhaul

Mon, 5 Mar 2012

GP Studio is working on a multi-million-pound makeover of the beauty hall at John Lewis’ Oxford Street store in London.

Boxpark space is ‘the future of Nike retail’

Fri, 2 Mar 2012

Nike is opening its first-ever Nike+ Fuelstation outlet at east London retail development Boxpark.

Marina Willer to become new Pentagram partner

Thu, 1 Mar 2012

Wolff Olins creative director Marina Willer is set to join Pentagram as a partner in its London office.

Government to support Art and Design Saturday Clubs

Wed, 29 Feb 2012

The Government has announced it is to fund the Sorrell Foundation’s National Art and Design Saturday Club initiative to the tune of £395 000 over three years.

Design Council to move to new home

Mon, 27 Feb 2012

The Design Council is set to leave its current home in London’s Covent Garden and move to a new base in the Angel Building in Islington.

Thorntons develops new interiors and identity designs

Thu, 23 Feb 2012

Chocolate brand Thorntons is rolling out new interiors concepts, the first of which are being designed by consultancy Inspire; with the brand also saying it may launch a new visual identity in the near future.

Nat Hunter to take on RSA and Tokyo Digital roles following Airside closure

Wed, 22 Feb 2012

Airside founding partner Nat Hunter is set to join consultancy Tokyo Digital as a director, and is also taking on the role of director of design at the Royal Society of Arts.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 17 Feb 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

JHP works on Swarovski's new youth brand lola & grace

Wed, 15 Feb 2012

JHP has developed the branding and retail concept for jeweller Swarovski’s new lola & grace youth sub-brand, working with the in-house team on the project.

News Analysis - Online brands are coming to a high street near you

Fri, 10 Feb 2012

This week it was announced that online retailer Amazon is to open its first physical retail store in Seattle, selling tablets and e-readers with a more ‘hands-on experience’, following moves by other online brands such as eBay into the physical realm.

Nominations announced for ‘museum of the year’ prize

Thu, 9 Feb 2012

Bristol’s M Shed and the Hepworth in Wakefield are among nominations for the 2012 Art Fund Prize, for ‘museum of the year’.

D&AD splits Pencils announcements in 50th anniversary

Thu, 9 Feb 2012

D&AD is splitting its Pencils announcements this year, announcing the Yellow Pencil winners at its awards night in April and the Black Pencil winners at a special party being held in September to mark the organisation’s 50th anniversary.

Design LSM works on Michelin-Starred Indian restaurant

Mon, 6 Feb 2012

Design LSM has redesigned the interiors of Michelin-starred Southern Indian restaurant Quilon, in central London.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 3 Feb 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

Design Junction brings the Tramshed under its wing

Thu, 2 Feb 2012

Furniture and products show Design Junction is bringing interiors event the Tramshed under its wing and relaunching in The Old Sorting Office on New Oxford Street for this year’s London Design Festival.

Applications for art and design courses fall by 16 per cent

Tue, 31 Jan 2012

Applications to creative arts and design university courses starting in September have dropped by 16.3 per cent since last year.

Will Knight appointed director of 100% Design

Fri, 27 Jan 2012

Will Knight, deputy director of the London Design Festival, has been appointed as the new event director of interior design exhibition 100% Design.

Jeremy Till appointed head of Central Saint Martins

Fri, 27 Jan 2012

Architect and academic Professor Jeremy Till has been appointed as the new head of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.

Carmody Groarke works on new architecture exhibition space

Thu, 26 Jan 2012

Architect Carmody Groarke is creating a new permanent gallery space at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London.

News analysis - The Design Museum goes west

Tue, 24 Jan 2012

On Tuesday The Design Museum unveiled detailed plans for its move to the Commonwealth Institute building in west London’s Holland Park, announcing building specifications, a full list of design partners and its clarified funding position.

News in brief round-up

Fri, 20 Jan 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

Portland in Caffè Ritazza overhaul

Fri, 20 Jan 2012

Portland is working to overhaul the customer experience for the Caffè Ritazza brand of coffee shops, found at railway stations and airports around the world.

Voxpop - What is your favourite design from the last 12 months?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012

The nominations for the Design Museum’s Designs of the Year Awards have been unveiled. What is your favourite design from the last 12 months (that you haven’t worked on!)?

News in brief round-up

Fri, 13 Jan 2012

A round-up of this week’s news in brief.

Design LSM works on Lacoste Knightsbridge flagship concept

Thu, 12 Jan 2012

Design LSM is developing a new the flagship store for French fashion brand Lacoste, which is due to open in London’s Knightsbridge in April.

Philip Watts Design creates interiors for first US branch of YO! Sushi

Wed, 11 Jan 2012

Philip Watts Design is designing the interiors for Yo! Sushi’s first restaurant in the US, which is due to open at Union Station in Washington DC.

Church of England launches chair design competition

Fri, 6 Jan 2012

The Church of England has announced a competition to design a new congregation chair or pew which could be rolled out across its 16,000 parish churches.

HAT Projects designs Hastings' Jerwood Gallery

Thu, 5 Jan 2012

Architect HAT Projects has designed the Jerwood Gallery in Hastings, Sussex, which will house the Jerwood Foundation’s collection of 20th and 21st century British art.

Ceramics designer Eva Zeisel dies aged 105

Tue, 3 Jan 2012

Eva Zeisel, designer of furniture, ceramics and homewares has died at the age of 105.

Merry Christmas: Design Week to return on 3 January 2012

Fri, 23 Dec 2011

This is the final Design Week newsletter of 2011.

Review of the Year - Design education

Fri, 23 Dec 2011

It’s been a tumultuous year for design education, with the promise for more upheaval to come in 2012.

Russell Sage Studio starts second phase of Hospital Club redesign

Wed, 21 Dec 2011

Russell Sage Studio is redesigning the fourth-floor interiors of The Hospital Club in central London.

Review of the year - Restaurant design

Wed, 21 Dec 2011

In spite of continued economic doom and gloom, designs for restaurant interiors have continued to be bold, innovative and adventurous this year.

All-star Dutch design team works on United Nations New York headquarters

Tue, 20 Dec 2011

Dutch architecture and design group OMA, led by Rem Koolhaas, has worked with a consortium of designers on the development of the North Delegates Lounge at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Review of the Year - Design and the London Olympics

Tue, 20 Dec 2011

In the run-up to the 2012 London Olympic Games, design was gathering pace, with structural, graphics, branding and product briefs all being delivered.

This week's news in brief round-up

Fri, 16 Dec 2011

Joint managing director Mano Manoharan is leaving LFH Brand Identity Consultants, which he co-founded 18 years ago. He says he is leaving ‘to pursue new career challenges’.

Voxpop - What do you think the colour of 2012 will be?

Thu, 15 Dec 2011

Pantone has announced that Tangerine Tango is the colour of 2012. What colour would you choose to represent the coming year and why?

RCA launches MA in Service Design

Mon, 12 Dec 2011

The Royal College of Art has announced  a new MA Service Design programme.

Design Week Awards 2012 open for entries

Mon, 12 Dec 2011

The Design Week Awards 2012 are now open for entries.

News analysis - Design in the Government’s innovation strategy

Thu, 8 Dec 2011

The Government’s long-awaited Innovation and Research Strategy, published this morning, has already been hailed in glowing terms by the Design Council - legitimitely so, as not only does the strategy pay much lip service to the importance of the design industry, but it also provides a huge endorsement of the Design Council as an organisation.

Shed designs Ireland’s largest shoe department

Tue, 6 Dec 2011

Interior consultancy Shed has developed the retail design for a Kurt Geiger concession in Dublin department store Arnotts, making what it claims will be the largest shoe department in Ireland.

This week's news in brief round-up

Fri, 2 Dec 2011

Voxpop - If you could create a robot to do anything, what would it do?

Thu, 1 Dec 2011

This week is European Robotics Week. If you could create a robot to perrform any one task, what would that task be and why?

Quentin Blake wins 2011 Prince Philip Designers Prize

Tue, 29 Nov 2011

Illustrator Quentin Blake has been awarded the 2011 Prince Philip Designers Prize.Quentin Blake

Dalziel & Pow works on Danish department store

Mon, 28 Nov 2011

Dalziel & Pow has been appointed to work on a number of new design initiatives for Danish department store Magasin du Nord, which will initially launch in the Kongens Nytorv store in Copenhagen.

David Collins-designed Delaunay restaurant set to open

Fri, 25 Nov 2011

David Collins Studio has created the interiors for The Delaunay restaurant in London’s Covent Garden theatre district, with corporate identity and graphics designed by King Design and applied by consultancy Sands Thomas.

Designers enlist dogs and scent clocks in bid to tackle dementia

Fri, 25 Nov 2011

Five projects, including an initiative to train thinking dogs for dementia and an appetite-stimulating ‘scent clock’ are being developed as part the Design Council and the Department of Health’s £360 000 challenge to help people living with dementia.A million people in the UK will be living with dementia by 2021, the ...

News Analysis - Is design industry financial performance on the up?

Thu, 24 Nov 2011

Operating profits for the top 30 design consultancies rose by 85 per cent through 2010, while gross income was up by £27 million, according to a report from accountant Kingston Smith W1.

Benefit cosmetics debuts new ‘boutique’ concession with designs by Umbrella

Wed, 23 Nov 2011

Umbrella Design has created a new retail concept for Benefit cosmetics, creating a boutique environment within a department store.

Office Twelve creates Oliver Bonas store interiors

Mon, 21 Nov 2011

Leicestershire-based consultancy Office Twelve has designed a new interior concept for fashion and lifestyle retailer Oliver Bonas, which opens a new store in Bristol today.Shop front

Amnesty International to launch first-ever shop

Fri, 18 Nov 2011

Human rights charity Amnesty International is launching its first-ever physical retail space this month in east London’s Boxpark development, with designs by consultancy Popstore.Amnes-tea and Biscuits plate, by ...

Foster + Partners and George Sexton Associates begin work on Sainsbury Centre revamp

Thu, 17 Nov 2011

Work has begun on the first phase of the revamp of the Lord Norman Foster-designed Sainsbury Centre in Norwich.

Science Museum to celebrate UK manufacturing with Make it in Great Britain show

Wed, 16 Nov 2011

The Science Museum is set to host an exhibition next summer as part of the Government-run Make it in Great Britain campaign to highlight British manufacturing.Make It In Great Britain Flag

Mather & Co works on York Minster restoration

Tue, 15 Nov 2011

Mather & Co is working on interventions into York Minster cathedral as part of a five-year, £10.5m Heritage Lottery Fund project, York Minster Revealed.East Front of York Minster

Former HSBC design head Richard Newland leaves the company

Mon, 14 Nov 2011

Richard Newland, formerly global head of retail network development and design at HSBC, has left the group.

£100,000 grants for projects to help older people live independently

Fri, 11 Nov 2011

The Design Council and the Technology Strategy Board have awarded £100,000 grants to three service design projects which will help older adults live independently for longer, by offering better approaches to nutrition.

The Design Trust support organisation set to relaunch

Thu, 10 Nov 2011

The Design Trust, which provides business training and support to designers and craftspeople, is relaunching as a privately-run social enterprise.

H&M to launch standalone Cheap Monday and Monki stores in UK

Wed, 9 Nov 2011

H&M-owned Swedish fashion brands Cheap Monday and Monki are to launch their first stand-alone UK stores in London, with Cheap Monday’s interiors designed by Uglycute and Monki’s designed by its in-house team.

Irrigation system wins 2011 James Dyson Award

Tue, 8 Nov 2011

Australian industrial design student Edward Linacre has won the 2011 international James Dyson Award for his system to irrigate crops in arid areas.

CSD cleared to set up register of chartered designers

Mon, 7 Nov 2011

The Chartered Society of Designers has cleared the final hurdle in its plans to set up a register of chartered designers.

Voxpop - do you think a design degree is worth £9000 a year?

Thu, 3 Nov 2011

With university fees set to hit up to £9000 a year next year, new figures show that applications to art and design courses for 2012 have dropped by more than a quarter.

New consultancy Keen and Able launches

Tue, 1 Nov 2011

New consultancy Keen and Able is launching.

Museums Sheffield goes under the sea at Millennium Gallery

Mon, 31 Oct 2011

Museums Sheffield has designed and curated a new exhibition Under The Sea for its Millennium Gallery.

WPP like-for-like revenue growth slows

Fri, 28 Oct 2011

WPP has reported a like-for-like revenue growth of 4.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2011, down from 6.7 per cent in the first quarter and 5.6 per cent in the second quarter.

Labour attacks Government for treating creative industries like ‘a second-rate sector’

Thu, 27 Oct 2011

New Shadow Culture Minister Dan Jarvis has attacked the Coalition Government for treating the creative industries like a ‘second-rate sector’ as he outlined plans for his new role.

Casson Mann’s Making Modern Science gallery scrapped by Science Museum

Wed, 26 Oct 2011

Plans for the Making Modern Science Gallery, which were being developed by Casson Mann for the Science Museum in London, have been ditched by the museum.

Applications for art and design courses drop by more than a quarter

Tue, 25 Oct 2011

The number of applications to creative arts and design university courses starting next September have dropped by 27.1 per cent.

Casson Mann creates ‘swirling’ designs for French wine centre

Mon, 24 Oct 2011

Casson Mann is working on exhibition designs for a 55 million euro (£48 million) new wine visitor centre, set to open in Bordeaux, France in 2014.

Iris forms strategic alliance with US group Meredith

Fri, 21 Oct 2011

Consultancy Iris, which specialises in advertising, marketing and experiential work, is setting up a strategic alliance with US media and marketing group Meredith.

Chalk Architecture creates Small Batch Coffee branch

Thu, 20 Oct 2011

Chalk Architecture has designed a new concession for the Small Batch Coffee Company, which will sit within the My Hotel Brighton.

HL Studio works on new store as Boxfresh returns to the High Street

Wed, 19 Oct 2011

HL Studio has created designs for a new London store for retailer Boxfresh, which will see the brand’s return to the High Street.

Blacksheep works on ‘Las Vegas-inspired’ club in Liverpool

Wed, 19 Oct 2011

Blacksheep has created the interiors for Playground, a Las Vegas-inspired Liverpool nightclub.

Theo Williams joins John Lewis from Habitat

Mon, 17 Oct 2011

John Lewis has appointed former Habitat creative director Theo Williams as design manager in its interior design team.

Asif Khan and Pernilla Ohrstedt use sand and ice in Singapore pavilion

Mon, 17 Oct 2011

Asif Khan and Pernilla Ohrstedt have created a temporary pavilion for the British Council in Singapore which uses contstantly changing installations of ice and sand.

Voxpop – Which regions could benefit from community focussed design?

Fri, 14 Oct 2011

Studio DB recently created a 3D installation as part of the We Love Brixton scheme. Which regions do you know of that could do with some community focussed design?

AMA develops interior concept for Barrafina tapas restaurant

Wed, 12 Oct 2011

Andy Martin Associates is working on the design of Spanish tapas bar Barrafina’s new Drury Lane restaurant.

Red Bird Design overhauls Boyd’s Brasserie Bar and Lounge interiors

Tue, 11 Oct 2011

Boyd’s Brasserie Bar and Lounge restaurant has been redesigned by Red Bird Design with a look that references its 1920s heritage.

V&A brings in Ben Kelly to work on British Design exhibition

Mon, 10 Oct 2011

Ben Kelly Design, Graphic Thought Facility and Barnbrook are among the design consultancies working on the V&A’s British Design 1948 - 2012: Innovation in the Modern Age exhibition, which will open in March 2012.

Voxpop - What snack food keeps your studio going?

Fri, 7 Oct 2011

Greggs the baker, purveyor of pasties and sausage rolls, is launching a new coffee shop offer. What is the favourite snack food in your studio?

M Worldwide works on Welsh historic attractions

Thu, 6 Oct 2011

M Worldwide is designing a series of retail and visitor centres for the Welsh Government’s historic environment service Cadw, which will first be trialled at World Heritage Site Conwy Castle.

Design LSM creates interiors for Indian street-food café

Fri, 30 Sep 2011

Design LSM has designed the interiors for new Indian street-food café Roti Chai, which is set to fully open in Marble Arch, London.

Voxpop - Which 1970s brand would you like to revitalise?

Thu, 29 Sep 2011

Bloom has rebranded Cockburn’s port, aiming to bring back the character that made it a success in the 1970s. Which ’70s brand would you like to revitalise and why?

Method bought by software R&D group Global Logic

Tue, 27 Sep 2011

San Francisco-based consultancy Method, which has offices in London and New York, has been acquired by software research and development group Global Logic.

Someone works on Spurs branding overhaul

Mon, 26 Sep 2011

Consultancy Someone is working on a strategic brand overhaul for Premiership football club Tottenham Hotspur.

Prince Philip Designers Prize shortlist announced

Fri, 23 Sep 2011

Ideo chief executive Tim Brown, exhibition designer Dinah Casson and Onedotzero co-founder Shane Walter have all been shortlisted for the 2011 Prince Philip Designers Prize.

Mather & Co works on new National Football Museum

Thu, 22 Sep 2011

Interiors and exhibition design specialist Mather & co is working on the interiors of the National Football Museum, which is set to open next year after moving to Manchester’s Urbis building.

Government calls for evidence on design rights

Wed, 21 Sep 2011

The Government has today called on the UK design community to provide information on how well the current design rights intellectual property system is working.

Ron Arad awarded London Design Medal

Tue, 20 Sep 2011

Ron Arad has been awared the 2011 London Design Medal.

Plant and Stiff & Trevillion work on Army and Navy Club bar

Fri, 16 Sep 2011

The Plant and Stiff & Trevillion have redesigned the interiors the bar at the Army and Navy Club in London’s Mayfair.

News analysis - opportunities in Russia

Tue, 13 Sep 2011

Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday went a on-day flying visit to Russia with the aim of forging closer ties, both politically and on a business level.

Ottolenghi’s Islington restaurant is redesigned

Mon, 12 Sep 2011

Israel-based architect Alex Meitlis has redesigned chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s restaurant in Islington, London.

Cada creates retail designs for Portugal’s Sonae Continente supermarket

Fri, 9 Sep 2011

Cada Design consultancy has created a new store concept for Portuguese supermarkets Sonae Continente Bom Dia, the ‘neighbourhood’ arm of the Sonae Continente supermarket chain.

Waitrose launches Food, Fashion & Home offer

Thu, 8 Sep 2011

Waitrose has opened its first-ever Waitrose Food, Fashion & Home store, with design work led by an in-house team working with Interstore and Schweitzer for interiors and Household for wayfinding and signage.

Voxpop - What can be done about the high unemployment rate for graduate designers?

Thu, 8 Sep 2011

A new report shows that more than a third of art and design graduates have failed to find full-time employment, three years after leaving their courses. What do you think can be done to address this?

Dalziel & Pow creates new Timberland retail designs

Mon, 5 Sep 2011

Dalziel & Pow is working on new retail designs for US-based outdoor company Timberland.

Voxpop - Which book has inspired you most as a designer?

Fri, 2 Sep 2011

An exhibition at the Kemistry Gallery is marking 10 years since the publication of Alan Fletcher’s book the Art of Looking Sideways. Which book has inspired you most as a designer?

RCKa works on Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool

Thu, 1 Sep 2011

Liverpool’s Open Eye Gallery is set to reopen in November in a new space designed by architect RCKa.

Pavilion of Art & Design London announces 2011 lineup

Wed, 31 Aug 2011

A total of 57 galleries from 11 countries will display works at the 2011 Pavilion of Art and Design London, which takes place in October.

Barber works on Robbie Williams retail space

Tue, 30 Aug 2011

Barber Design has created the store environment for Farrell, the menswear brand created by Robbie Williams, which will launch as a concession in ten House of Fraser branches.

Branded at WMH offer brings together two Loewy agencies

Fri, 26 Aug 2011

Loewy Group consultancies Branded and Williams Murray Hamm have launched collaborative offer Branded at WMH, which will see the agencies work together on specific projects.

Imagination creates Ford experiential space for Frankfurt Motor Show

Thu, 25 Aug 2011

Imagination has designed an experiential space for Ford for next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, which will aim to express the brand values ‘quality, green, safe and smart’ through sight, sound smell and touch interactives.

WPP profits up by 37 per cent

Wed, 24 Aug 2011

WPP has reported a 37 per cent rise in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year, compared with the first half of 2010.

Artist launches Dutch store to promote life on the Moon

Mon, 22 Aug 2011

Artist Alicia Framis has designed the Moon Life store, set to open in Dutch capital Amsterdam, which will feature products for people who want to live on the Moon.

V&A Futureplan continues with new European galleries

Fri, 19 Aug 2011

The Victoria & Albert Museum in London has appointed architect ZMMA to work on its new Europe 1600-1800 Galleries as part of the second phase of its Futureplan refurbishment project.

Design Council launches dementia challenge

Tue, 16 Aug 2011

The Design Council and the Department of Health have launched a £360 000 competition to develop designs to help improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.

Dalziel & Pow works with South African retailer Mr Price

Mon, 15 Aug 2011

Dalziel & Pow is working on a new brand identity and store concepts for South African retail group Mr Price.

Tent London set to launch new digital show

Fri, 12 Aug 2011

Tent London will return to the London Design Festival with a new digital show, led by Intel and Jotta. 

Voxpop - Which overseas retail brand would you like to see come to the UK?

Thu, 11 Aug 2011

US fashion brand Forever 21 has opened its first British stores. Which overseas retail brand would you like to see brought to the UK?

News analysis - mergers and acquisitions

Tue, 9 Aug 2011

After a long period of quiet, the past three weeks have brought about two huge acquisitions in the design sector, with experts predicting that more could follow.

Aedas brings in Ralph Courtenay to lead London interiors division

Mon, 8 Aug 2011

Ralph Courtenay, a former international corporate design director at architect HOK, is joining architect Aedas to lead its London interiors group.

Found designs Kelaty Selfridges concept

Fri, 5 Aug 2011

Found Associates is designing a new concept for rug brand Kelaty in the Selfridges London store.

Cultural Innovations designs Wrest Park visitor attraction

Wed, 3 Aug 2011

Cultural Innovations has worked with English Heritage to create the visitor attraction for Wrest Park in Bedfordshire, as part of the site’s £1.14m restoration.

Absolute Interiors Designs National Trust Restaurant

Tue, 2 Aug 2011

Cornwall based Absolute Interiors has designed a public restaurant space for listed National Trust property Killerton House.

New London Design Festival Commissions Announced

Mon, 1 Aug 2011

Two major commissions have been announced by The London Design Festival which will see a John Pawson optical installation installed in St Paul’s Cathedral and a David Chipperfield Architects piece designed for the Southbank.

V&A to open new Photographs Gallery as Futureplan rolls on

Thu, 28 Jul 2011

A new, permanent Photographs Gallery is set to open at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum in October,  designed in-house,  but with consultancy from English Heritage, chronicling the history of photography from 1839-1960.

Forever 21 fashion brand launches flagship London store

Wed, 27 Jul 2011

The London flagship branch of US fashion brand Forever 21 is opening today, with designs by US-based architect JT Nakaoka and the store’s in-house team.

Alex Kravetz works on Lancaster London refurbishment

Wed, 27 Jul 2011

The banqueting venues at London hotel the Lancaster London are being refurbished by hotel design specialist Alex Kravetz as part of a £10 million project.

Lloyd Northover and Holmes & Marchant brought together in new structure

Fri, 22 Jul 2011

Media Square is bringing together its design consultancies Lloyd Northover, Holmes & Marchant UK and Holmes & Marchant Asia Pacific to form the new Holmes & Marchant Group.

Voxpop - which design issues would you put before Government?

Thu, 21 Jul 2011

The Creative Industries Council has been set up by Government to examine issues in the creative sector. What design-related issues would you like to see it tackle?

Household works on Cornish ‘not spa - spa’

Wed, 20 Jul 2011

Household is working on designs for a new spa at the Hotel and Extreme Academy in Cornwall, which is says will ‘challenge the traditional way of thinking’ in spa design.

Writtle Holdings acquires Loewy Group

Tue, 19 Jul 2011

Media sector investment company Writtle Holdings has acquired the Loewy Group, which operates consultancies including Seymour Powell, Epoch Design,  The Team and Williams Murray Hamm.

RSA takes spinal cord injury programme to the next step

Mon, 18 Jul 2011

The Royal Society of Arts has received funding to take forward its Design & Rehabilitation initiative, which aims to educate people with spinal cord injuries in design principles to increase their resourcefulness and self-reliance.

Design issues raised at Government’s Creative Industries Council

Thu, 14 Jul 2011

The Government’s Creative Industries Council, which includes design representatives from the Design Council and the Sorrell Foundation, has met for the first time to discuss issues to put to Government.

Call to bring design education on to Government’s Innovation Strategy

Wed, 13 Jul 2011

Design organisations have been urged to make sure design education is addressed in the Government’s Innovation Strategy, which is due to be released later this year.

Fitch creates new local stores for Morrisons

Mon, 11 Jul 2011

Fitch has developed a brand and interior design for new Morrisons concept store M Local, which will do away with the traditional format of hanging signage over parallel aisles.

Busaba Eathai and Smack named best-designed restaurant and bar

Mon, 11 Jul 2011

The winners of the 2011 Restaurant and Bar Design Awards have been announced, with David Archer Architects’ Busaba Eathai branch in Bicester named best restaurant and Smack, in Leamington Spa, designed by Steve Smith, scooping the best bar prize.

Government launches Creative Choice procurement framework

Wed, 6 Jul 2011

A new framework which will supply creative services, including design, to all Government departments and public sector organisations, has been launched by the Department for Education.

53K works with artist on widows project

Mon, 4 Jul 2011

53K, the consultancy launched by former Applied Information Group senior staff Kasper de Graaf and Malcolm Garrett alongside others, has worked with British Indian artist Reeta Sarkar on an exhibition in New York.

Sir Terence Conran gifts £18m for Design Museum move

Thu, 30 Jun 2011

Sir Terence Conran has made a donation that could total nearly £18 million to help fund the Design Museum’s planned move to the former Commonwealth Institute in Kensington in 2014.

Go nuts about brazil

30 June 2011

Despite its booming economy and opportunities surrounding the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, UK consultancy outposts in Brazil are scarce. Emily Gosling looks at the challenges facing those looking to expand there

United Creatives and Urbed work on Walsall signage

Wed, 29 Jun 2011

Former Selfridges boss Vittorio Radice joins Conran

Mon, 27 Jun 2011

Former Selfridges chief executive Vittorio Radice is joining Conran Holdings as a non-executive director.

Design LSM creates Rhubarb interiors

Mon, 27 Jun 2011

Design LSM has designed the interiors for the soon-to-open Rhubarb restaurant at Heathrow’s Terminal 3.

Government scraps Central Office of Information

Fri, 24 Jun 2011

The Central Office of Information, the Government’s main procurer of design, is to be scrapped.

Government says design is ‘integral’ to growth plans

Thu, 23 Jun 2011

Universities and Science Minister David Willetts says design is ‘an integral part of the Government’s plans for innovation and growth’, adding that it will form a ‘prominent feature’ in the upcoming research and innovation strategy.

Dublin, Cape Town and Bilbao vie for World Design Capital title

Thu, 23 Jun 2011

Bilbao, Cape Town and Dublin have been shortlisted in the bid to become World Design Capital 2014.

Found Associates steps up to the plate to improve the vibe in fitness studio refurbishment

23 June 2011

Martin Lambie-Nairn steps down from Heavenly to revive ML-N

Wed, 22 Jun 2011

Man & Man redesigns Satsuma restaurant

Tue, 21 Jun 2011

Man & Man Design is redesigning the interiors for Japanese katsu curry restaurant Satsuma, due to reopen in London’s Soho in September.

Tim Lindsay to take over at D&AD

Mon, 20 Jun 2011

Tim Lindsay has been appointed as the new chief executive of D&AD and will take over from Tim O’Kennedy in August.

Neville Brody awarded D&AD President’s Medal as pencils announced

Fri, 17 Jun 2011

Neville Brody has been awarded the D&AD President’s Medal, while design Black Pencils have gone to Samuel Wilkinson and Hulger for the Plumen light bulb and Apple for the iPad.

KVB works for Middle East entertainment group

Thu, 16 Jun 2011

KVB Design has created a retail concept for Middle East home entertainment company Archemedia ahead of a global roll-out.

Typo London takes its place on the conference calendar

16 June 2011

King Bansah and Julian Zimmermann billed for Typo London

Student designs aim to tackle cashpoint crime

Wed, 15 Jun 2011

Students and staff at the Design Against Crime Research Centre at Central St Martins College of Art and Design have developed a series of projects that aim to reduce incidences of crime at cash machines.

Light Bureau design director Paul Nulty launches consultancy

Fri, 10 Jun 2011

Paul Nulty has left lighting design consultancy Light Bureau, where he was design director, to set up his own practice, Paul Nulty Lighting Design.

Leeds loops the Loop as new arts fair promotes creativity

9 June 2011

The Loop Arts Fair, which is launching in Leeds this month, will see a host of illustrators, designers and artists transform a city-centre mill into working studios, print shops, publishing houses and workshops.

Dragons’ Den’s Deborah Meaden among Design Council trustees

Tue, 7 Jun 2011

The Design Council has announced its new board of trustees, which features Simon Waterfall of Fray alongside Wayne Hemingway and businesswoman Deborah Meaden of BBC TV’s Dragons’ Den fame.

Daniel Buren to create Tottenham Court Road installation

Mon, 6 Jun 2011

Art on The Underground has announced that French artist Daniel Buren will create a permanent installation as part of the redevelopment plans at Tottenham Court Road Tube station.

Portland redesigns media agency interiors

Thu, 2 Jun 2011

Portland Design is redesigning media agency Arena Media’s interiors, creating a new studio space and developing a graphic suite for its office in London’s Bloomsbury.

Rose Design and Tate Britain combine for Vorticism show

Wed, 1 Jun 2011

20/20 rebrands Hobbycraft

Tue, 31 May 2011

20/20 has designed a new brand and store interior for arts and crafts company Hobbycraft, with a look that the consultancy is calling ‘bright, colourful, spacious and feminine’.

US group works up London Disney store design

Fri, 27 May 2011

New York-based consultancy Pompei AD has designed a new Disney concept store for London’s Oxford Street.

Design LSM creates BBQ restaurant interiors

Thu, 26 May 2011

Design LSM has created the interiors for new BBQ and burger restaurant Red Dog Saloon, which opens in London’s Hoxton in June.

East London's Create festival announces line-up for 2011

26 May 2011

SB Studio finish for British Ceramics Biennial 2011

26 May 2011

Ico works on Yoobi sushi concept

Wed, 25 May 2011

Top 100 survey shows design industry has returned to growth

Tue, 24 May 2011

The total fee-income from all Design Week Top 100 consultancies has risen by 14 per cent this year to stand at £411m.

CSD in final stage of register plan

Mon, 23 May 2011

The Chartered Society of Designers has held an extraordinary general meeting which it says marks the end of a period of consultation on its plans to set up a register of chartered designers.

D&AD to award slices of pencil

Fri, 20 May 2011

D&AD is set to award ‘slices’ of pencil as In-Book and Nominated awards, with the new prizes designed by Turner Duckworth.

Hargreaves review makes IP recommendations

Thu, 19 May 2011

A Government-initiated review into intellectual property has been delivered by Professor Ian Hargreaves, concluding that ten adjustments need to be made to current IP laws, which he sees as obstructive to innovation and economic growth.

Blacksheep develops global retail concept for Wedgwood

Wed, 18 May 2011

London Design Festival unveils 2011 line-up

Thu, 12 May 2011

This year’s London Design Festival will feature key works from architects John Pawson and Amanda Levete and French design team the Bouroullec brothers.

Industry Design interiors and branding for new confectionery retail chain A Sweet Thought

12 May 2011

The Plant and Stiff & Trevillion work on Jamie's Italian

Wed, 11 May 2011

The Plant is working with architect Stiff & Trevillion to create a new branch of Jamie’s Italian restaurant in Portsmouth.

SHH creates Biggin Hill airport lounge

Tue, 10 May 2011

SHH has created an airport lounge for Rizon Jet aviation company, designing a waiting area for private jet owners and passengers at Biggin Hill airport near Bromley, Kent.

RIBA installations go into Regent Street shops

Mon, 9 May 2011

The Royal Institute of British Architects has unveiled the finished window installations that have been designed in collaboration with architects for selected shops on London’s Regent Street.

Stuart Naysmith joins GP Studio as shareholder partner

5 May 2011

Chris Poulton, Stuart Naysmith and Gregor Jackson

Blue Marlin breakaway group Aesop launches

Wed, 4 May 2011

From left: Ed Woodcock, Roger Hart, Martin Grimer, Jim Paterson

HMKM creates ‘beauty playground’ for Manchester Selfridges

Thu, 28 Apr 2011

HMKM has designed a ‘beauty playground’ for Selfridges city-centre Manchester store.

Allen International designs branch for South African bank

Tue, 26 Apr 2011

Allen International has been hired by South African bank Absa to design a new branch, which the consultancy says will use state-of-the-art technology.

Inclusive Design Challenge winners announced

Thu, 21 Apr 2011

A team led by Ben Mortimer of Nestlé has won the Judges Award in the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design’s 24-hour Inclusive Design Challenge to create a product, campaign or service to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

The joys of sex

21 April 2011

With fewer taboos around the marketing of sex and sexuality and more people enjoying the pleasures of recession-busting nights in, Emily Gosling looks at the brands that are waking up to the fact that sex sells

TP Bennett appoints Pernille Stafford as design director

Tue, 19 Apr 2011

TP Bennett has appointed Pernille Stafford as a design director to help expand the consultancy’s interior design studio.

Marketing spend down by 5%, report shows

Mon, 18 Apr 2011

Marketing spend fell by 5.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2011, according to the latest Bellwether survey compiled by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and BDO and authored by financial information group Markit.

The Yard Creative develops new Clinton Cards format

Fri, 15 Apr 2011

The Yard Creative has created a new store format for Clinton Cards as part of a rebrand of the company led by Branded.

Inside international interiors festival launches

Fri, 15 Apr 2011

The World Architecture Festival has launched a new festival and awards programme dedicated to interior design.

London Gift Fair postponed

Thu, 14 Apr 2011

This year’s London Gift Fair, which was due to be held at Olympia in September, has been postponed due to market conditions.

The Plant rebrands Las Iguanas restaurants

Wed, 13 Apr 2011

Creative & Cultural Skills launches Business Survival Toolkit

Thu, 7 Apr 2011

Creative & Cultural Skills has launched an online Business Survival Toolkit, which it says aims to ‘help people in the creative industries survive and prosper during the hard times ahead’.

Met Studio works on anti-addiction museum in Mexico

Wed, 6 Apr 2011

Met Studio has created interiors and exhibition design for the Museo Interactivo Sobre Las Adicciones, a museum dealing with the effects of addiction, which is due to open in May in the Mexican city of Culiacàn.

2011 James Dyson Award open for entries

Tue, 5 Apr 2011

Entries are being sought for the 2011 James Dyson Award, which challenges young designers and engineers to develop problem-solving inventions.

Design Council examines future of design review

Fri, 1 Apr 2011

The Design Council is launching a consultation on the future of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment’s design review, on the day the Design Council and Cabe officially merge and assume charitable status.

Q&A and Four-letter Word work on Vertigo Lounge

Thu, 31 Mar 2011

Q&A Interior Design has created the identity for new Hornchurch café and bar Vertigo Lounge, with branding by Four-letter Word.

United voice

31 March 2011

The merger of the Design Council with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment marks huge changes. Lynda Relph-Knight reflects on the new charity’s broader remit and implications for the design community

Design industry greets Budget with cautious optimism

Wed, 30 Mar 2011

Neri & Hu to put ‘low key-luxury’ on the menu

Fri, 25 Mar 2011

Shanghai-based design consultancy Neri & Hu is creating the ‘low-key luxury’ interiors of Jason Atherton’s new restaurant, Pollen Street Social, in London’s Mayfair.

Feilden Fowles redesigns art gallery Calvert 22

Thu, 24 Mar 2011

Feilden Fowles has redesigned the Calvert 22 contemporary Eastern European and Russian art gallery in east London.

Government in plan to launch Creative Industry Council

Wed, 23 Mar 2011

The Government is planning to launch a Creative Industry Council, allowing it to more efficiently address issues affecting the creative sectors, Design Week understands.

RCA and Kvadrat pitch together in Milan

Tue, 22 Mar 2011

The Royal College of Art Design Products department has collaborated with Danish textiles company Kvadrat to create camping-based concept RCA Intent at the Milan furniture fair.

Blacksheep goes clubbing in India

Mon, 21 Mar 2011

Blacksheep has created the interiors for Indian nightclub Kismet, which is due to open within Hyderabad’s Park Hotel, designed by SOM architects.

Geffrye Museum seeks architect for new building

Fri, 18 Mar 2011

The Geffrye Museum in London is looking for an architect to work on the development of a new building as part of its The Museum of the Home project.

Design Camp seeks funding as cuts threaten its future

Thu, 17 Mar 2011

London-based children’s initiative Design Camp is seeking funding, following cuts that look to put the future of the scheme in danger.

Lounge wizards

17 March 2011

High-end airport lounges offer international travellers a haven where they can escape from the stresses of air travel. Tom Banks looks at some of the latest developments and considers the future of lounge design

Event Communications works on National Army Museum

Wed, 16 Mar 2011

Significant rise in design salaries outside London, survey shows

Tue, 15 Mar 2011

Creative director salaries outside London have risen by an average of 16 per cent, according to the 2011 Design Week Salary Survey.

Small Back Room redesigns Southbank Centre shop

Mon, 14 Mar 2011

Small Back Room has worked on designs for the London Southbank Centre’s Festival Terrace shop, which is being expanded and will reopen next month.

Imagination works on Olympics brief for Asics

Fri, 11 Mar 2011

Imagination has been appointed to create a London 2012 Olympics hospitality and brand showcase venue for sports brand Asics, aiming to convey the brand’s message and its design innovations.

Entries open for Inclusive Design Challenge

Thu, 10 Mar 2011

This year’s Inclusive Design Challenge, organised by the Helen Hamlyn Centre at the Royal College of Art, is currently accepting entries for the 24-hour-challenge, which will take place on 18 April.

Beyond Creative Thinking to work up Mars training space

10 March 2011

Beyond Creative Thinking is set to work with Mars on the design of a training room concept for the company’s Slough headquarters. The consultancy says it is being appointed on recommendation from signage fit-out company Image Creation, which will also work on the project.

Method and CSM partner to drive ideas to market

10 March 2011

Luke Miles to join Virgin Atlantic as head of design

Wed, 9 Mar 2011

CSD changes bylaws in bid to set up register

Tue, 8 Mar 2011

The Chartered Society of Designers says it is to amend its bylaws as part of its ambition to set up a register of chartered designers.

Design Week Awards winners set to be unveiled

Tue, 8 Mar 2011

The winners of the 2011 Design Week Awards are set to be announced tonight.

Civic Trust Awards recognise V&A and Norwich Cathedral

Mon, 7 Mar 2011

A total of seven Special Awards have been given out at the Civic Trust Awards, with winning projects including the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Medieval and Renaissance Galleries by Muma, and Norwich Cathedral Visitors Centre by Hopkins Architects.

Rockwell Group creates food truck for Jamie Oliver

Fri, 4 Mar 2011

US-based consultancy the Rockwell Group has designed a Food Revolution truck for TV chef Jamie Oliver.

Populous shows changing signs of the times in Stratford

3 March 2011

Artists’ visualisations of signage for Westfield Stratford City

Brit Insurance category award winners unveiled

Mon, 28 Feb 2011

The seven category winners of the Brit Insurance Design Awards have been announced. They include London’s Barclays Cycle Hire, winner in the Transport category, and personalised magazine app Flipboard, by Mike McCue and Evan Doll, which won in the Interactive category.

Sustainability in focus at Somerset design conference

24 February 2011

Four groups join National Grid design roster

Wed, 23 Feb 2011

Full Pick Me Up line-up unveiled

Fri, 18 Feb 2011

Graphic art fair Pick Me Up has announced its 2011 line-up, which will see Anthony Burrill set up an ‘open studio’ as designer-in-residence. He will be joined by exhibitors including Rose Blake and Mr Bingo.

Graven Images works on interiors for Kuwait Hotel Missoni

Thu, 17 Feb 2011

Helen Hamlyn Centre to berenamed reflecting its dedicated focus on design

17 February 2011

Starbucks aims to fit in with its Covent Garden neighbours

17 February 2011

Starbucks is to open a new branch in London’s Neal Street in Covent Garden, with in-house designed interiors that aim to ’create a local feel’.

KSS on target with new Brighton & Hove Albion identity

Tue, 15 Feb 2011

Design Council and Cabe confirm merger

Fri, 11 Feb 2011

The Design Council and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment have confirmed that they are to merge from 1 April.

Gensler pulls out the punches for Lord Mayor’s charity dinner

Fri, 11 Feb 2011

Architect Gensler has created the concept, interiors and branding for the Lord Mayor of the City of London’s Charity Appeal, Bear Necessities’ Gala Charity Dinner.

Brand New works on Dr Who shop

Thu, 10 Feb 2011

Brand New Corporation is creating the Tardis-themed retail concept for the BBC Worldwide’s Doctor Who Experience, which will be the first-ever shop devoted to the TV show.

Loyal supporters

10 February 2011

Membership organisations provide designers and designer-makers with valuable business advice, as well as offering opportunities for networking. Angus Montgomery considers the value of the groups

Terry Moore Design creates 'barefoot luxury' eco-hotel on St Lucia for Hotel Chocolat

10 February 2011

Terry Moore Design is developing on a hurricane-proof hotel design for cocoa grower and chocolate company Hotel Chocolat, situated on the Caribbean island of St Lucia.

D&AD to merge student and professional awards ceremonies

Wed, 9 Feb 2011

Carolyn Parker creates James Martin restaurant

Tue, 8 Feb 2011

Carolyn Parker Interior Design is designing an interior concept for Leeds Kitchen, a new restaurant by TV chef James Martin at the Alea Casino in Leeds. 

Candy Black works on fashion week event

Fri, 4 Feb 2011

Poole-based consultancy Candy Black has been appointed to create interiors for the Vauxhall Fashion Scout event during London Fashion Week.

Industrial Design Day to explore how design improves life

Thu, 3 Feb 2011

The fourth World Industrial Design Day - to be held on 29 June - will take the theme of Industrial Design: How Does it Improve Your Life?

Hands on the wheel

3 February 2011

A ’hub and spoke’ approach is one way in which the UK’s design industry bodies could be looking to organise themselves in the future. Angus Montgomery looks at their changing structures and strategies

Hidden Art survives funding crisis

Wed, 2 Feb 2011

Hidden Art, which promotes the work of designers and designer-makers, has developed a plan that will allow it to stay in business as it seeks a new source of long-term funding (www.designweek.co.uk, 30 November 2010).

Wiltshire Design Network launches

Mon, 31 Jan 2011

The Wiltshire Design Network is looking to put a management and organisational structure in place following its launch.

Pupils awarded Design Museum prize

Fri, 28 Jan 2011

Year 10 pupils from Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College in London have won the Design Museum’s Design Ventura initiative – and will see the bunting they designed sold in the Design Museum shop.

Private investment in culture drops by 3 per cent, research shows

Thu, 27 Jan 2011

New figures from organisation Arts & Business show that private investment in culture in the UK has fallen by 3 per cent year-on-year, to stand at £658m in 2009-10.

Wellcome Collection blockbuster dishes dirt on reality of everyday life

27 January 2011

Ed Vaizey confirms Design Council merger with Cabe

Wed, 26 Jan 2011

Culture Secretary Ed Vaizey has indicated that the mooted merger between the Design Council and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is set to go ahead.

Design debated at Davos meeting

Wed, 26 Jan 2011

Issues of design and its wider importance will be under debate at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland, which runs from today until 30 January.

Design Week publishes Hot 50

Tue, 25 Jan 2011

Tomorrow sees the publication of Design Week’s 2011 Hot 50 – the latest round-up of people, movements and organisations that went beyond the distance for design during the previous 12 months.

Northumbria University in RSA design tie-up

Mon, 24 Jan 2011

Northumbria University’s School of Design is launching a partnership with the North East Regional Network of the Royal Society of Arts that will aim to set up projects to tackle social issues.

Parliamentary Design Commission set up

Fri, 21 Jan 2011

The Associate Parliamentary Design and Innovation Group has set up a Design Commission to promote design to Government.

Campaign Design creates Kirk Originals store

Thu, 20 Jan 2011

Glasses brand Kirk Originals is to open its flagship store in London with interior design by Campaign Design.

B&W Studio to stay on Design Business Association awards

20 January 2011

Nine-week Design Season for Cornwall as Dott takes a bow

20 January 2011

Next month sees the launch of the Cornwall Design Season, a nine-week-long celebration of creativity in the county that aims to promote the value of design to business and the economy.

Universally speaking

20 January 2011

With inclusive design’s processes of workshops, user interviews and role play becoming more widely accepted, Angus Montgomery finds practitioners looking to extend the scope and impact of the field

Vintage festival to be held on South Bank

Wed, 19 Jan 2011

Wayne Hemingway’s cultural festival, Vintage, is to take place in July this year as part of celebrations at London’s Southbank Centre to mark the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain.

Angry Birds, Boris bikes and iPad vie for Brit Insurance prize

Mon, 17 Jan 2011

The Apple iPad, the Angry Birds game and the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme in London are all on the shortlist for the 2011 Brit Insurance Design Awards.

Eden Project summer exhibition26 Flavours of Cornwall plans tocelebrate Cornish food and drink

13 January 2011

The Cornwall Design Forum and writers collective 26 are set to collaborate on an exhibition for the Eden Project called 26 Flavours of Cornwall, and are welcoming interest from designers and creative writers who wish to take part.

Letter by letter

13 January 2011

Harrison & Co has designed the cover art for a series of Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment albums on its newly launched label OAE Released. The first album, Monteverdi Vespers, is released on 31 January. Consultancy creative director Chris Harrison says, ’The artwork for the range of CDs is based on using and illustrating a single letter for each CD. Over time the collection will build into an alphabet.’

Rune Gustafson to head up Prophet's Europe operation

Wed, 12 Jan 2011

BDI chief executive Maxine Horn to step down

Fri, 7 Jan 2011

Maxine Horn, the founder director of British Design Innovation, is to step down from her role as chief executive of the organisation.

Dubai Lynx launches design category

Fri, 7 Jan 2011

The Dubai Lynx international advertising festival is launching a design category this year, with the jury to be chaired by Rodney Fitch.

Callum Lumsden sets up on his own after leaving Small Back Room

Thu, 6 Jan 2011

Ab Rogers and Praline work on Scape student housing

Thu, 6 Jan 2011

Majority of designers expect no increase in fee-income in 2011, according to latest DW poll

6 January 2011

Less than half of respondents to a Design Week poll think their fee-income will increase in 2011.

Tom Dixon designs new restaurant for Royal Academy

Wed, 5 Jan 2011

Tom Dixon has led the team at Design Research Studio to design the new restaurant for the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

Merry Christmas: Design Week online to return on 5 January

Wed, 22 Dec 2010

This is the final Design Week newsletter for 2010.

Chartered Society of Designers approves charter change

Mon, 20 Dec 2010

The Chartered Society of Designers has approved plans to amend its Royal Charter to allow it to set up a register of chartered designers.

Llowarch Llowarch creates Cob arts space

Fri, 17 Dec 2010

A new artistic space, Cob Studios and Gallery, will open in London’s Camden in February 2011, designed by Llowarch Llowarch Architects.

Labour calls for cross-Government creative industries group

Thu, 16 Dec 2010

Shadow Culture Secretary Ivan Lewis has called on the coalition Government to set up a cross-Government group of ministers and industry figures to produce a creative industries action plan.

Dragon Rouge creates new hotel brand Chapter Hotels

16 December 2010

Managing and creative director Hugo Eccles leaves Studio Conran

Wed, 15 Dec 2010

Design Council secures Government funding for next four years

Wed, 15 Dec 2010

Mind Unit works on postal archive website

Tue, 14 Dec 2010

The British Postal Museum & Archive has appointed Mind Unit to create a new website, which will launch ahead of the organisation’s new £17m museum due to open in Swindon in 2013.

Protests as Cardiff interiors course cut

Mon, 13 Dec 2010

Key figures in interior design and education are protesting at the decision by University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, to shut its undergraduate course in interior architecture.

Google’s ‘Brighton beach-themed’ office set to complete

Fri, 10 Dec 2010

Architect Scott Brownrigg is working on the new Google offices in London’s Victoria, which are being fitted out with a ‘Brighton beach’ theme.

More than half of design employees want to change jobs next year, report shows

Thu, 9 Dec 2010

Nearly 56 per cent of employees in the design and digital industries intend to change jobs within a year, a new report shows, compared to 38 per cent in 2009.

Conran works on D&D restaurants in Leeds

Thu, 9 Dec 2010

Conran & Partners has been appointed to design the interiors of two new D&D London restaurants in Land Securities’ Trinity Leeds shopping and leisure development.

Helen Hamlyn Centre joins charity on autism project briefs

9th December 2010

Stage fright?

9th December 2010

A wave of major theatre building projects financed largely with public funding is nearing completion. Angus Montgomery talks to designers in the sector waiting to see what challenges a greater reliance on private cash could present

Caulder Moore creates flagship perfume store

Tue, 7 Dec 2010

Caulder Moore has designed the interiors for the flagship store of exclusive perfumer Ormonde Jayne in London’s Sloane Square.

Jonathan Clark creates Tinderbox coffee shop

Mon, 6 Dec 2010

Jonathan Clark Architects has created London’s second Tinderbox espresso bar in the City area.

Airstream creates interiors for Qatar bank

Fri, 3 Dec 2010

Airstream Design has designed an interior concept for the QNB bank in Doha, which will open in the residential and shopping development Pearl.

Universities UK highlights education’s place in creative industries

Thu, 2 Dec 2010

Universities UK has published a report highlighting the importance of education in supporting the creative industries and the UK economy as a whole.

Cada designs 'of the moment' interiors for second branch of Mexican restaurant Poncho No 8

2nd December 2010

Top consultancy profits down 50%, says Kingston Smith W1

2nd December 2010

The operating profits of the top 30 design consultancies fell by 50 per cent through 2009, according to a report from accountant Kingston Smith W1.

Jason Bruges works on W Hotels flagship in Leicester Square

Tue, 30 Nov 2010

Jason Bruges Studio has revealed details of its involvement in the new 192-room W London hotel in Leicester Square, which is set to open in February.

Nesta map identifies UK creative hotspots

Mon, 29 Nov 2010

A map of British creativity produced by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts has identified nine creative hotspots aside from London.

NRN Design works on Internet galleries for National Media Museum

Fri, 26 Nov 2010

Manchester design consultancy NRN Design has been appointed to create new Internet galleries at the National Media Museum in Bradford, which will explore the history, evolution and social impact of the Internet.

DBA online directory launches

Thu, 25 Nov 2010

The Design Business Association has launched its online database of DBA-registered design groups, in a move which aims to speed up and simplify the pitch process.

A rebalancing act

25 November 2010

The Mayor of London has previously championed the role of public investment in developing the capital’s cultural life, but a new strategy document hints at a cost-driven change of approach. Tom Banks looks at the implications for design

Sheffield conference aims to explore the art of sketching

25 November 2010

UK winners of Arjowiggins Creative Papers global 'curious story' contest announced

25 November 2010

The One Off works on Kickers retail concept

Wed, 24 Nov 2010

Design Week Creative Survey set to be unveiled

Tue, 23 Nov 2010

Creative award wins are important to consultancies, but necessary for clients, according to Design Week’s 2010 Creative Survey.

V&A director Sir Mark Jones to leave

Mon, 22 Nov 2010

Sir Mark Jones, director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, is leaving to become master of St Cross College in Oxford.

Chartered Society of Designers seeks charter change to set up register

Fri, 19 Nov 2010

The Chartered Society of Designers is seeking to amend its royal charter to allow it to set up a register of chartered designers.

Nick Hornby’s Ministry of Stories opens

Fri, 19 Nov 2010

Author Nick Hornby has launched a new space for young writers, the Ministry of Stories, with branding by We Made This and Web design by Manifest.

Identica parent group Cossette restructures

Thu, 18 Nov 2010

Identica’s parent company Cossette Group is to be renamed Esprit de Corps in the UK as part of a global restructure.

COI head of creative services takes redundancy as organisation awaits its fate

Wed, 17 Nov 2010

Fanny Sigler, head of creative services at the Central Office of Information, has taken voluntary redundancy as the organisation anticipates a decision on its future, Design Week understands.

Sir Terence Conran named Royal Designer for Industry

Wed, 17 Nov 2010

Conference promotes social study and collaboration

18 November 2010

A new book argues that with the growth of the digital and interactive worlds, designers are moving away from simply being creators of material products to becoming a new breed of anthropologist - studying human relations, rituals and habits to develop inspiration for designs.

Gringo groomers

18 November 2010

Leveraging its creativity could help Mexico escape the economic shadow cast by the US, but can UK consultancies such as Lambie-Nairn - about to open an office in the nation’s capital - help it realise that goal? Emily Gosling reports

Lomography to open east London store

Tue, 16 Nov 2010

Analogue photography brand Lomography is to open a new shop in east London, with interiors designed by company director Sally Bibawy.

El Nino creates North Road restaurant

Mon, 15 Nov 2010

El Nino Design has designed restaurant North Road, the new enterprise of Danish chef Christoffer Hruskova, mixing mid-century furniture with modern pieces.

Connor Goddard brands Cultured Cow yoghurt

Fri, 12 Nov 2010

Connor Goddard has created the branding for Cultured Cow, a new frozen yoghurt company that will be launching a store in London’s Camden next year.

Intellectual property laws to be reviewed

Thu, 11 Nov 2010

An independent review is being launched into how the UK’s intellectual property system can better drive growth and innovation.

Barber blueprint for Apricot store renewal

11 November 2010

Barber Design has created a new retail concept for fashion store Apricot, which opens its new flagship store at Westfield White City this week.

Design LSM creates Hertfordshire pub with a rural feel and links to Henry Moore

11 November 2010

Design LSM has created the interiors for The Hoops Inn, a pub and dining room run by the Henry Moore Foundation at its Perry Green sitein Hertfordshire.

Simon Pendry takes up creative director post at Blue Marlin

11 November 2010

Blue Marlin has appointed Simon Pendry as the new creative director of its London office.

Lambie-Nairn plans office in Mexico City as part of Latin American expansion drive

Wed, 10 Nov 2010

Gary Card designs London concept store

Tue, 9 Nov 2010

Set designer and illustrator Gary Card has designed the interiors for LN-CC - a new ‘experiential installation’ concept store in Dalston, east London, selling clothing, records and books.

Media Square results show revenue and profit rise

Tue, 2 Nov 2010

Marketing services group Media Square has reported a like-for-like revenue rise of 10 per cent and headline operating profits of £700 000 in its results for the six months leading up to August.

National Theatre to rename and refurbish venue

Mon, 1 Nov 2010

The National Theatre says there are no plans to employ a consultancy for a rebrand following the planned change of name of the Cottesloe Theatre to the Dorfman.

Cuts and bruises

27 October 2010

In his Comprehensive Spending Review last week, Chancellor George Osborne radically slashed public sector budgets, mapping out £81bn in savings over the next four years. Angus Montgomery assesses the impact on design

New products launch at Orgatec

Wed, 27 Oct 2010

Biennial office design event Orgatec is running in Cologne, Germany, this week, featuring new launches from UK designers Pearson Lloyd, Jonathan Prestwich and Colebrook Bosson Saunders, among others.

Details of spending review cuts emerge

Thu, 21 Oct 2010

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is to cut its resource budget by 25 per cent and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to cut its budget by 24 per cent over the next four years, following the Comprehensive Spending Review outlined by Chancellor George Osborne.

Elmwood appoints Colin Burns as 'director of stuff'

Wed, 20 Oct 2010

Elmwood has appointed Colin Burns, former director of Ideo’s London studio, to the newly created role of ’director of stuff’.

Glasgow School of Art embarks on a Highland fling with new design centre

20 October 2010

The Glasgow School of Art and Highlands and Islands Enterprise have this month opened a Centre for Design Innovation at the Horizon Building at Forres in Moray, northern Scotland. The centre aims to use design innovation to benefit businesses and communities in the Highlands and Islands area.

David Godber to leave Design Council

Tue, 19 Oct 2010

David Godber, deputy chief executive of the Design Council, is to leave the organisation in December.

Four IV works on Harvey Nichols in Hong Kong

Mon, 18 Oct 2010

Interiors group Four IV has been appointed to work on a new Harvey Nichols flagship store at Pacific Place shopping centre in Hong Kong.

£600 000 awarded to ‘disruptive’ technologies

Mon, 18 Oct 2010

New technologies to develop solar glazing printed directly on glass, skin-safe conductive ink, a donor skin-cell spray and a new way of destroying organics in water have each been awarded a share of £600 000 by the Technology Strategy Board.

Design Council to lose public-body status and become a charity

Thu, 14 Oct 2010

The Design Council will lose its status as a Government-funded body and become an independent charity under plans to reform quangos.

Work Foundation to research growth strategies for design

Thu, 14 Oct 2010

The Work Foundation is set to launch a research project which will aim to pinpoint how to create ’explosive growth’ in the UK creative industries, including design.

Adam Ellis joins Elmwood from Coley Porter Bell

Wed, 13 Oct 2010

Coley Porter Bell design director Adam Ellis (pictured) is set to join Elmwood’s London office in the newly created role of creative director.

Sir Philip Green recommends centralised Government procurement to cut spend

Tue, 12 Oct 2010

Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green has recommended that the Government centralises some procurement and ‘leverages its name, its credit rating and its buying power’ in his review of Government spending.

Factory Design to work on cabin interiors with Marshall Aerospace

Mon, 11 Oct 2010

Factory Design and Marshall Aerospace have agreed a memorandum of understanding which will see consultancy and company collaborate on the design of cabin interior programmes.

Naresh Ramchandani joins Pentagram’s London office as partner

Fri, 8 Oct 2010

Naresh Ramchandani has been appointed as the eighth partner in Pentagram’s London office, and is the first advertising and communications partner in the consultancy’s history.

Design Wales calls for cross-party group to promote design

Fri, 8 Oct 2010

Design Wales will launch its manifesto next week as part of the Cardiff Design Festival, calling for National Assembly for Wales members to establish a cross-party group to champion design and innovation.

Moira Gemmill and Gwyn Miles among RIBA honorary fellows

Fri, 8 Oct 2010

Moira Gemmill, director of projects, design and estate at the Victoria & Albert Museum, and Gwyn Miles, director of Somerset House Trust, are among 12 recipients of honorary fellowships from the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Sir David Chipperfield awarded RIBA Royal Gold Medal

Thu, 7 Oct 2010

Sir David Chipperfield has been named by the Royal Institute of British Architects as the winner of this year’s Royal Gold Medal.

Fact seeks interactive groups for new-build developments

7 October 2010

The director of the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology Mike Stubbs is set to announce his search for the commission of interactive interventions which will be integrated into new-build developments at sites adjacent to the organisation’s premises in Liverpool.

Seeing the light

Thu, 7 Oct 2010

Jason Bruges Studio, Speirs & Major and UVA are at the cutting edge of public lighting design. Here we show videos of their latest projects

Elmwood buys stake in packaging group Tin Horse

Wed, 6 Oct 2010

Elmwood has taken a 25 per cent stake in structural packaging consultancy Tin Horse, which is based in Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Event works on Russian science museum

Wed, 6 Oct 2010

Event Communications has been appointed to create a vision and strategy plan for the redevelopment of the Polytechnic Museum in Moscow, Russia, following an international competition.

City University seeks consultancies for design roster

Tue, 5 Oct 2010

City University in London is seeking design groups for a roster that will cover print and digital work.

Anouska Hempel to redesign Blakes Hotel

Mon, 4 Oct 2010

Interior designer Anouska Hempel has bought back Blakes Hotel in west London, backed by investors, and will undertake a two-year refurbishment programme coinciding with its 25th anniversary this year.

Shaun Clarkson ID designs Harvey Nichols Oxo Tower bar

Thu, 30 Sep 2010

Shaun Clarkson ID has designed the interiors for a new Harvey Nichols bar in London’s Oxo Tower to accompany the existing restaurant and brasserie.

Predicted rise in passengers triggers retail revamp by JHP at Bordeaux-Merignac airport

30 September 2010

JHP is redeveloping the ’retail masterplan’ of Bordeaux-Merignac airport’s two original terminal buildings in France.

Cada Design Group creates Galeries Lafayette gourmet food concept in Dubai

Wed, 29 Sep 2010

Cada Design Group has created a new Galeries Lafayette gourmet food concept, Lafayette Gourmet, in Dubai Mall.

UKDA debates funding threat to regional design forums

Wed, 29 Sep 2010

UK Design Alliance has endeavoured to strengthen the relationship with its regional design forums despite its sole source of funding, the Design Council, facing an uncertain future.

V&A unveils shortlisted designs for Dundee outpost

Tue, 28 Sep 2010

The Victoria & Albert Museum has unveiled six shortlisted designs for its new outpost in Dundee, following an international architectural competition.

Creatives to discuss London’s future at RCA conference

Mon, 27 Sep 2010

The Royal College of Art’s Innovation Centre is bringing together a  panel of design experts including Richard Seymour of Seymour Powell to discuss how the creative sector can help shape London’s future.

Ed Vaizey says Design Council review is ‘very positive’

Thu, 23 Sep 2010

Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries, says the review of the future role and status of the Design Council is ’very positive’.

LDF deal with Beijing event set to boost Sino-UK design links

23 September 2010

With the London Design Festival in full swing, an announcement was made last night of a partnership between the capital’s main design event and China’s inaugural Beijing Design Week, which will be held from 27 September to 3 October next year.

Design salaries drop by 6 per cent, DBA survey shows

Wed, 22 Sep 2010

Average salaries in the design industry have fallen by 6 per cent over the past year, according to the Design Business Association’s Charge Out Rates and Salary Levels report for this year.

Judges unveiled for Design Week Awards

Tue, 21 Sep 2010

The judging panel has been named for this year’s Design Week Awards.

Ex-PR guru Lynne Franks launches business club for women

Thu, 16 Sep 2010

Former fashion PR Lynne Franks has brought together a design team including interior designer Rachel Ashwell and sustainable designer Elina Grigoriou to create women’s business club B.Hive.

Creative Barcode software unveiled to protect designers from intellectual property theft

16 September 2010

New software application Creative Barcode is launching, which claims to allow designers pitching for work to guard against intellectual property theft.

Harry Ramsden's to rebrand with 20/20

Wed, 15 Sep 2010

Fish and chip restaurant brand Harry Ramsden’s has turned to 20/20 to completely overhaul its brand and interiors to celebrate the chain’s heritage, and introduce red, white and blue colourways and ’inclusive’ zonal seating.

Shortlist unveiled for Prince Philip design prize

Wed, 15 Sep 2010

Graphic designers Neville Brody and Margaret Calvert, furniture designer John Makepeace and industrial designer Bill Moggridge are all in the running for this year’s Prince Philip Designers Prize.

New D&AD executive committee appointed

Tue, 14 Sep 2010

Vince Frost, Neville Brody and GBH’s Mark Bonner have been elected to the design seats on the D&AD executive committee.

Guide to the Anti Design Festival published

Tue, 14 Sep 2010

A guide to the Anti Design Festival, featuring a map of events created by ADF curator Neville Brody, will be published with Design Week this week.

Pop-up Dock Kitchen to relaunch as permanent restaurant

Fri, 10 Sep 2010

The Dock Kitchen in west London, which launched last autumn as a pop-up restaurant, is to reopen as a permanent venture with a new design by Tom Dixon’s consultancy Design Research Studio.

Malcolm Garrett joins Science Museum advisory committee

Thu, 9 Sep 2010

Malcolm Garrett,creative director of Applied Information Group, has been appointed to the advisory committee of the Science Museum in London.

SCDF restructures to cope with cutbacks

9 September 2010

The South Coast Design Forum is introducing a new business model and seeking new premises as it aims to move from being reliant on funding to providing its own revenue.

Sanky outlines ambitions for D&AD presidency

Wed, 8 Sep 2010

Simon ’Sanky’ Sankarayya will provide the ’glue’ between advertising and design, he says, when he becomes D&AD president next Tuesday evening.

Multiple British Design Embassies to launch at LDF

Wed, 8 Sep 2010

The London Design Embassy is to be augmented and renamed as the British Design Embassy for this year’s London Design Festival, organiser UK Trade & Investment has confirmed.

SHH redesigns Barbican cafés

Wed, 8 Sep 2010

Interior design consultancy SHH has led the redesign of two cafés at the Barbican Centre in London, which are set to reopen as the Barbican Foodhall and the Barbican Lounge.

Dyson and Sorrell ‘to advise Government on business’

Mon, 6 Sep 2010

Ten Downing Street says it is set to make a statement confirming details of David Cameron’s new business advisory board.

Method creates App Lounge identity

Fri, 3 Sep 2010

Method has created the visual identity, website and promotional material for The App Lounge, a pop-up digital showroom that will open during London Design Festival.

Neighbourhood Watch to be rebranded in Design Council project

Thu, 2 Sep 2010

The Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network, which is the national association for Neighbourhood Watch groups, is being rebranded and will have its service design overhauled in a project run by the Design Council.

Jam Studio to tell 'theatrical' story of Dalmore whisky in £1m refurbishment of visitor centre

2 September 2010

Whisky brand The Dalmore has revealed details of a £1m design project to refurbish its visitor centre on the shores of Cromarty Firth in Scotland.

Suffolk joins European driveto push C2C design thinking

2 September 2010

Suffolk County Council has linked up with engineering and environmental consultancy Royal Haskoning as part of a Europe-wide project that aims to promote cradle-to-cradle design.

RSA relaunches Student Design Awards

Wed, 1 Sep 2010

The Royal Society of Arts is relaunching its Design Directions awards under its former title of the RSA Student Design Awards.

Casson Mann creates Lord Ashcroft Gallery for Imperial War Museum

Thu, 26 Aug 2010

The Imperial War Museum in London is set to open the new Lord Ashcroft Gallery, with interior and exhibition design by Casson Mann. Businessman Lord Ashcroft donated £5m to the museum to pay for the gallery and exhibition.

British Heart Foundation launches design roster

Wed, 25 Aug 2010

The British Heart Foundation has announced its first roster, which it is describing as a ’support network’.

The Brand Union chairman Dave Brown in education drive

Wed, 25 Aug 2010

The Brand Union’s UK chairman Dave Brown is launching an initiative to raise the standard of design education in UK schools, with support from Seymour Powell co-founder Richard Seymour.

Martin Brudnizki designs latest Pho restaurant

Tue, 24 Aug 2010

Vietnamese restaurant Pho has just opened its latest branch, in London’s Soho, with interiors by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio.

Gatwick Airport launches architectural design framework

Mon, 23 Aug 2010

Gatwick Airport has announced two new supplier frameworks for architectural design and civil engineering, which could see public realm and retail environment tenders put out to the rostered practices. 

European Hotel Design Awards shortlist announced

Fri, 20 Aug 2010

David Collins Studio and Rare Architecture are among the shortlisted groups competing in the 2010 European Hotel Design Awards.

Dalziel & Pow creates visual identity and interiors for Saudi retailer Aura

Wed, 18 Aug 2010

Dalziel & Pow has created a visual identity and interiors for a new Saudi Arabian furniture and homeware retailer called Aura.

Tom Dixon to launch his first shop

Tue, 17 Aug 2010

Tom Dixon will launch his first shop at London’s Portobello Dock during the London Design Festival.

Sir Philip Green to examine procurement in Government spending review

Fri, 13 Aug 2010

Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green says he will examine cross-Government procurement as part of his review of Government spending.

Lambart & Browne creates showroom for Talisman

Thu, 12 Aug 2010

Furniture and lighting design and manufacturing company Talisman is opening a second London showroom, in Pimlico. The interiors are being designed by Lambart & Browne and Talisman creative consultant Flora Soames.

D&AD executive committee candidates stand for election

Thu, 12 Aug 2010

Voting on candidates for the D&AD executive committee closes at the end of the month.

Felt creates identity for frozen yoghurt start-up Bee Me

Wed, 11 Aug 2010

Felt is working on the website for start-up frozen yoghurt, smoothie and juice company Bee Me, having already named and branded the company and worked on retail designs.

Alphabetical gets off to a flyer with identity for Thamesmead community centre The Link

12 August 2010

Alphabetical is working on the branding for The Link - a new leisure, sports and community centre to be built underneath a flyover in Thamesmead, east London.

New school ties

12 August 2010

The Government’s ’free schools’ initiative could lead to a greater variety of schools being set up and to more diversity in school branding. Angus Montgomery goes back to the classroom to see for himself

Designers sought for hospital children’s play space

Mon, 9 Aug 2010

An architect-led multidisciplinary design team is being sought to create an internal children’s play space and exterior roof garden for the new Royal London Hospital, set to open in 2012.

Paul Thurston to head up Welsh service design project

Fri, 6 Aug 2010

Think Public’s head of design Paul Thurston has left the consultancy to run a project to build the service design sector in Wales.

BBC to appoint seven to creative services roster

Fri, 6 Aug 2010

The BBC has clarified that it currently has nine consultancies on its creative services roster and it will appoint up to seven under its new roster, which is currently at PQQ stage.

Ideo and Jamie Oliver team up for fresh food challenge

Thu, 5 Aug 2010

Design and innovation company Ideo and chef Jamie Oliver have launched a competition to raise awareness among young people of the benefits of fresh food.

Studio Mad to design Wright Brothers Soho outpost

Wed, 4 Aug 2010

Seafood specialist Wright Brothers is to open a restaurant in London’s Soho in November with interiors designed by Studio Mad and branding, graphics and website by Someone.

Five rebrand brief likely after takeover by Richard Desmond

5 August 2010

TV station Five is to be renamed Channel Five under new owner Richard Desmond, precipitating an ’inevitable’ rebrand, says head of strategic communications Andrew Sholl.

Siemens Pavilion can 'unlock the potential' of Royal Docks

5 August 2010

London Mayor Boris Johnson says he hopes that projects including the planned Siemens Pavilion for London, with interiors by architect Pringle Brandon and exhibition design by Event Communications, will lead to a regeneration of the Royal Docks area of east London.

Fitzrovia Village to launch during LDF

Mon, 2 Aug 2010

The Fitzrovia Village initiative, which describes itself as ‘a loosely grouped organisation of design-led retail venues’, will launch during this year’s London Design Festival.

Universal Design Studio works on womenswear store in China

Fri, 30 Jul 2010

Universal Design Studio has created the interiors for the flagship store of luxury Italian womenswear label Maryling in the Chinese city of Shanghai.

CBI aims to develop findings into policy recommendations

29 July 2010

Business lobbying group the Confederation of British Industry says its report Creating Growth: A Blueprint for the Creative Industries will be developed into detailed policy recommendations over the coming year.

GP Studio creates flexible HQ space for Magaschoni

29 July 2010

GP Studio is working on the interiors for the new London headquarters of US-based clothing brand Magaschoni.

Land of plenty

29 July 2010

Oman is embarking on a drive to divert its economy away from oil and towards tourism. Emily Pacey talks to designers already working in the sultanate, and finds a country offering huge potential for UK consultancies looking to expand

100% Design picks Julieann Humphryes as first non-executive chairwoman

Tue, 27 Jul 2010

100% Design has appointed its first non-executive chairwoman, in the shape of Philippe Starck-founded interiors and property group Yoo’s creative director Julieann Humphryes.

V&A seeks designer for Cast Courts refurbishment

Mon, 26 Jul 2010

The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is seeking an architect or designer to lead the refurbishment of its Cast Courts.

Further arts cuts as final university budgets unveiled

Thu, 22 Jul 2010

University of the Arts London faces an increased cut to its central Government funding, with the release of the finalised budgets from the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

Rodney Fitch to head up new WPP group The Hub

Wed, 21 Jul 2010

Rodney Fitch has taken the helm of a new WPP consortium within a month of finally relinquishing the chairmanship of Fitch.

BBC re-tenders creative services roster

Wed, 21 Jul 2010

The BBC has published a pre-qualification questionnaire as it prepares to re-tender its creative services roster.

Design LSM takes on cosy and classic brief for latest Goodman Restaurants London eatery

22 July 2010

Goodman Restaurants is opening its second London steakhouse in a former bank on Old Jewry, London EC2, with interiors by Hove-based consultancy Design LSM.

New Bristol role for Bennett boosts profile of city branding

22 July 2010

’I’ve never had a proper job,’ says co-founder of digital group E3 Media, Mike Bennett, who is to step down as chief executive of design body Bristol Media to become ’place-making director’ of Bristol.

Eldridge Smerin works on Shakespeare’s Globe educational space

Tue, 20 Jul 2010

Eldridge Smerin is creating the interior design for the new Sackler Studios at the Shakespeare’s Globe theatre on London’s South Bank.

Neighbour works on clothing store for ex-Oasis singer Liam Gallagher

Tue, 20 Jul 2010

Former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher’s clothing label Pretty Green will open a pop-up store on London’s Carnaby Street with interior design and branded environment work carried out by Neighbour.

Future of Design Council under review

Mon, 19 Jul 2010

The Government has called a review of ‘the future role and status’ of the Design Council.

Derry to be UK’s first City of Culture

Fri, 16 Jul 2010

Derry has beaten Birmingham, Norwich and Sheffield to become the UK’s first City of Culture – a year-long programme starting in 2013. The scheme will attempt to reveal Derry’s identity, showcase its culture and raise its profile.

Priestman Goode creates high-speed train concept

Thu, 15 Jul 2010

Priestman Goode has designed a high-speed train concept in an attempt to convince the Government to back the introduction of new rolling stock to the rail network.

Holmes Wood plan set to increase visits to Sheffield gallery

15 July 2010

Holmes Wood is creating a wayfinding masterplan for Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery, after winning a three-way credentials pitch in April.

Successful challenger brands share key values and methods

15 July 2010

You might not think of Jesus Christ as a ’challenger brand’, but, says Contagious magazine editorial director Paul Kemp-Robertson, he displayed all the traits.

Design is key to unlocking UK innovation, says Design Council chief

Tue, 13 Jul 2010

Design Council chief executive David Kester says the design sector can be ‘the key to unlocking UK innovation and future wealth creation’.

Arts Team works on Doncaster performance venue

Mon, 12 Jul 2010

Doncaster Council has unveiled the plans for its £22.5m performance venue designed by Arts Team.

Haley Sharpe prepares Bugworld for global expansion

Fri, 9 Jul 2010

Haley Sharpe Design is developing the exhibition concept of the Bugworld Experience brand to improve the insect attraction’s user journey before global expansion.

A broader canvas

8 July 2010

Project Canvas could spark a revolution in the way we consume visual media, and digital designers are excited about its interactive potential. But they still foresee a role for conventional ’curated’ content, says Angus Montgomery

Dott Cornwall collaborates with University College Falmouth on sustainable transport project

8 July 2010

The second Designs of the Time Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly showcase project is a collaboration with University College Falmouth that will aim to develop a sustainable transport system for Falmouth.

Bristol Media boss Mike Bennett takes Bristol placemaking role

Mon, 5 Jul 2010

Mike Bennett, co-founder of Bristol-based digital group E3 Media and chief executive of design body Bristol Media, is to become placemaking director of Bristol.

Dalziel & Pow smartens up Savile Row outfitter

Fri, 2 Jul 2010

Dalziel & Pow has rebranded and designed new interiors and packaging for Savile Row equestrian and country-wear tailor Bernard Weatherill.

Ulster Museum bags Art Fund Prize

Thu, 1 Jul 2010

Ulster Museum has been awarded the £100 000 Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries, in recognition of its £17.8m three-year project Opening up the Ulster Museum.

20/20 works on Club Level areas for Arsenal

Wed, 30 Jun 2010

Arsenal Football Club’s Club Level areas are being redesigned by 20/20 in time for the new season, with Tom Dixon furnishings chosen by furniture supplier Viaduct.

David Worthington becomes Designersblock chairman

Wed, 30 Jun 2010

David Worthington is to join exhibition group Designersblock as chairman.

Design undergraduates shine in 2010 D&AD Student Awards

1 July 2010

This year’s D&AD Student Awards have once again punched a window into the world of design undergraduate talent. The 2010 awards saw students answer briefs set by sponsors including Ikea, Channel 4 and Nokia, with a UK team bagging the top Student of the Year accolade.

Artist Gary Hume works on Pollen St restaurant

Tue, 29 Jun 2010

Artist Gary Hume has been commissioned to create artwork and wallpaper for new Italian restaurant Pollen St in London’s Mayfair.

Service to be held in memory of Rupert Spurling

Tue, 29 Jun 2010

A service is to be held next week in memory of Rupert Spurling, creative director of B1 Creative, who died on 19 June.

Design Council Designing Demand scheme to continue after RDAs go

Fri, 25 Jun 2010

The Design Council says its Designing Demand programme will continue, despite the Government announcing it will scrap the regional development agencies that deliver the scheme.

UK groups bag Cannes Design Lions Awards

Thu, 24 Jun 2010

There were four UK winners in this year’s Cannes Design Lions Awards, and Belgian group Happiness Brussels picked up the Grand Prix for its IQ Font project for Toyota.

Concerns remain despite ‘small business-friendly’ Budget

Wed, 23 Jun 2010

A number of measures in the Government’s Emergency Budget have been highlighted as benefiting small businesses, including those in design, but there are concerns over some tax rises.

Forum for the Future to deliver CIKTN sustainability initiative

24 June 2010

A new project from the Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network aims to galvanise the creative industries into becoming more sustainable and help other sectors become more sustainable too.

Scott Corbett to head international design at Body Shop

24 June 2010

The Body Shop has promoted Scott Corbett to the new role of international design director.

Designers sought in Haiti housing project

Fri, 18 Jun 2010

Designers are being sought as part of an international competition to rebuild housing in earthquake-struck Haiti.

Shed works on Kurt Geiger shoe hall in Harrods

Thu, 17 Jun 2010

Interior design consultancy Shed has been appointed by shoe brand Kurt Geiger to design the new women’s shoe hall for Harrods in London.

UK Design Alliance recalibrates and relaunches

Wed, 16 Jun 2010

The UK Design & Skills Alliance is dropping the word ’skills’ from its name and has announced a new advisory board chaired by David Worthington, as it prepares to broaden its remit.

Conference to explore impact of interaction on architecture

17 June 2010

A cloud of inflatable light-emitting spheres floating above London and a game which saw Internet users at the Royal Opera House play in conjunction with a group of teenagers in Mile End Park will be among projects discussed at the Interactive Architecture 2010 conference.

Swedish group Acne to open London studio

Tue, 15 Jun 2010

Swedish lifestyle brand and design collective Acne will open a new studio in London this summer.

Cambridgeshire Council seeks design framework

Mon, 14 Jun 2010

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking applicants for a two-year graphic design framework worth £1.4m-£2m.

Westfield shortlists designers for Stratford store commission

Fri, 11 Jun 2010

Designer Tom Dixon, artist Tracey Emin and retail expert Mary Portas have shortlisted emerging designers who will compete to produce a commissioned work for the opening of Westfield Stratford City in 2012.

Step into the past

10 June 2010

GF Smith is offering a glimpse of the goodies in its archive in a London show, and more and more design collections are opening their doors to the public. Laura Snoad looks at where to go to find inspiration from our rich heritage

Five Black Pencils go to four in D&AD Awards

Fri, 4 Jun 2010

Five Black Pencils have been awarded to four winners in this year’s D&AD Awards, with Sapient Nitro’s Brisbane office bagging two of the coveted prizes.

John Pawson to work on Design Museum’s new home

Thu, 3 Jun 2010

Architect John Pawson has been appointed to work on the transformation of the former Commonwealth Institute in west London, which will become the new home for the Design Museum.

Five consultancies dropped as BBC reviews roster

Wed, 2 Jun 2010

Elmwood, Love Creative, Designate, Inferno and Easy Tiger have all been dropped from the BBC’s marketing communications and design services roster.

Learning environments set to ape office design trends

3 June 2010

’It’s often been said that what’s happening in learning environment design is what happened in office design 20 years ago.’ Fiona Duggan, founder of consultancy FID, which specialises in educational design, is referring to developing trends including open-plan space and breakout areas that, while well-known in an office context, are causing some excitement in education design.

Media Square revenues fall by nearly a quarter

Thu, 27 May 2010

Media Square has unveiled its annual results, which show a like-for-like revenue drop of 23 per cent.

Imagination claims first place in Design Week Top 100

Wed, 26 May 2010

Imagination has maintained its first-place spot in the Design Week Top 100 survey, despite an 11 per cent drop in fee-income over the past year.

Hotel conference addresses the next decade's challenges

27 May 2010

Forecasters are saying turbulence and uncertainty in the coming decade will present hotels with new problems for design to challenge and change.

Branded works to reposition Clinton Cards

Tue, 25 May 2010

Clinton Cards is being repositioned by consultancy Branded in a project which will see the retailer’s entire portfolio reviewed, including store design.

Royal Society of Arts launches spinal injuries programme

Mon, 24 May 2010

The Royal Society of Arts is launching a pilot scheme in which leading designers will give basic design training to spinal injury patients, possibly helping them to create their own products and services.

Design Museum launches initiative for schoolchildren

Fri, 21 May 2010

Sebastian Conran is to unveil plans for Design Ventura, an initiative run by the Design Museum to develop student creativity in a real-world context.

Design industry welcomes Vince Cable's Government appointment

Thu, 20 May 2010

Design industry observers say former Liberal Democrat economic spokesman Vince Cable’s appointment as Secretary of State for Business Innovation & Skills bodes well for the sector.

2010 London Design Festival aims for international appeal

20 May 2010

Programme details are emerging for this year’s London Design Festival, which LDF director Ben Evans says will ’include activities from all over the world’.

Dalziel & Pow refashions footwear retailer

20 May 2010

Dalziel & Pow is rebranding footwear retailer Gordon Scott.

Michael Johnson and Wolfgang Weingart talk at St Bride event

Tue, 18 May 2010

Johnson Banks co-founder Michael Johnson and typographer Wolfgang Weingart will speak about a growing trend toward self-initiated design projects at this year’s St Bride Conference in London next week.

London Design Festival to bring robot octopus to Trafalgar Square

Fri, 14 May 2010

Trafalgar Square is to play host to a giant ‘mechanical octopus’ as part of this year’s London Design Festival.

Coley Porter Bell decks out Cannes bar with whisky branding

Thu, 13 May 2010

Coley Porter Bell has created a Chivas Regal-branded interior for the bar of Cannes’ Martinez Hotel for this year’s film, advertising and design festivals.

Leading by design

13 May 2010

Pop-up stores, anechoic chambers and sustainable bags are just some of the initiatives being adopted by major brands repositioning themselves to cope with changing markets. Tom Banks investigates these design-led strategies

CSD delays bid for design certification

Wed, 12 May 2010

The Chartered Society of Designers is postponing its application to professionally certify designers, following a meeting with regulating body the Privy Council, Design Week understands.

Interior designer David Chaloner dies

Tue, 11 May 2010

Interior designer David Chaloner died yesterday, aged 66, after a long battle against cancer. Until recently, he was working mainly in Amsterdam at Chaloner Huisman Studio with Dutch writer and entrepreneur Joyce Huisman.

Former church reopens as art venue

Fri, 7 May 2010

Historic former church Dilston Grove in London’s Southwark will reopen as a contemporary art venue following an £870 000 renovation project.

Digital event is reborn as Future Everything 'living lab'

6 May 2010

The Future Everything Festival, to be held in Manchester this month, will act as a ’living lab, to prototype design for a new world’, according to founder Drew Hemment.

University event proposes better links with industry

6 May 2010

The University of Huddersfield says it hopes its inaugural Brilliant Design event will lead to a more symbiotic relationship between Government, industry and education.

Stanley Picker Fellowships open for application

Tue, 4 May 2010

The faculty of art, design and architecture at Kingston University is seeking applications for the Stanley Picker Fellowships 2010.

Design Management Industry conference rescheduled after volcanic disruption

Fri, 30 Apr 2010

The Design Management Industry’s Transforming Design conference, which was postponed this month due to the flight ban caused by an Icelandic volcanic eruption, has been rescheduled for September.

Simon Waterfall resurfaces with new venture Fray

Wed, 28 Apr 2010

Poke co-founder Simon Waterfall says that his new consultancy Fray will serve to ’defend creativity’ above all else.

Design LSM works on Steven Gerrard restaurant

Wed, 28 Apr 2010

Brighton-based Design LSM is creating interiors for Southport restaurant Warehouse Brasserie, in which footballer Steven Gerrard has invested.

Good chemistry

29 April 2010

As several trade bodies are launching their own mentoring programmes, most recently Bristol Media with Bristol Media Mentors, Angus Montgomery considers the advantages of these schemes for both mentors and mentees

Pearlfisher to rebrand Hush restaurant

Tue, 27 Apr 2010

Pearlfisher has been appointed to create a new identity for Mayfair restaurant Hush.

Fabrica’s Andy Cameron joins Wieden & Kennedy

Thu, 22 Apr 2010

Ad agency Wieden & Kennedy has hired a raft of senior designers to its creative department, including Andy Cameron, who joins as creative director from Fabrica, Benetton’s communications research centre.

Design experts advise Young Foundation on plans to set up Institute of Healthcare Design

22 April 2010

Helen Hamlyn Centre director Jeremy Myerson, Kingston University Professor of Design Hilary Dalke and Sir John Sorrell have been advising The Young Foundation on its plans to establish an Institute of Healthcare Design.

Party poopers

22 April 2010

The election manifestos of the main political parties contain scant pickings for design, and commentators are also concerned about the collective failure to address the gaping hole in public finances. Angus Montgomery reports

Icelandic designers use volcanic resources

Tue, 20 Apr 2010

As Iceland’s volcanic activity continues to dominate headlines across Europe, Design Week is profiling the country’s young design talent, who use natural resources – including volcanic sand – in their designs.

Government department seeks single design management group

Wed, 14 Apr 2010

As part of a move that could revolutionise public-sector design procurement, the Department for Children, Schools and Families is set to shortlist a number of groups in its search for a single supplier or manager of creative services, including design.

Cultural Olympiad provides opportunities for designers

Tue, 13 Apr 2010

Opportunities for designers have been highlighted in the upcoming Cultural Olympiad, which will run alongside the London 2012 Games

Stars to gather for Belgrade Design Week

Mon, 12 Apr 2010

Jaime Hayon, Arik Levy and Graphic Thought Facility will lecture at Belgrade Design Week, which takes place in the Serbian capital in June.

Found Associates works on design store Lollipop Shoppe

Thu, 8 Apr 2010

Found Associates has created the interior for design store The Lollipop Shoppe in London’s Spitalfields.

Astral tweaks

08 April 2010

With the Government’s recent announcement of major investment in the UK’s space exploration effort, Angus Montgomery looks at how design is helping one private project - Virgin Galactic’s VSS Enterprise - to get off the ground

Platform railway arch restaurant opens with Sampson Associates interiors and Substrakt website

08 April 2010

Platform, a new restaurant and bar in London Bridge, is poised to unveil interiors by Sampson Associates and a website by Birmingham-based consultancy Substrakt.

Urban Salon to create war at sea exhibition

Tue, 6 Apr 2010

The Imperial War Museum North has appointed Urban Salon to design its summer 2010 exhibition.

Design LSM works on Japanese restaurant

Thu, 1 Apr 2010

Japanese restaurant Tsuru is preparing to open its second outlet on London’s Bishopsgate, featuring interiors by Design LSM.

COI claims flexible procurement process addresses design concerns

Wed, 31 Mar 2010

The Central Office of Information says perceptions of it as a ’bullying’ state monopoly are wide of the mark, as it unveils a new flexible procurement process.

Concern over delays and lack of detail in CSD application to set up designer certification scheme

01 April 2010

The Privy Council says it still hasn’t received an application from the Chartered Society of Designers to professionally certify designers, three months after the CSD indicated to Design Week that it had been filed (News, DW 28 January).

Flexible procurement could reduce COI involvement

Tue, 30 Mar 2010

Government design buyers will be able to bypass the Central Office of Information from certain aspects of procurement under a new arrangement that comes into force this week.

Conference proposals to link universities with industry and business

Fri, 26 Mar 2010

Three ideas to stimulate innovation in the design and creative industries will be considered at a conference hosted by the University of Brighton today.

Dott event to work on agenda for Cornwall programme

25 March 2010

The think-tank event being run this week by Designs of the Time Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will influence the direction of Dott’s programme over the next year, according to Dott programme director Andrea Siodmok.

Conran & Partners opens Delhi office

Wed, 24 Mar 2010

Conran & Partners is opening an office in Delhi to serve India’s hospitality and residential design markets.

Dementia care needs better design input

Wed, 24 Mar 2010

Mainstream designers are needed to create furniture, leisure activities and interiors for care homes for people with dementia, according to Kingston University’s Design Research Centre.

Glasgow City Council unveils plans for The Lighthouse

Mon, 22 Mar 2010

The future of Scotland’s troubled architecture and design centre The Lighthouse is looking more secure, as Glasgow City Council releases new plans for the building.

Acid steps up bid to foil copyright infringement at exhibitions

Mon, 22 Mar 2010

Anti Copying in Design has set up a new steering group that aims to provide on-site protection at exhibitions where intellectual property has been brought into question.

Hospital toilet design developed in dignity challenge

Fri, 19 Mar 2010

Azhar Architecture and washroom manufacturer Grant Westfield have developed the Modular Washroom System, as part of a programme for the Design Council and the Department of Health.

Four IV works on Turkish department store

Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Four IV has designed interiors and branding for a new department store in Istanbul owned by Turkish retailer Demsa Ic Ve Dis Ticart.

Folding plug concept wins 2010 Brit Insurance Awards

18 March 2010

Min-Kyu Choi’s folding plug design has won the Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2010 award.

Sowing the party line

18 March 2010

James Dyson’s Ingenious Britain report for the Conservative Party has thrown the spotlight firmly on the role of design in future Government policy thinking. Laura Snoad sounds out senior figures from the industry for their responses

Cinimod creates new Snog branch

Fri, 12 Mar 2010

Frozen yoghurt retailer Snog will open its fourth outlet next week, in London’s Covent Garden, with interior design by Cinimod Studios.

Plans emerge for multiple design embassies at LDF

Wed, 10 Mar 2010

The London Design Embassy may be renamed the British Design Embassy and appear at several locations across London in this year’s London Design Festival, Design Week understands.

Pop Store works on temporary stores for Whiteleys

Wed, 10 Mar 2010

Whiteleys shopping centre in west London has appointed temporary retailer and consultancy Pop Store to work on wayfinding, marketing and interiors projects, as it seeks to reposition itself as a historic, yet edgy retail destination.

Dalziel & Pow tweaks store branding for Indian retailer E Zone

11 March 2010

Dalziel & Pow is working on the brand environment for Indian electronics retailer E Zone, which is part of Future Group.

Urban Golf tees off new London store with 'quintessentially English' work by Mammal

11 March 2010

Mammal Design has created a new website, wall graphics and marketing material for sports retailer Urban Golf, which is set to open a new branch in Kensington High Street, west London.

Nigel Coates and Doug Branson work on Midlands Arts Centre

Tue, 9 Mar 2010

The Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham will reopen on 1 May following a £15m expansion and refurbishment by Nigel Coates and Doug Branson.

Alexander McQueen show among Brit Insurance winners

Fri, 5 Mar 2010

Alexander McQueen’s Spring/Summer 2010 catwalk presentation and Min-Kyu Choi’s folding plug are among the category winners in the 2010 Brit Insurance Design Awards – with the overall winner due to be unveiled on 16 March.

Clinic’s Sage & Onions wins DBA Inclusive Design Challenge

Fri, 5 Mar 2010

Clinic’s Sage & Onions project, which will enable people of different age groups to exchange advice and experiences, has won the 2010 Design Business Association Inclusive Design Challenge.

Steve Lidbury joins Imagination

Thu, 4 Mar 2010

Steve Lidbury, former design director at TP Bennett, has joined Imagination as creative director of automotive.

Pitch due for hotel in The Shard tower

Wed, 3 Mar 2010

Leisure operator Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is set to launch a pitch to find an interior design group to work on its upcoming hotel in The Shard, at London Bridge.

The One Off works on Best Buy retail designs

Wed, 3 Mar 2010

The One Off is working on retail designs for Best Buy’s UK debut.

British Council rewards the young design entrepreneur

04 March 2010

Despite a wealth of awards up for grabs for the most talented designers, most celebrate creative work rather than acknowledging business acumen.

Buyers' guide

04 March 2010

The long-awaited report on public-sector design procurement from the Associate Parliamentary Design & Innovation Group has been released. Angus Montgomery assesses its implications for the design industry

Design Week set to launch redesign and new blog

Tue, 2 Mar 2010

The redesigned Design Week is set to be released tomorrow. The new design has been led by art director Sam Freeman.

Timorous Beasties works on Glasgow venue The Arches

Fri, 26 Feb 2010

Timorous Beasties has redesigned the bar area at Glasgow arts venue The Arches, which is due to reopen on 1 March.

Real Studios works on Greenwich Naval College

Thu, 25 Feb 2010

Real Studios has designed the interiors and a permanent exhibition for a new £6m visitor attraction at Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College.

Andrew Tanner wins British Council design entrepreneur award

Wed, 24 Feb 2010

Ceramicist Andrew Tanner has been named as the British Council’s UK Young Design Entrepreneur of the Year 2009.

DW all set for redesign and blog launch

25 February 2010

Design Week will unveil a redesign next week (DW 4 March), led by art director Sam Freeman.

Hugo Eccles replaces Sebastian Conran at Studio Conran

Mon, 22 Feb 2010

Conran Group has appointed Hugo Eccles as managing and creative director of Studio Conran.

Odd Design creates Vivienne Westwood charity pop-up

Fri, 19 Feb 2010

Odd Design has created a pop-up store for Vivienne Westwood at London’s Westfield shopping centre. The Fashion for Relief shop will sell Westwood-designed T-shirts in aid of childbirth charity The White Ribbon Alliance.

Glasgow students win Audi Sustain Our Nation contest

Thu, 18 Feb 2010

Students from The Glasgow School of Art have won top prize in the Sustain Our Nation contest with a project to connect residents on Glasgow’s Wyndford estate by helping them to create interest groups across generations.

Uxus works on Tate Modern shops

Tue, 16 Feb 2010

Netherlands- and US-based consultancy Uxus is redesigning the retail offer at Tate Modern, including the store in the upcoming Herzog and de Meuron-designed extension.

Entries sought for Northern Design Competition

Fri, 12 Feb 2010

Entries are being sought for the 2010 Northern Design Competition, which is open to students at universities, colleges and sixth forms across the North of England.

Campaign recreates Dunhill’s London home in New York

Thu, 11 Feb 2010

London consultancy Campaign has designed a temporary installation for New York Fashion Week that recreates luxury brand Dunhill’s London home in a Manhattan warehouse.

New Frontiers launches Green events and Web push

11 February 2010

Product and interior specialists seeking to create sustainable designs will soon have access to information, courtesy of start-up initiative New Frontiers. Based in Manchester, New Frontiers is poised to roll out a website, seminar programme, a major awards scheme and accompanying exhibition.

Ben Kelly designs new Factory club

Fri, 5 Feb 2010

Haçienda and Factory Records designer Ben Kelly has developed a new live venue – FAC251 The Factory – within the former Factory Records building in Manchester.

Bunch London brands host venues for Red Bull Music Academy

04 February 2010

Bunch London is branding a series of venues across London for the Red Bull Music Academy, which will see the consultancy team up with illustrators including James Joyce, Andrew Kasay and Sam Green.

Kin Design unveils hanging sculpture for MA showcase

04 February 2010

Kin Design will unveil a hanging sculpture consisting of three touchscreens and 100 digital picture frames to showcase the portfolios of MA students at the London College of Fashion’s exhibition show.

Havas Worldwide launches design network

Mon, 1 Feb 2010

Havas Worldwide, part of communications group Havas, has launched design and brand network Havas Design Plus.

Tories would be bad for design industry, poll suggests

Thu, 28 Jan 2010

More than three-quarters of respondents to a Design Week poll believe a Conservative Government would be bad for the design industry.

Universities and consultancies meet to discuss link-ups

Wed, 27 Jan 2010

More than 60 universities and design consultancies will meet next month to discuss how to support each other’s commercial interests withoutfalling into competition.

A tool for humanity

28 January 2010

This year’s Davos summit offers an unprecedented opportunity for design to influence events on the world stage. Angus Montgomery reports

Design Week Top 100 open for entries

Tue, 26 Jan 2010

The entry form for the 2010 Design Week Top 100 is now available on the Design Week website.

Mango Architecture creates Battery restaurant space

Fri, 22 Jan 2010

Mango Architecture has designed the interior of Battery, a new ‘lighthouse-style’ rooftop restaurant that was conceived by Philippe Starck and previously occupied by Nobu. 

Peter Bowles creates Original BTC lighting showroom

Thu, 21 Jan 2010

Lighting designer Peter Bowles is opening a showroom for his light fittings company Original BTC, in London’s Chelsea Harbour, SW10. Bowles has designed the interiors himself.

Doone stands down at Conran & Partners

21 January 2010

Conran & Partners’ managing director Richard Doone is leaving after 25 years.

BBC iPlayer and eco-underwear on Brit Insurance shortlist

Mon, 18 Jan 2010

The BBC’s iPlayer and Yves Béhar’s sustainable Pact underwear have been named on the shortlist for the 2010 Brit Insurance Designs of the Year awards.

Tories vow to slash advertising spend

Fri, 15 Jan 2010

The Conservatives would slash spending on Government advertising straight away if they won this year’s General Election, shadow chancellor George Osborne says.

Design group JPA teams up with property company McBains Cooper

Fri, 15 Jan 2010

James Park Associates is teaming up with property and construction company McBains Cooper to deliver designs for the hospitality and transport industries.

Tory MP questions need to outsource Government design

Wed, 13 Jan 2010

A Tory MP embroiled in a row about the value of identity design for Government clients has reiterated his opinion that some of the work should not be given to designers.

Redman Design creates interiors for Birmingham museum wing

Wed, 13 Jan 2010

Redman Design is working on the interiors and exhibition space for the new wing of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

Development opportunities

14 January 2010

Museum residencies allow emerging designers to develop - artistically and commercially - in a sympathetic environment. Laura Snoad reports

Protocol serves up interiors and branding for Dishoom café

14 January 2010

Afroditi Krassa’s interior design consultancy Protocol is working on a new Indian café that will open in London’s Covent Garden at the beginning of June.

Antony Gormley chairs Brit Insurance awards jury

Fri, 8 Jan 2010

Artist Antony Gormley will chair the jury of the Brit Insurance Design Awards, which will be held at the Design Museum on 16 March.

Link up or sink?

07 January 2010

Proposed cuts in funding are forcing regional design networks to consider new strategies and sources of revenue. Angus Montgomery reports

Young Creative Network develops branding for Futurising event

07 January 2010

The Young Creative Network is developing an identity and website for Futurising, an event which aims to find employment for creative graduates and engage employers and educators.

D&AD’s Anthony Simonds-Gooding honoured in New Year’s list

Mon, 4 Jan 2010

D&AD chairman Anthony Simonds-Gooding has been made a CBE in the New Year’s Honours.

Design Week takes Christmas break

Wed, 23 Dec 2009

The Design Week team are taking a Christmas break.The first email newsletter of 2010 will be sent out on 5 January, and the first issue will be on 7 January.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Seymour Roworth-Stokes to chair Design Research Society

Fri, 18 Dec 2009

The Design Research Society has appointed Dr Seymour Roworth-Stokes as its chairman, replacing Professor Chris Rust. Roworth-Stokes is pro-vice chancellor for research and development at the University for the Creative Arts.

DBA appoints new directors

Thu, 17 Dec 2009

The Design Business Association has appointed four new directors to its board, including Pearlfisher creative partner Jonathan Ford and Appetite chairwoman Laura Haynes.

Children bring fresh ideas to the design of public spaces

17 December 2009

Designers have praised contributions to public design projects from children and young people, saying they inject fresh new ideas and a different perspective.A new project targeted at children aged between nine and 14 shows the value designers attach to young people’s involvement in public design. Space Shapers 9-14, developed by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and Beam with The Architecture Centre in Bristol and the Kent Architecture Centre, aims ...

JPA banks on a classical look for Taj Cape Town hotel interiors

17 December 2009

James Park Associates is designing the interiors of Taj Cape Town, a five-star hotel overlooking South Africa’s Table Mountain.JPA says it was appointed to work on the hotel in October 2007 on the strength of its previous work with hotel group Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, which is operating the hotel. JPA is currently working on the refurbishment of Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, which was hit by the terrorist attack in the Indian capital in November 2008 ...

Sir John Sorrell appointed creative industries ambassador

Tue, 15 Dec 2009

Sir John Sorrell has been appointed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown as Business Ambassador to champion the UK’s creative industries abroad.

Macaulay Sinclair tucks into steakhouse work

Mon, 14 Dec 2009

Macaulay Sinclair has been appointed as designer for the expansion programme of British steakhouse Hawksmoor, which is opening a new restaurant in London’s West End.

Artillery works on Catlin Group headquarters

Fri, 11 Dec 2009

The Catlin Group has appointed Artillery Architecture and Interior Design to renovate its new UK headquarters on London’s Gracechurch Street.

Dyson opens Bluewater pop-up store

Thu, 10 Dec 2009

Dyson opens its first pop-up shop today, created by the product company’s in-house team. If Dyson deems the venture a success, it will consider opening a permanent store.

Number of UK designers increases by a quarter

Wed, 9 Dec 2009

The number of designers in the UK has grown by a quarter over the past five years, according to new research from the Design Council. Early analysis from the Design Industry Research survey, which is set to be released in full next year, shows that there are 232 000 designers in the UK, up from 185 500 when the research was last undertaken in 2005. However, the total number of consultancies in the UK has declined from 12 450 in 2005 to 10 800, and the proportion ...

Hemisphere to design IWMN exhibition on Don McCullin

10 December 2009

Imperial War Museum North has appointed Hemisphere to design an exhibition of work by war photographer Don McCullin.Hemisphere competed against Wonder Associates, The King’s Arms and Mark Studio to win the museum appointment in a four-way creative pitch.The consultancy’s director Sue Vanden says, ‘The brief was based on the fact that it’s not just a photography exhibition. It’s about the importance of photojournalism.’The exhibition will include more ...

The value of British design

10 December 2009

The exchange rate might be favourable, but UK consultancies should be wary of treating the eurozone as theirs for the taking, says Emily Pacey

Nearly all creative businesses offer employee benefits, research shows

Tue, 8 Dec 2009

More than 90 per cent of companies in the creative sector offer benefits to staff over and above basic salary and holiday entitlement, according to new research from accountant Kingston Smith W1.

Useful Simple Trust founders outline business model

Tue, 8 Dec 2009

Two founders of design collective the Useful Simple Trust say their business sidesteps ‘one of the key succession challenges’, by removing the link between equity and leadership.

Virgin Galactic spaceship set to be unveiled

Mon, 7 Dec 2009

Virgin Galactic’s Space Ship Two will be unveiled in the Mojave Desert, California, later today, following a five-year project which has seen interiors of the craft designed by Seymour Powell and branding by Start Creative.

Interiors firm Artillery opens Abu Dhabi office

Thu, 3 Dec 2009

Artillery Architecture and Interior Design has opened an office in Abu Dhabi in an interior design-focused, client-led move to develop new and strategic alliances.

Survey shows 43% of designers waiting for end of recession to change job

Thu, 3 Dec 2009

Once the UK’s recession comes to an end, up to 38 per cent of staff at UK design consultancies will flood the job market, according to new research.A survey of 567 clients of recruitment agency Gabriele Skelton reveals that 19 per cent of executive-level bosses, 36 per cent of directors, 53 per cent of managers and 47 per cent of co-ordinators and assistants intend to move to other companies when the recession ends.About 43 per cent of designers are planning ...

Rising above the competition

03 December 2009

The major airlines are innovating to maintain premium brand positioning and stay one step ahead of their budget rivals. Angus Montgomery reports

Boris Johnson adds Farrell and Parry to London design panel

Fri, 27 Nov 2009

London Mayor Boris Johnson has expanded his Design Advisory Panel to include architects Sir Terry Farrell and Eric Parry.

Miele opens try-before-you-buy London store

Fri, 27 Nov 2009

Domestic technology company Miele is opening a new experiential showroom in London’s Cavendish Place, with retail design by its in-house team.

Golley Slater triumphs in Cream Awards

Thu, 26 Nov 2009

Arthur Steen Horne Adamson, Taxi Studio and Golley Slater were all winners at last night’s Cream Awards.

Helsinki gears up for World Design Capital stint

Thu, 26 Nov 2009

The city of Helsinki has pledged to make ‘city planning and service design’ interventions following its announcement as World Design Capital 2012, and is inviting help from the international design community. 

Designers Anonymous brands Scottish ecopods

Thu, 26 Nov 2009

Designers Anonymous has branded, worked on interiors and created a website for a new luxury geodesic dome retreat in Scotland. Once complete, Ecopod Boutique Retreat, located on the west coast of Scotland near Loch Linnhe, will comprise up to five geodesic domes, supplied by German manufacturer Zendome. The 100 per cent recycled domes, second-hand furniture and use of sustainable materials are intended to earn the retreat Green credentials. ‘I honestly believe ...

Caulder Moore designs Le Labo fragrance boutique

Thu, 26 Nov 2009

Caulder Moore is designing a boutique for fragrance house Le Labo, which will be the brand’s first standalone offer in London. The consultancy was appointed to work with Le Labo founders Eddie Roschi and Fabrice Penot in July following a referral. Le Labo already has a presence in central London at department store Liberty, which was designed in-house by the fragrance brand. It also has standalone boutiques in New York, Tokyo and Los Angeles. A spokesman ...

Design trio work on Oxford 'fusion' restaurant Camera

26 November 2009

Noble Russell, Ryuu Design and Commun are working on a new Asian-inspired restaurant and bar in Oxford.Camera owner Oxford Leisure, which describes the restaurant’s menu and decor as ‘fusion’, is aiming its offer at the ‘over-21 sophisticated weekend crowd’, according to Oxford Leisure co-owner Jake Oppon.Oxford Leisure appointed the furniture and interior design group on the strength of its previous work for the company over the past eight years, including on ...

Royal Society of Medicine opens doors to designers

Mon, 23 Nov 2009

The Royal Society of Medicine is offering corporate membership to design groups that work in the healthcare sector.

Ron Arad’s Design Museum Holon set to open

Mon, 23 Nov 2009

The Design Museum Holon in Israel, designed by Ron Arad Architects, is set to open in January.

Design groups among top independent marcomms firms

Thu, 19 Nov 2009

Several design consultancies have been named among the most successful privately owned marketing and communications groups in the UK.

Academic boost for discipline of design anthropology

19 November 2009

The discipline of design anthropology, which will next year be the subject of an MSc course at the University of Aberdeen, is described by its practitioners as an emerging field, but one which has been emerging for some time.For some 20 years, the likes of Ideo, Intel and Nokia have been using arts and social science graduates to help them define and think about their customers in new ways. Key figures such as Genevieve Bell at Intel and Dori Tunstall, formerly of Arc Worldwide ...

Tim Berners-Lee heads roll-call of new RDIs

19 November 2009

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man commonly credited with inventing the World Wide Web, is being named as a Royal Designer for Industry. Berners-Lee is joined by film set designer Sir Kenneth Adam, stage designer Alison Chitty, set designer Jim Clay, graphic designer Mark Farrow, and architect Peter Higgins. Fashion designer Barbara Hulanicki, milliner Stephen Jones, engineer Derek Sugden and landscape designer Kim Wilkie complete the list. Meanwhile, furniture ...

Design ‘could see private equity boost’ in 2010

Tue, 17 Nov 2009

Media and communications groups, including design consultancies, could see a boost in private equity backing next year, according to experts.

More design opportunities in Sea Change programme

Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Seven coastal resorts around the country are receiving up to £3.7m each to invest in culture and heritage as part of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment’s Sea Change initiative.

Average salary for graphic designer is less than £25k

Fri, 13 Nov 2009

The average salary for a graphic designer is £24 514, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Rockwell designs ‘wall of light’ for Paris hotel

Thu, 12 Nov 2009

An ‘oversized, undulating wall of light’ will weave through the public spaces and guest rooms in W Hotels’ Paris debut, according to interior design consultancy Rockwell Group Europe.

James Park works on Mumbai's terrorism-hit Taj hotel

Thu, 12 Nov 2009

The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, a luxury Mumbai hotel known globally since it suffered a devastating terrorist attack last November, will soon unveil new interiors by James Park Associates and others. JPA claims that it was appointed just two weeks after the 60-hour siege, which killed more than 150 people, on the strength of its previous work for hotel group Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. The group reports it was initially briefed to advise on the rapid reopening ...

Beyond the boom

12 November 2009

Where next for design in Dubai, after the emirate’s spectacular rise and fall? Angus Montgomery hears what some intrepid consultancies are up to

Designers say stress levels are on the up

12 November 2009

More than 72 per cent of designers say that their stress levels at work have risen over the past year.The poll, details of which are on www.designweek.co.uk, shows that 72.1 per cent of respondents say that their stress levels have risen over the past year, while 18 per cent say they have declined, and 9.8 per cent say they have stayed the same.Recent research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development shows that more than a quarter of UK workers ...

Frost French to open ‘girly’ womenswear store

Tue, 10 Nov 2009

Sadie Frost’s womenswear label Frost French is opening a new store in London’s Soho, with interiors designed by Frost and her partner Jemima French.

Interiors Birmingham to showcase new design

Tue, 10 Nov 2009

Next year’s Interiors event at Birmingham will feature Designersblock for the second year running, and the New Design Britain competition, which showcases the work of young designers.

Starbucks launches boutique stores in UK

Fri, 6 Nov 2009

Starbucks launches its first UK coffee shop to feature a new, boutique design in London today.

Michael Wolff slams city branding, annual reports… and Wolff Olins

Thu, 5 Nov 2009

Branding a city is like attempting to ‘eat a dinosaur’, said Michael Wolff at last night’s D&AD President’s Lecture in Liverpool.

Phoenix Square digital centre set to open in Leicester

Wed, 4 Nov 2009

The Phoenix Square Digital Media Centre will open in Leicester on 17 November, the culmination of a £21m project that will give digital arts and independent cinema a home in the city. Delivered by Leicester City Council, De Montfort University and developer Blueprint in association with Leicester Arts Centre, it is funded by the council, DMU, Blueprint, the European Commission, the Arts Council and EM Media. Architect Marsh Grochowski, lead consultancy on the ...

Poll highlights problems with public sector

05 November 2009

More than 70 per cent of designers have had problems with public-sector clients, according to a Design Week poll. The survey, on www. designweek.co.uk, shows that 71.4 per cent of respondents have encountered unacceptable practices while tendering for public-sector jobs.Both Reading University and Birmingham City Council have come under fire from designers last month over their tender processes. BCC was criticised for asking for unpaid creative work in a tender to create ...

Four IV designs Bill Amberg store for London

Tue, 3 Nov 2009

Luxury leather goods designer Bill Amberg opens a new London store tomorrow, with design by Four IV.

Reading University pulls design tender at last minute

Wed, 28 Oct 2009

The University of Reading has come under fire from consultancies after scrapping its tender for a design framework at the eleventh hour. The university had published a tender on 29 June through the Official Journal of the European Union to create a roster for ‘provision of graphic information design, Web design and Web development services’. This would see up to 20 consultancies brought on to a four-year framework, broken down into graphic design, Web design and Web services ...

Caulder Moore crafts interiors for celebrity stylist Andrew Barton

29 October 2009

Caulder Moore has designed the interior of celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton’s flagship salon in London’s Covent Garden, which will be rolled out across other ‘key UK locations’.Barton, best known as a stylist on TV makeover show Ten Years Younger, appointed the consultancy in April after inviting it to a credentials pitch.A brief was developed for an interior that would reflect Barton’s ‘celebrity personality’, taking cues from the tone of voice of his product ...

Lambretta targets mall shoppers with new branding

29 October 2009

Consultancy Phaus has designed two new Lambretta stores set to open in Cardiff and Glasgow next month, which will feature a range of one-off graphics and in-store branding.Contracted by franchise-owner Peter Davis after a direct appointment in July, the consultancy took its cue from a visual brief Davis had provided through a basic sketch.Phaus’ response was to build a ‘glossy shell’ within the space, linking a translucent Lambretta ‘target’ logo from the window ...

Cabinet creative conference launches

Tue, 27 Oct 2009

World leaders from the creative and financial industries are gathering in the UK for Cabinet, the Government’s inaugural Creativity & Business International Network meeting.

Kinnersley Kent brands new womenswear boutiques

Mon, 26 Oct 2009

Kinnersley Kent Design has created the identity and store interiors for new womenswear brand Mint Velvet, which is rolling out across 14 concessions and two boutiques from this week.

Tom Foulkes to join Buro Happold

Fri, 23 Oct 2009

Tom Foulkes is leaving his position as head of development marketing, retail at developer Land Securities, to join engineer Buro Happold.

Government cash for creative apprenticeships

Thu, 22 Oct 2009

Up to 1125 new apprenticeship places will be created to train 16- to 24-year-olds for a career in the creative industries.

Elmwood appoints global president to drive international growth

Wed, 21 Oct 2009

Elmwood has hired Eliot Schreiber as its global president to spearhead the consultancy’s programme of international growth and expansion into more design disciplines.

Birmingham Council backs down after library free-pitch furore

Wed, 21 Oct 2009

Birmingham City Council says it is now ‘not looking for workedup design proposals at the tender stage’, following a furore over its tender for the Library of Birmingham identity. The council had come under fire after requesting creative work - including logo and identity proposals, rationale for the logo and identity and conceptual derivatives of the identity as a sub-brand for free - at the initial tender stage. A council spokesman said at the time, ‘It is not ...

London policy plans spell more work for designers

22 October 2009

London Mayor Boris Johnson is seeking the public’s views on a trio of policy documents that could shape the capital’s growth over the next 20 years, at the same time providing plenty of work for designers.The draft Mayor’s Transport Strategy, the Economic Development Strategy and the London Plan were all published last week. Taken as a whole, they cover pretty much every policy area that Johnson has control over. All are now open to public consultation on the Greater London ...

Christopher Exeter for Design Council policy post

Mon, 19 Oct 2009

The Design Council is appointing Christopher Exeter in the new role of director of policy.

Brompton bike designer wins Prince Philip prize

Fri, 16 Oct 2009

Andrew Ritchie, designer of the Brompton folding bicycle, has won the 2009 Prince Philip Designers Prize.

Birmingham Library tender reignites free-pitching debate

Wed, 14 Oct 2009

Birmingham City Council is the latest public-sector client to come under fire for asking for unpaid creative work in a tender.

Think Public opens Cornish office

Wed, 14 Oct 2009

Public service design consultancy Think Public is opening a new office in Redruth, Cornwall. The London-based group, whose co-founder Deborah Szebeko is a ‘design producer’ for next year’s Designs of the Time in Cornwall (DW 16 September), is appointing two local designers to work at Think Public Southwest, which will be housed in the same building as Dott. The consultancy plans to run the studio remotely. Think Public Southwest’s first two projects will tackle ...

Straight from the heart

15 October 2009

Getting your pro-bono jobs to work out can be just as tricky as with paid-for projects. Angus Montgomery weighs up the pros and cons

£35m beach hut programme to support local designers

Mon, 12 Oct 2009

A £35m project to build luxury beach huts at coastal resorts throughout the UK is to roll out from next year, using local design groups to work on interiors at each development.

Schoolchildren in Olympic design challenges

Mon, 12 Oct 2009

All secondary schoolchildren across the UK are being invited to take part in a series of science, technology and maths (Stem) challenges focusing on the design and delivery of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Fitchlive appointment to boost links with Fitch

Thu, 8 Oct 2009

Experiential, film and digital agency Fitchlive has appointed Ursula Morrish as project director. Part of her role will be to build an integrated offer with sister consultancy Fitch.

St John restaurant works on hotel plans

Wed, 7 Oct 2009

The team behind St John, the London restaurant famous for its offal dishes, is creating and designing a new hotel, with architect and interior design consultancy GMW. The St John Hotel, just off Leicester Square, London W1, will have 16 bedrooms, including a two-bedroom suite. ‘The hotel will be in the St John vernacular, but it may be a bit more uptown because it is in Theatreland,’ says St John co-founder Trevor Gulliver, who describes the hotel as inspired ...

New COI roster framework set to address concerns

08 October 2009

The Central Office of Information has often been accused of over-complicating public procurement, but it is confident its three new design rosters will be welcomed by designers and clients alike.COI roster veteran Start Creative is one consultancy enthusiastic about the new rosters, including branding and brand identity, which launches on 22 October, to be followed by content and publishing, and design and related services (DW 23 September).‘We hope that this ...

Welsh design recognised at Cardiff Design Festival Awards

Tue, 6 Oct 2009

The winners of the Cardiff Design Festival Awards 2009 were honoured at a ceremony and awards dinner held in the Welsh capital last night.

Design Week Awards judges named

Tue, 6 Oct 2009

The judging panel for the 2010 Design Week Awards has been confirmed.

Bisset Adams creates teen space at library

Fri, 2 Oct 2009

Bisset Adams has designed a new, dedicated space for children aged 11-18 at South Woodford Library in London.

The Chase is overall winner at the Fresh Awards

Thu, 1 Oct 2009

The Fresh Awards announced consultancy The Chase as overall winner at its ceremony in Manchester last night, when it handed out digital and creative honours across 44 categories.

Ex-JKR creatives launch new consultancy

Wed, 30 Sep 2009

Jones Knowles Ritchie creative director Glenn Kiernan is leaving the consultancy to form new group We Are Him & Her with former JKR design director Ruth Galloway. Kiernan has been creative director at JKR for nine years, and worked with Galloway at the consultancy. Galloway, who is currently freelance, has also been design director at Smith & Milton. We Are Him & Her will open for business on 1 November and will be based in east London. Kiernan describes ...

Steven Kyffin takes over design at Northumbria University

Tue, 29 Sep 2009

Northumbria University has appointed Professor Steven Kyffin as dean of its school of design.

European Design Day to be celebrated

Mon, 28 Sep 2009

The Bureau of European Design Associations will celebrate its lobbying achievements on 1 October, which BEDA has named European Design Day.

UAE designer wins British Council entrepreneur prize

Fri, 25 Sep 2009

The British Council has crowned a designer from United Arab Emirates International Young Design Entrepreneur 2009.

Paul Smith awarded London Design Medal

Thu, 24 Sep 2009

Fashion designer Paul Smith has been awarded the 2009 London Design Medal.

Design Council to launch patient dignity competition

Wed, 23 Sep 2009

The Design Council and the Department of Health are set to launch a new project which will address issues around patient dignity and privacy in hospitals.The Design for Patient Dignity scheme will follow the same structure as the Design Bugs Out competition launched last year, which saw four designers create five new pieces of hospital furniture to combat the spread of infection. However, the new scheme will have a slightly broader format, potentially encompassing service ...

British design escapes shackles of a national

24th September 2009

British design is taking a bit of a beating at the moment. In The New York Times last month, British critic Alice Rawsthorn complained that it’s not what it used to be. Jonathan Glancey in The Guardian concurred, saying, ‘You have to shop around for it.’ And then on BBC Two last Monday, French design star Philippe Starck revealed that he would like to help us to ‘create English style’, as none currently exists.But in a new book commissioned by UK Trade & Investment, ...

Boris Johnson praises traditional design

Tue, 22 Sep 2009

London Mayor Boris Johnson has reinforced his position as an upholder of tradition in design, while acknowledging design’s importance to the capital’s economy

Designers sought to promote Cornwall

Tue, 22 Sep 2009

A design group is being sought to work on projects for the Cornwall Marketing project, being run by the Cornwall Development Company.

Design Triangle in Swiss rail work

Mon, 21 Sep 2009

Cambridge-based consultancy Design Triangle is working on the redesign of interiors for the Swiss national railway company.

Design Museum move gets green light

Fri, 18 Sep 2009

The Design Museum’s plans to move from Shad Thames to a new home in the former Commonwealth Institute on Kensington High Street have won the thumbs up from the council.

Simon & John works on outsize women’s fashion store

Thu, 17 Sep 2009

Outsize womenswear label Ann Harvey’s Oxford Street flagship store opens today, with new interiors and branding by Simon & John.

The shape of things to come

17 September

New figures suggest the recession might be over, but consultancies shouldn’t break out the Bollinger just yet, says Angus Montgomery

Conran and Hamnett to address IP issues

Mon, 14 Sep 2009

Designer Sebastian Conran and fashion designer Katherine Hamnett will be advising entrepreneurs on intellectual property in a seminar next week as part of London Design Festival.

Design Museum picks 2009 Designers in Residence

Fri, 11 Sep 2009

The Design Museum has announced this year’s five young designers for its annual Designers in Residence programme.

New graduate design school launches in London

Thu, 10 Sep 2009

University of the Arts London launches its new graduate design school next week.

Construct and Ilse Crawford work on Hungarian arts venue

Wed, 9 Sep 2009

Construct and Ilse Crawford’s consultancy Studio Ilse are branding and creating interiors respectively for a new arts venue in Budapest, Hungary. Sitting in the Buda Hills above the city, Villa Budapest will feature a theatre, an art gallery, a bar and a ‘salon’, as well as a restaurant run by British restaurateur Mark Mosimann.

Glenn Tutssel calls for new foundation course structure

Tue, 8 Sep 2009

Glenn Tutssel, executive creative director of The Brand Union, has called for arts foundation courses to be restructured in order for graduates to have a more well-rounded education.

US architect works on new Glasgow School of Art building

Tue, 8 Sep 2009

US architect Steven Holl Architects and Scotland-based JM Architects have been appointed to work on a new building opposite Glasgow School of Art’s Grade A-listed Mackintosh Building.

The Government calls for more work experience

Thu, 3 Sep 2009

The Government is calling for businesses in the design sector to offer work experience to school and college leavers looking for work in the field this summer.

Elmwood and The Team top list of DBA award winners

Thu, 3 Sep 2009

Elmwood and The Team are leading the field in the Design Business Association’s Design Effectiveness Awards, with five wins each.The awards scheme seeks to measure the financial value that design adds to a particular product or service, rather than creativity or innovation.This year a total of 51 projects have been shortlisted, and are guaranteed either a gold, silver or bronze medal. These will be allocated on the night of the awards ceremony next month, as ...

Nicholas Burwell close to UCL interiors completion

Thu, 3 Sep 2009

Nicholas Burwell Architects is about to complete the restoration of two buildings for University College London’s history of art department, having recently worked on UCL’s front lodges.Work is being finalised on the interiors of two Grade II-listed buildings at 20-21 Gordon Square (pictured), which will house the history of art department. NBA is also working on the facades of the buildings.The practice has been engaged on the project for about 18 months, and ...

Pubs call time on poor design

03rd September 2009

Pubs may be disappearing, but sympathetic owners are ensuring foodies and traditionalists alike are well served by good design, says Tom Banks

Studio 48 designs New York-style bar in Canary Wharf

Fri, 28 Aug 2009

Studio 48 London has created the branding and interiors of the Lower East Liquor Bar and Bistro in Canary Wharf.

LDA funds designer-maker collectives

Thu, 27 Aug 2009

London’s designer-makers could benefit from the London Development Agency’s latest £500 000 cash injection to ‘develop the creative skills of Londoners’ ahead of the 2012 Olympics.

Government awards celebrate innovation

Thu, 27 Aug 2009

The deadline for the Iawards, the first-ever Government-backed awards to celebrate achievements in science, innovation and technology, is 16 September.

Mather & Co tees off with luxury golf hotel interiors project

Thu, 27 Aug 2009

Cheshire-based interior design consultancy Mather & Co is working on the interiors of a new luxury golf hotel and spa in the county.The development is being built at the Mere Golf & Country Club, near Knutsford, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.The consultancy was appointed to the work last week after taking part in a credentials pitch around six months ago, according to Mather & Co director Chris Mather.Mather describes ...

Lighthouse collapse blamed on 'poor leadership'

Wed, 26 Aug 2009

The Lighthouse’s former director Stuart MacDonald is blaming the Scottish design centre’s decline into administration yesterday on ‘poor leadership’. MacDonald, who led The Lighthouse for eight years from its foundation in 1999, calls the news a ‘disastrous tragedy’, and says he would consider returning to the Glasgow gallery in an advisory role if the leadership team changes. Currently under the directorship of Nick Barley, the organisation is reported to be ...

The Lighthouse faces crunch meeting

Mon, 24 Aug 2009

A board meeting is being held this evening (24 August) to decide the future of The Lighthouse, Scotland’s centre for architecture, design and the city.

Dott Cornwall is looking for designers

Fri, 21 Aug 2009

Designs of the Time Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is seeking senior design producers to lead Dott projects.

Konstantin Grcic works on Serpentine exhibition

Thu, 20 Aug 2009

German product designer Konstantin Grcic is curating the Serpentine Gallery’s first-ever exhibition devoted to contemporary design.

The Yard works on 'gourmet' kebab brand

Thu, 20 Aug 2009

The Yard Creative is branding and creating the interior of the UK franchise for Sunshine Kebabs, an Australian restaurant venture set to open in the food court of shopping centre Westfield Merry Hill in the West Midlands.Following a recommendation, the consultancy was chosen via a credentials pitch ahead of two other groups.The chain of 21 outlets is looking to approach the UK with a renewed offer, having asked the consultancy to identify the freshness of its ...

Ideo partner Mat Hunter leaves following restructure

Wed, 19 Aug 2009

Ideo partner Mat Hunter has left the consultancy following the restructure of its London office about four weeks ago. Hunter, who left Ideo on Friday, emphasises that his departure is not part of the restructure, which has resulted in 11 redundancies. However, he admits that, ‘it did give me a moment to step back and look at my career’. He continues, ‘I am fascinated with the huge role of design in a low-carbon future, and while Ideo does do that ...

Thorntons forms roster in brand refresh

Wed, 19 Aug 2009

Chocolate brand Thorntons is set to roll out new products and packaging and is forming a design roster as part of an overarching brand refresh. Thorntons has appointed Harrogate consultancy Robot Food, as well as a London consultancy and a Nottinghambased group, to work on packaging designs. It is also working with advertising agency Mother on new ads, and the agency may also look at brand strategy. Thorntons head of design Vanessa Christian says the brand is ...

Art school head moves on

Tue, 18 Aug 2009

Gray’s School of Art’s search for a new head to replace Professor Stuart MacDonald is underway.

Sony Design Centre Europe announces new director

Mon, 17 Aug 2009

Takuya Kawagoi is the new director of Sony Design Centre Europe, based in London.

D&AD makes 12 job cuts as recession bite

Wed, 12 Aug 2009

D&AD has cut 12 jobs, a decision the organisation has put down to the economic downturn.Eight people, including two senior managers, are being laid off across D&AD’s operations, and four long-term vacancies will not be filled.Finance director Dara Lynch says the ‘restructuring’ was under discussion before Tim O’Kennedy joined as chief executive on 3 August, but that he was party to the decision ratified by the executive committee. She says ...

JHP appointed to Chinese rail work

Wed, 12 Aug 2009

Design group JHP has won a joint pitch with architect Aedas to design a Hong Kong rail terminus which will form part of a 16 000km-long high-speed Chinese rail link costing $39.5bn (£24bn).The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (map of Hong Kong section pictured) will link the three cities when it opens in 2015.JHP was approached in December 2008 by Aedas. A joint credentials proposal was put to Hong Kong-based rail company MTR Corporation in January, ...

Start’s Michael Dorrian moves to Hong Kong office

Tue, 11 Aug 2009

Michael Dorrian has been appointed creative director of Start Creative Hong Kong.

Conran, Lovegrove and Lissoni to address interior design conference

Mon, 10 Aug 2009

The International Federation of Interior Designers/Architects will hold its general assembly in Dubai this year, with Conran & Partners founder Sebastian Conran among the speakers.

Onedotzero to cut across disciplines

Thu, 6 Aug 2009

Onedotzero’s education programme Cascade will begin on Friday, encouraging design graduates to collaborate with each other across disciplines.

National Portrait Gallery to review roster

Wed, 5 Aug 2009

The National Portrait Gallery is reviewing its roster and will ask the groups on its existing list to repitch.The gallery’s marketing manager Jonathan Rowbotham says new groups will get a chance to compete against listed consultancies in ‘a fair and open process’.Rowbotham says he is unsure if the roster will be expanded, but says the gallery will approach some design groups that have carried out ‘admirable work’ with other museums. All groups will first be invited ...

Royal Society of Arts in consultation row

Wed, 5 Aug 2009

The Royal Designers for Industry are criticising parent body the Royal Society of Arts for the way it researched and launched its Design & Society manifesto.The RSA unveiled its new manifesto, written by director of design Emily Campbell, last month (DW 23 July). However, Master of the Faculty of RDIs Chris Wise complains that the RSA and its manifesto have failed to answer ‘the question that we put to them on 22 May - what does the RSA see as the role of excellent design ...

HOK appointed to BBC interiors work

Tue, 4 Aug 2009

HOK has been appointed to the contract, worth up to £500 000, to design the interiors of phase two of the BBC’s Broadcasting House development.

RCA celebrates ten years of Helen Hamlyn Centre work

Mon, 3 Aug 2009

The Royal College of Art is to host an exhibition celebrating ten years of European collaborative projects by Helen Hamlyn Centre research associates.

Christine Losecaat to unveil new venture at London Design Festival

August 2009 Online

London Design Embassy founder Christine Losecaat will unveil her new venture at the London Design Festival next month.The Elevator Lounge, to be hosted at 100% Design, will be a space for both exhibitors and visitors to do business and meet with experts specialising in business advice, international trade and intellectual property.Losecaat describes it as’a business-enabling space’, where people will be able to meet like-minded contacts and get advice from free ...

Hotel Chocolat to unveil new store concept

August 2009 Online

Hotel Chocolat is poised to unveil a new store interior concept designed by Terry Moore.The Caulder Moore founder, and owner of Terry Moore Design, has worked closely with the chocolate-maker and retailer for five years. He won the contract about a year ago on the strength of his past work for the chocolatier.Moore says the retailer’s executive creative director Fredrik Ahlin gave him ‘free rein’ on the design of the stores, while Ahlin concurs that ‘we worked ...

Sir Christopher Frayling talks about his RCA tenure

August 2009 Online

Christopher Frayling has left a worthy legacy for his successor at the RCA, Paul Thompson. Lynda Relph-Knight talks to him about his tenure

D&AD committee list unveiled

Fri, 31 Jul 2009

A shortlist of 14 designers and advertising creatives are in the running for four seats on the D&AD executive committee.

Drop-out rates spur Bisset Adams Birkbeck overhaul

Wed, 29 Jul 2009

Bisset Adams is overhauling the interior of the University of London Birkbeck College’s main building in a bid to reduce drop-out rates.The interior design and architecture group was appointed in January following a three-way competitive pitch and briefed to create an advice and enquiries centre for the students.Bisset Adams, which worked on the 900m2 ground floor of the university’s Malet Street premises, was asked to consider the demographic of the institution, ...

RCA brings back interiors course

Wed, 29 Jul 2009

The Royal College of Art is planning to reinstate its interior design MA, two years after absorbing the offering into its architecture course.‘The RCA is acknowledging the importance of interior design and the diversity of design disciplines,’ says Land Design Studio creative director Peter Higgins.RCA interior design course alumnus Callum Lumsden says, ‘The RCA made a serious mistake by merging the two courses, so this is extremely good news. The RCA just needs someone ...

Bring back Enterprise Allowance Scheme, urges report

Tue, 28 Jul 2009

Margaret Thatcher’s enterprise scheme for the creative industries should be brought back, according to a new report published by New Deal of the Mind in collaboration with the Arts Council.

Industry Design revamps Henleys outlets

Mon, 27 Jul 2009

Industry Design is creating new interiors for clothing store Henleys, which will be applied to four outlets this year and rolled out across a further 15 next year.

In-house management skills wanted for DME Awards

Mon, 27 Jul 2009

The Design Management Europe Awards 2009 are seeking entries from companies that procure and manage design.

Ames boutique hotel builds on Boston heritage

Fri, 24 Jul 2009

US-based interiors consultancy Rockwell Group is converting a 19th-century building in Boston into a boutique hotel.

The Green Awards are calling for entries

Thu, 23 Jul 2009

The Green Awards 2009 are inviting entries from brands and design groups hoping for recognition for their ecological campaigns and packaging initiatives.

Path Design creates Natural History Museum retail spaces

Wed, 22 Jul 2009

The second of three new catering and retail spaces created by Path Design will open at London’s Natural History Museum on 27 July, and details are emerging about a third high-end restaurant space. Earth Shop and Deli Café (pictured) will open within the museum’s Red Zone, taking inspiration from the permanent exhibition Earth Galleries. This follows the June opening of the North Hall Café also designed by the group. Work will start on the highend ...

On a social mission

23rd July 2009

The Royal Society of Arts is becoming a real force for change, as borne out by its new Design & Society manifesto, says Lynda Relph-Knight

Xsite interiors for Newcastle boutique venture Saints Hotel

23rd July 2009

Xsite is creating interiors for a new boutique hotel in Newcastle, scheduled to open in January 2010.The ten-suite Saints Hotel at Friar House, which was named and branded by Newcastle-based Gardiner Richardson, will include a wine bar, a lounge, a 60-seat restaurant, a 24-seat tearoom and a retail offer.Saints owner S2 Hotels appointed architecture and interior design group Xsite last year, following a competitive creative pitch against ‘a handful’ of other ...

Lizzie Mary Cullen scoops second New Designers One Year On prize

Thu, 16 Jul 2009

Lizzie Mary Cullen has won the New Designers One Year On award for Part 2 of this year’s New Designers.

TSB report sets out creative industries strategy

Thu, 16 Jul 2009

If the words ‘convergence’, and ‘metadata’ don’t mean much to you at the moment, they will within the next three years - or so the Technology Strategy Board hopes.

Transport for London to launch new river transport project

Wed, 15 Jul 2009

Transport for London is planning a tender to find designers to help it with a new river transport project. ‘We are working on a new programme to increase ridership of the London River Services,’ says TfL’s new head of design Jon Hunter, adding, ‘There is a whole package of work for this project, including wayfinding and looking at services.’

Guest curators get Greengaged going

16th July 2009

Greengaged will return to the London Design Festival this year with a new format, in which five guest curators will each put together a day of events.

London Mayor rolls out ‘spanking new’ Overground trains

Mon, 13 Jul 2009

Mayor of London Boris Johnson unveiled the capital’s first air-conditioned Overground train this morning.

Wally Olins to address London debate on the global downturn

Fri, 10 Jul 2009

Wally Olins will speak about the global economic crisis at an event chaired by the former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone this Saturday.

Ruth Ashton wins New Designers One Year On prize

Thu, 9 Jul 2009

Nottingham Trent University graduate Ruth Ashton has won the New Designers One Year On award Part 1.

Construct to replace Pentagram's Claridge's logo

Wed, 8 Jul 2009

Mayfair hotel Claridge’s is preparing to roll out a new identity designed by Construct, replacing Pentagram’s 14-year-old logo.

Jason Bruges designs Sunderland Station lightwall

Wed, 8 Jul 2009

Jason Bruges Studio has designed a 144m-long lightwall artwork that will run along a platform at Sunderland Station.

Black and Ginger helps with Green wall for Rhubarb project

09th July 2009

Liverpool-based Black and Ginger has helped develop the concept of a Green wall for office development Rhubarb, opposite the Custard Factory in Digbeth, Birmingham.

Design Council and British Chambers of Commerce in partnership

Tue, 7 Jul 2009

The Design Council and the British Chambers of Commerce have announced a new partnership to work together to promote the value of design to UK businesses.

Book design and mobile phone app scoop top D&AD Student Awards prize

Fri, 3 Jul 2009

Two teams have shared the Student of the Year prize at the D&AD Student Awards 2009.

Former Landor designers move on with Family and Friends

Thu, 2 Jul 2009

Ex-Landor creative director Derek Johnston has set up a new consultancy, Family and Friends, with Alex Durbridge, and has contracts in place with several blue-chip companies.

Experts quizzed in design review by Parliamentary group

July 2009 Online

A Parliamentary team aiming to improve design buying in the Government is set to quiz high-level policy experts about their procurement practice.

London Design Festival takes over Design Embassy

July 2009 Online

The London Design Festival’s organisers will run the London Design Embassy from this year onwards, taking over from the event’s founder Christine Losecaat.

Number 10 hosts Design Council talks

02 July 2009

The Design Council is set to hold an extraordinary meeting at Number 10 Downing Street tomorrow.

Rebecca Edge stands down at Audi

July 2009 Online

Rebecca Edge is leaving the Audi Design Foundation after seven years as manager.She will be replaced by Rebecca Myrie, who is being promoted from her position as grants manager.Edge leaves at the end of this month, but will continue to work for the charity’s Sustain Our Nation initiative, which encourages new designers to set up sustainable design-led social enterprises. She will also offer her services to the foundation as a consultant.The foundation ...

Unilever plans inspiring design book ahead of roster review

July 2009 Online

Unilever is assembling a book of ‘inspiring design’, ahead of an expected roster review at the end of the year, according to sources close to the manufacturer.‘Unilever is writing a book about design that will be distributed around its portfolio of brand managers,’ claims an unnamed source involved with the project.‘The book will feature inspiring work by groups that it hopes will inform the future direction of its branding and packaging design,’ the source continues.

O’Kennedy named new D&AD chief executive

Mon, 29 Jun 2009

Tim O’Kennedy has been unveiled as the new chief executive of D&AD.

Vivid Brand works on Qatari hypermarket

Thu, 25 Jun 2009

Vivid Brand has been appointed to rebrand Qatar-based retailer Dasman Centre and design the interior of its flagship store in Qatar’s capital Doha and one other outlet. 

UK groups pick up gold awards at Cannes Design Lions

Thu, 25 Jun 2009

Williams Murray Hamm, The Partners and Pearlfisher all scooped gold awards at the Cannes Design Lions Awards last night.

Urban Salon set for work on Titanic exhibition

Wed, 24 Jun 2009

Southampton City Council is in the process of appointing Urban Salon to design a permanent exhibition about the Titanic, which set sail from the city’s port nearly 100 years ago.

Judge Gill creates speakeasy bar in Manchester

Tue, 23 Jun 2009

Judge Gill has designed and branded Black Dog Ballroom, a speakeasy-style bar in the Northern Quarter of Manchester.

Wedgwood Museum wins Art Fund Prize

Fri, 19 Jun 2009

The Wedgwood Museum in Stoke-on-Trent, which tells the story of the historic ceramics company that went into administration at the beginning of the year, has won the £100 000 Art Fund Prize.

David Collins creates interiors for South African wine estate

Thu, 18 Jun 2009

David Collins Studio has created interiors for a South African winery and restaurant overlooking the mountains towards Cape Town. The Delaire Graff Estate, which is located just outside Stellenbosch, appointed designer and architect Collins’ interiors group last summer. Delaire Graff Estate owner and diamond magnate Laurence Graff briefed the consultancy to create interiors, furniture and menus for the Delaire Graff restaurant, which includes an outdoor dining ...

David Mlinaric picks up CBE in honours list

Mon, 15 Jun 2009

Interior designer David Mlinaric has been recognised with a CBE in the 2009 Queen’s birthday honours list.

Sir Peter Blake joins Art Car Boot Fair

Fri, 12 Jun 2009

Sir Peter Blake is among artists and designers creating works for this weekend’s Art Car Boot Fair in London, which will feature a collection of decorated Vauxhall cars.

Design Art London becomes Pavilion of Arts & Design

Thu, 11 Jun 2009

This year’s Design Art London fair has been renamed the Pavilion of Arts & Design London, and will feature a stronger decorative art element.

Max Fraser book gets LDF showcase

11 June 2009

The publication of design writer Max Fraser’s London Design Guide will be accompanied by an exhibition at this year’s London Design Festival.

Preddy advocates long-term client relationships

Tue, 9 Jun 2009

Shan Preddy, partner at business development consultant Preddy & Co, says design consultancies need to emulate advertising and PR companies and develop long-term relationships with clients.

Sebastian Conran to brief MPs on intellectual property

Mon, 8 Jun 2009

Sebastian Conran will speak about the value of intellectual property at a parliamentary briefing later this month.

Innovation Secretary Denham likely to move in Cabinet reshuffle

Thu, 4 Jun 2009

Innovation Secretary John Denham looks likely to be promoted in the forthcoming Cabinet reshuffle.

Listen to the Design Week Top 100 podcast

Thu, 4 Jun 2009

The Design Week Top 100 podcast is now live and free to download.

Design House and GP Studio to share office space

04 June 2009

Richmond-based branding specialist Design House is moving to central London to share office space with multidisciplinary branding and design consultancy GP Studio.

Oakwood ranked top design group in South West

Tue, 2 Jun 2009

Oakwood Media Group is the most successful design group in the South West, according to a list of the top 100 creative companies in the region.

Designers help develop university technologies

Mon, 1 Jun 2009

Designers are being brought into universities to help speed up the commercialisation of a raft of innovation projects, including solar-powered equipment to generate clean water and electricity, and a safety tracking device using a radar on a chip implanted in clothing.

Bristol Design Festival unveils programme

28 May 2009

Kinneir Dufort and Sebastian Gronemeyer will be among 500 exhibitors showing at the Bristol Design Festival in June - more than twice as many as last year.

Designs ‘to improve human life’ shortlisted

Tue, 26 May 2009

The Index Award 2009 has announced its shortlist of 72 designs from 18 countries. A €500 000 (£440 000) prize will be split equally between five winners across five categories.

Heatherwick and Sorrell to judge 2009 Stirling Prize

Thu, 21 May 2009

Thomas Heatherwick and Sir John Sorrell, chairman of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, have been named as judges for the 2009 Stirling Prize, which is awarded to the architects of the building that has made the greatest contribution to British architecture in the past year.

Leeds to host design activism festival

Thu, 21 May 2009

The Leeds Festival of Design Activism, which will focus on how design can affect environmental and social issues, will be held in July.

New Design Week website launches

Mon, 18 May 2009

Design Week’s new website launches today, with an updated look and feel.The website still features full coverage of industry issues, including news, in-depth features and comment.Readers are also able to comment on stories online.To sign up for a daily news alert featuring four breaking news stories every day, and a weekly in-depth newsletter, visit https://myaccount.designweek.co.uk/.

Debuti adds a branded look to latest Bubble Food café interior

14 May 2009

Bubble Food is opening a café in Potter’s Field Park, London SE1, with interior design by Debuti Agency.

The Yard creates 'drastically different' Eurostar buffet cars

14 May 2009

The Yard Creative has designed new buffet cars for Eurostar’s fleet of 28 trains.

Search continues for vehicle of the future

Tue, 28 Apr 2009

The winner of the Royal College of Art and Opel’s future vehicle design competition is still being deliberated, despite an event last night at the London Transport Museum that was meant to be the culmination of the contest.

Milan furniture fair launches show experimental bent

Fri, 24 Apr 2009

An emphasis on new materials and technical experimentation has been evident at Milan furniture fair this week.

Budget offers meagre pickings for design sector

Thu, 23 Apr 2009

The design industry has found little in this year’s Budget to protect it from the effects of what the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday called a ‘deepening world recession’.

Studio A designs new British Museum ceramics gallery

Thu, 23 Apr 2009

The British Museum’s new ceramics gallery opens today, with design by Studio A.

Enterprising consultancies triumph in Queen's Awards

23 April 2009

JHP Design, Chapman Taylor, Paul Smith and a raft of furniture design groups have been honoured for their business achievements at The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

Respect for clients is best way to nurture growth, says Ardill

23 April 2009

Designers must quell their desire to ‘always be right’ and start focusing on existing clients rather than seeking new business if they want to nurture long-term growth, according to Ralph Ardill, chief executive of The Brand Experience Consultancy.

Symposium to explore design’s links with science

16 April 2009

The links between design and science have been highlighted recently by the Design Council’s formal tie-up with the Technology Strategy Board and Royal College of Art rector Professor Sir Christopher Frayling’s campaign to have design education recategorised in funding terms to bring it closer to science subjects.These links are being further emphasised by an international symposium organised by Kingston University’s Design Research Centre, Design Plus at Kingston University ...

Italian consultancy beats UK groups to Eurostar job

Thu, 9 Apr 2009

Italian design group Pininfarina has beaten Seymour Powell to scoop the Eurostar refurbishment contract.

Authenticity to replace bling post-credit crunch

9 April 2009

They will eschew bling to dress like Dickensian street children, while visiting luxury stores decorated with muted tones, and buying unique, hand-crafted, ethical design products.

Government considers New Deal of the Mind

9 April 2009

The New Deal of The Mind has a simple objective, but you could hardly accuse it of lacking ambition. Its aim is to boost employment in Britain’s creative sector - for the good of the entire nation.

New members’ club INC Space opens for London creatives

Fri, 3 Apr 2009

A new members’ club aimed at people in the creative industries opens in London’s West End on Monday, with interiors and branding by owner Chris Manoe and interior designer Dominic Elvin.

The Market Creative launches Dolphin Bathrooms designs

Fri, 3 Apr 2009

Manchester-based consultancy The Market Creative has designed new interior and point-of-sale concepts for Dolphin Bathrooms, which could roll out across the chain.

Nina Due is new Design Museum head of exhibitions

Thu, 2 Apr 2009

Nina Due has been appointed as the new head of exhibitions at the Design Museum.

BWP brands 'opulent' Soho boutique hotel

2 April 2009

Retail and leisure design specialist BWP Group is branding a new boutique hotel and retail development in London's Soho.The 'deliberately opulent' branding is intended to 'fly in the face of the recession', says a BWP spokeswoman.Property group Consolidated Property Corporation appointed BWP last week following a creative unpaid pitch against at least one other consultancy.BWP has named the 2470m2 development in Old Compton Street Soho Central. It will include a ...

RCA students set up crisis shop for Milan fair

2 April 2009

Product design students from the Royal College of Art will be presenting their responses to the theme of 'crisis' at this year's Milan furniture fair.The 14 postgraduate students from the Platform 10 teaching unit, led by Daniel Charny and Roberto Feo, were asked to produce retail pieces for exhibition in response to what Charny describes as a 'very open' brief to look at strategies for coping with crisis.The resulting works are to be displayed in a makeshift 'crisis shop' ...

G20 should spark sustainable design, says minister

Tue, 31 Mar 2009

The G20 Summit in London should mark the start of the UK’s leadership in sustainable design, according to Trade Minister Mervyn Davies.

Design stars feature in UKTI promotional film

Mon, 30 Mar 2009

UK Trade & Investment has commissioned a film to promote British design groups including Priestman Goode and Conran & Partners to design buyers around the world.

Belgian architect creates London chocolateria

Fri, 27 Mar 2009

Artisan du Chocolat is opening a new store and chocolateria in west London later this year, designed by Bart Lens of Belgium-based architect Lens Associates.

Keech Design completes Isles of Scilly work

Thu, 26 Mar 2009

Keech Design has overcome logistical hurdles to complete a retail interiors contract on the remote Isles of Scilly.

Rawls appointed Yas Island retail guardian

26 March 2009

Climate change innovation products face public vote

Mon, 23 Mar 2009

This is the final week for the public to vote for the winner of innovation competition FT Climate Change Challenge, organised by the sustainable development organisation Forum for the Future.

Watch company launches designer networking site

Mon, 23 Mar 2009

Swatch Group owner Rado Switzerland will launch a networking website for designers next month.

Glasgow School of Art seeks building design team

Fri, 20 Mar 2009

Glasgow School of Art is seeking a team to design a new building opposite its Grade A-listed Mackintosh Building.

Shepard Fairey’s Obama posters are Design of the Year

Thu, 19 Mar 2009

Shepard Fairey’s Barack Obama poster series has been named Brit Insurance Design of the Year.

Eurostar set to appoint to refurbishment brief

Wed, 18 Mar 2009

Eurostar is understood to be on the brink of appointing a consultancy to redesign its train interiors, following a six-month tender process.

EU design policy 'will create jobs'

Wed, 18 Mar 2009

The formation of EU design policy will result in more jobs for designers, according to president of the Bureau of European Design Associations Jan Stavik.The newly elected Beda president, who last weekend replaced Michael Thomson (www.designweek.co.uk, 16 March), is convinced that the organisation's continued European political focus will result in more jobs for designers, 'lifting their ability and focus'.Stavik's comments come ahead of next month's Staff Working Paper ...

Design salaries slump amid recession

Tue, 17 Mar 2009

Salaries for creative design roles in London have declined across the board over the past year, according to Design Week’s 2008 salary survey.

Top 100 deadline is looming

Mon, 16 Mar 2009

The deadline for submissions to Design Week’s 2009 Top 100 design consultancy survey is 25 March.

Ideo public-sector pilot heads for roll-out

12 March 2009

Global design consultancy Ideo and sustainable development charity Forum for the Future is working to secure Government funding ahead of national roll-out of their I-team scheme, aimed at driving innovation in the public sector.The design group, and its sustainable development partner, are this week refining their public-sector innovation process and embarking on a Government funding mission, following positive results from the I-team pilot project with three local authorities: ...

Christopher Frayling wants education funding change

Wed, 11 Mar 2009

The outgoing rector of the Royal College of Art, Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, is set to mount a campaign to persuade Government to rethink its categorisation of design education.Frayling has signalled an intention to go to 'the highest level' to talk to the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and Business Secretary Peter Mandelson to argue for the inclusion of design as a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem) subject. Stem subjects are regarded ...

LDA event to highlight creative Olympic opportunities

Wed, 11 Mar 2009

The London Development Agency is planning to stage an event to highlight contract opportunities around the 2012 Olympics for the creative sector at the end of this month.The LDA is thought to have appointed an organisation with 'a strong track record of delivering interactive, business-focused events' to stage its 'cultural-sector supplier engagement event' through an official public tender process, following concern from the creative sector about the lack of information on such ...

Cranfield University extends design bursaries

Tue, 10 Mar 2009

Cranfield University is injecting £50 000 into its bursary scheme to encourage UK graduates on to its Master of Design in Innovation and Creativity in Industry course.

WPP sees profits fall

Fri, 6 Mar 2009

WPP has seen profits fall by 5.8 per cent, and recorded almost a flat growth of 2.7 per cent in 2008, according to its preliminary results for the year, which have been published this morning.

Manchester design students revamp Gallery of Costume

Fri, 6 Mar 2009

MA design students at Manchester Metropolitan University have teamed up with the city’s Gallery of Costume to help reinvent the space ahead of its reopening in 2010.

Funding cut for design and art universities

Thu, 5 Mar 2009

Top design universities are dismayed at the news that they are to have their research funding cut by The Higher Education Funding Council for England.

Caulder Moore gets the cut for MichaelJohn push

5 March 2009

Caulder Moore is redesigning the interiors of a Mayfair hair salon, ahead of a planned expansion of the brand to create a London-based hair and beauty chain.Michaeljohn, whose customers include Twiggy and Princess Anne, appointed Caulder Moore to revamp the salon about six months ago, following a non-competitive credentials pitch. It briefed the retail design consultancy to create a new interior that will 'put a stronger emphasis on the brand and its history', according to Caulder ...

Bruce Mau calls on the design world to combat economic and social ills

Wed, 4 Mar 2009

Design visionary Bruce Mau has called upon the international design world to combat the world's economic and social ills.Canadian Mau, founder of the Institute Without Boundaries, issued the call to arms at last week's Design Indaba conference in Cape Town, South Africa.Mau says, 'Crisis is a terrible thing to waste. The new design is not only visual. The new design is forever.'Mau adds that he is considering 'the possibility of a sustainable America'. He has been ...

Design Centre for the North wins planning permission

Mon, 2 Mar 2009

Gateshead Borough Council has approved plans for the £13m Design Centre for the North.

BBC shortlists for London headquarters interiors task

Mon, 2 Mar 2009

Gensler, HOK and Morey Smith are among the nine groups that the BBC has shortlisted for the interior design contract for Broadcasting House in central London.

Studio Space One picked for NHS arts briefs

Mon, 2 Mar 2009

Plymouth-based consultancy Studio Space One is designing a brochure showcasing the works of art commissioned by the city’s NHS Zest programme.

Longlist announced for £100 000 Art Fund Prize

Fri, 27 Feb 2009

The Wedgwood Museum, which tells the story of the historic ceramics company which recently went into administration, is in the running for this year’s Art Fund Prize for Museums and Galleries.

Start crowned Design Week football league champs

Thu, 26 Feb 2009

Start Creative’s team Start Academicals has claimed the Design Week football league title after finishing a massive 10 points ahead of nearest league rivals Pearlfisher.

Royalty check for designers

26 February 2009

As the economic climate remains tough, some consultancies are turning to joint ventures with clients as a way to win business, say Emily Pacey

Design community ‘slow to boost its skills’

Tue, 24 Feb 2009

The UK design community is apathetic about boosting its skills, according to research by Design Week and independent research group YouGov.

Design Indaba brings design community to South Africa

Tue, 24 Feb 2009

South Africa’s Design Indaba conference kicks off tomorrow at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

David Rockwell unveils Oscars set design

Fri, 20 Feb 2009

US architect and designer David Rockwell has created the set for this year’s Oscars ceremony, to be held on Sunday.

Portland Design creates Cyprus airport retail

Fri, 20 Feb 2009

Portland Design is creating the retail areas at the new airport currently under construction at Larnaca in Cyprus.

Bisset Adams works on £1.5m Northolt Library project

19 February 2009

Architect and design consultancy Bisset Adams is undertaking a £1.5m radical redesign of Northolt Library in west London, due to complete in August.Ealing Council appointed Bisset Adams in February 2008 through project manager Babcock SGI. The group was appointed on the strength of its previous work with Babcock, on Ealing's Central and Northfields libraries, completed in 2008 and 2007 respectively.The 'aspirational' brief, as Bisset Adams head of interiors Adam Strudwick ...

A new wave of start-ups is turning the recession into an opportunity

19 February 2009

A new wave of agile and market-aware start-ups, keen to target challenger brands, is turning the recession into an opportunity, says Gina Lovett

Priestman Goode and Speirs and Major create new streetlight

Wed, 18 Feb 2009

Product designer Priestman Goode and lighting designer Speirs and Major Associates have collaborated to create a new street light.

Baca creates anti-flooding project

Tue, 17 Feb 2009

Architect Baca has masterminded the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Life Project, launching today.

Design Museum opens Brit Insurance prize show

Thu, 12 Feb 2009

The Design Museum’s second Brit Insurance Designs of the Year exhibition opens to the public today at its Shad Thames home in London.

James Dyson pledges £5m to RCA

Mon, 9 Feb 2009

Sir James Dyson has pledged £5m to the Royal College of Art for its new Battersea site.

James Park creates interiors for Nigerian airline

Thu, 5 Feb 2009

James Park Associates is designing the interiors of Nigerian airline Arik Air’s fleet of Boeing B777-300ERs.

Brighton conference to look at future of education

5 February 2009

With controversy continuing to swirl around former Landor Europe and Fitch managing director Ian Cochrane's recommendation in Design Week that design students 'get out' of a sector that 'does not need' them,the University of Brighton is to address the iss

R&D&Co ceases trading

Wed, 4 Feb 2009

R&D&Co has this week closed its doors and ceased trading.

Mackenzie Wheeler’s restaurant set to open

Tue, 3 Feb 2009

The Commander - a restaurant, florist, butcher and farmer’s market in one - opens in west London’s Notting Hill on Friday, designed by Mackenzie Wheeler.

Deadline approaches for European Design Awards

Fri, 30 Jan 2009

Entries are being sought for this year’s European Design Awards. The deadline to enter the awards is 14 February.

Design Solution unveils Athens airport shops

29 January 2009

The Design Solution is creating two retail concessions at Athens International Airport for Hellenic Duty Free Shops, and will also be involved in a third space, to be built in line with a terminal expansion. The delicatessen Hellenic Gourmet (pictured right) and the duty free shop (pictured below) will replace existing outlets owned by the client when they open in April.Appointed to both projects in September, The Design Solution came through a three-way credentials pitch to land ...

Students urged to avoid design

Tue, 27 Jan 2009

Industry heavyweight Ian Cochrane is recommending design students to ‘get out’ of the sector, which ‘does not need you’, as the recession bites.

Anne Carlisle takes over at Falmouth

Tue, 27 Jan 2009

Professor Anne Carlisle is to replace University College Falmouth rector Alan Livingston.

Light show plays on London’s tallest block of flats

Thu, 22 Jan 2009

London’s tallest block of flats will celebrate its opening this evening with a light show created by Maurice Brill Lighting Design.

Two receive RCA’s Misha Black Medals

Mon, 19 Jan 2009

The 2009 Sir Misha Black Medal for Distinguished Services to Design Education will be presented to Judy Frater at a ceremony at the Royal College of Art on the 17 March. At the same time, the 2009 Sir Misha Black Medal for Innovation in Design Education will go to the RCA's head of design interactions, Anthony Dunne.

Architect Jan Kaplicky dies

Thu, 15 Jan 2009

Czech-born architect Jan Kaplicky has died at the age of 71.

Arts Council appoints 16 groups to roster

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

Arts Council England has created a marketing and design roster featuring 16 consultancies.