Awards for 1998
Amtico Student Design Award. The brief for 1998 is to produce a concept for a petrol forecourt retailing environment. Open to second-year BA and third-year HND Interior Design students. Deadline:
Board level promotion
Sampson Tyrrell Enterprise has promoted sales and marketing director Europe Patrick Smith, and financial director Sharon Fox to the board.
Social Chapter ‘will threaten small firms’
Design groups are among the companies that the Federation of Small Businesses says will suffer most from the introduction of the Social Chapter next year. The FSB has called on
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We must not forget the role of engineers and manufacturers
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The new set of stamps to commemorate the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, has been designed by Royal Mail design director Barry Robinson. The set of five 26p stamps
Din behind Althorp Diana tribute
Retail specialist Din Associates is creating a visitors centre in a listed stable block at Althorp in Northamptonshire, in tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. The consultancy has created interior
Low profile for Dyson
Design Week’s look back at the key events of 1997 (DW 19 December 1997) made no mention of the Prince Philip Designer’s Prize nor of its winner, James Dyson. l
Flossbrush fills gap in oral hygiene market
The first of a new generation of high-specification toothbrushes, the AntiPlak flossbrush, has been launched by Chesterfield company Hcare International. It is intended to fill a niche in the market
New group launched by AD&M staff
A new consultancy has been launched by former managers from Anderson Design & Marketing in London. Design Leon aims to meet the needs of leisure operators, property developers and retailers.
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The concept for the Euro ’98 calendar was created by Helmut Langer Design in Cologne, Germany. The calendar, a joint initiative between the European Parliament, European Commission and the European
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The Frame is the arts and culture review programme on UK Arena (the BBC’s new dedicated cable arts channel). We are starting a showcase series of short films of around
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