Industrial transformations
Ovid wrote all 15 books of his epic poem Metamorphoses two millennia ago as an investigation into everything in heaven and earth. His supposition, that God and man, animal and
Ovid wrote all 15 books of his epic poem Metamorphoses two millennia ago as an investigation into everything in heaven and earth. His supposition, that God and man, animal and
The late Sir John Harvey-Jones wrote, ‘There are three kinds of company: those that make things happen, those that follow what happens and those that wonder what happened.’
Designers could be Greener when it comes to specifying paper, says Dominic Murphy. More recycling and sustainable thinking – as well as using sustainable sources – are the best options
Gloom? What gloom? Whatever the mood in the UK, the sun was shining in Milan last month as international furniture buffs gathered for the annual fair. There was a resigned
South African architect Luyanda Mpahlwa has devised an ingenious low-cost home to tackle the housing crisis in Cape Town’s townships. Sean O’Toole meets a professional who is taking issue with
Wonderful piece on co-design (Comment, DW 17 April). We’ve just lost an account because a client ran our creative past a public focus group, which rejected our concepts. I put
Roger Hughes claims strong leaders are a must-have in a design consultancy (Business Insight, DW 10 April). I couldn’t agree more. In fact, this assertion surely applies to the broader
I agree with many of the comments from Roger Hughes (Business Insight, DW 10 April) and Lynda Relph-Knight (Comment, DW 10 April) about the importance of great leadership in design.
The Food Standards Agency is failing to consult designers on a European Commission proposal about food labelling, despite canvassing retailers, manufacturers and the advertising industry. Why is it important for
So, the Adidas trademark ruling triggers warnings over ‘lookalike’ stripes, does it (News, DW 17 April)? Well, that’s just bloody ridiculous. I could have understood the European Court of Justice’s
Originally, I thought I’d choose something from the all-encompassing Internet and talk about how inclusive it is. Then I remembered what made me believe that there was a place for
It can be rather too easy to tell a designer by their dress, whether they opt for black or more frivolous attire. David Bernstein on the perils of fashion ‘And