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  • Pitch perfect

    9 June 2011

    Opinions over what makes a great pitch vary, but timing, engaging in conversation, research, rehearsing and letting your creativity shine will always be key. Suzanne Hinchliffe takes a look at what creates the perfect blend

  • Street life

    Fri, 3 Jun 2011

    Can you put a price on a graffitied wall? Well, you can if you’re Banksy. The world famous street artist is the king of stencilling the back streets of Britain and beyond. 

  • Tough and brutal

    2 June 2011

    A long-running festival in the south of France is setting the standards for presenting photojournalism from a range of frontlines war zones, prisons, mental hospitals and, indeed, the underbelly of British life.Suzanne Hinchliffe previews this year’s unflinching selection

  • Redesigning graduate shows

    Tue, 24 May 2011

    It’s that time of year again when Design Week is inundated with invites to graduate shows. We do like perusing the show-stopping work produced, but it is also nice to see something a little different.

  • A little 'pendurance' goes a long way

    Mon, 23 May 2011

    Forget Challenge Anneka, illustrator Lizzie Mary Cullen has got her cycling shoes and pen poised in preparation for a rather unusual marathon.Lizzie Mary Cullen

  • Always Coca-Cola

    Wed, 18 May 2011

    Did you know that pharmacist John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola as a medicine to cure headaches? Perhaps. Did you also know he only used to sell ten bottles a day? Maybe not. It’s certainly a different story 125 years later.A Coca-Cola Christmas

  • Animal magic

    Mon, 16 May 2011

    Animal Magic, the classic BBC television show broadcast from the 1960s to the 1980s, saw Johnny Morris wittingly apply jovial voiceovers to animals at Bristol Zoo. Fresian by Robert Clarke

  • Making a splash

    Thu, 12 May 2011

    Imagine a world in which marine life has almost disappeared. Imagine going scuba diving and not seeing live coral and tropical fish. Imagine having a childhood without eating tuna salad sandwiches!

  • Under the sea

    Tue, 10 May 2011

    Just as chefs Heston Blumenthal, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay raised awareness of endangered fish species by bringing Channel Four’s The Big Fish Fight to our television screens last year, department store Selfridges is about to embark on a similar task – turning from retailer to campaigner in its first initiative called Project Ocean.

  • River of life

    28 April 2011

    At 350km, the Thames is the longest river in England and a thoroughfare for trade and travel dissecting London through its core.

  • Urban fog

    Tue, 26 Apr 2011

    It is a well-known fact that the Design Week team devours more than a few cups of tea throughout the working day. Someone says ‘tea’, and several ears prick up. Followed by a chorus of desperate and gasping ‘yes pleases’.

  • Interactive underground

    Thu, 14 Apr 2011

    So us Londoners may have noticed the odd refurbishment occurring on the London Underground. Hands up who gets stuck outside Oxford Circus on their commute home each evening?

  • Pub art

    Fri, 8 Apr 2011

    It appears April has got an identity crisis and mistaken itself for July. So what better way to bask in the glorious weather than to buff up the sunglasses, spark up the barbeque and crack open an ice cold beer – ahem – a Beck’s beer.

  • A picture worth a thousand words

    Thu, 7 Apr 2011

    One of my earliest memories of storytelling conjures up visions of the dark, twisted and beautiful illustrations from author Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen tale.Nightshade

  • Ahead of the pack

    Packaging & Branding Supplement

    Packaging is an important part of the branding mix and the dominant fee-earner for design groups claiming expertise in this area. Lynda Relph-Knight analyses the financial performance of the Top 30-ranking independent packaging and branding groups by fee-income. Research by Suzanne Hinchliffe

  • Mark of creativity

    Packaging & Branding Supplement

    It may bear little resemblance to the Top 30 branding and packaging groups ranked according to business success, but the groups in the creativechart have won a raft of awards for their outstanding branding and packaging work, says Lynda Relph-Knight. Research by Suzanne Hinchliffe

  • Dung deal

    31 March 2011

    The race is on to find new and ever more efficient ways of creating environment-friendly papers. Suzanne Hinchliffe samples some contenders on the pulp fibre scene - and comes across the ultimate in sustainability in a rather unexpected quarter

  • Get rolling

    Fri, 25 Mar 2011

    Andy Warhol’s hippy hangout The Factory was famous on the New York scene for its parties, artsy types and drug-fuelled shenanigans. And now the West London Art Factory is launching its first pop-up event to stamp its mark on the London art scene (er…minus the drugs).

  • A student protest

    Tue, 22 Mar 2011

    Student protests – once peaceful, often loud, sometimes ironic, always opinionated and now tarnished with images of rioting and, unfortunately, a fire extinguisher.

  • Paying fair

    Thu, 17 Mar 2011

    The design world has got off to a great start in 2011, with consultancies beginning to hire again and work flooding in. Emily Pacey asks if this is an indicator of even better things to come. With research by Suzanne Hinchliffe

  • Number ten

    Mon, 14 Mar 2011

    There’s not a balloon or celebration cake in sight as print company Team Impressions marks its tenth birthday with a more aptly creative and charitable project called Team Ten.

  • Virtual monsters

    Fri, 4 Mar 2011

    A mix of infinite mirrors, audio-visual environments, dancers in wind tunnels and giant evolving monsters sounds like some sort of phantasmagoria, but is set to tantalise digital design lovers and the like, this April at La Gaîté Lyrique - a new venue dedicated to digital arts in Paris.

  • Top 100 Consultancy Survey: DEADLINE EXTENSION

    Wed, 2 Mar 2011

    Here at Design Week towers, we’ve had a flurry of phone calls in the last few days from design consultancy’s begging, pleading and bribing us for an extension on their Top 100 form.Top 100

  • Love blossoms

    Tue, 8 Feb 2011

    As shop fronts are adorned with red roses and hearts, commercial declarations of love are bought in the form of cards and chocolate – it can only mean the day of love is just around the corner. 

  • Will you top the list?

    Mon, 17 Jan 2011

    It’s that time of year to pull out your financial figures and prepare them for the annual Top 100 consultancy survey.

  • Cut the art cuts

    Tue, 7 Dec 2010

    Chancellor George Osbourne announced his Comprehensive Spending Review back in October, with the public sector being one of the hardest hit. The arts, particularly, is one sector that is buckling under the pressure as massive cuts are made across the UK.

  • The Hungoevr Cookbook

    Mon, 6 Dec 2010

    Christmas party season is well and truly underway so there is a good chance you are hung-over right now.

  • Rubbish fashion

    Fri, 3 Dec 2010

    Fashion - what is it? It can be uber cool, trendy, cutting-edge and oh so stylish, but sometimes a little slick for its own good. The newsstands, for example, are littered with glossy fashion magazines that are trying to out-style each other. So its refreshing to see Rubbish Ink - a fashion magazine - which landed on the Design Week editorial desk that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

  • Champagne and paper

    Mon, 29 Nov 2010

    Travelling business class on the Eurostar to see the Arjowiggins Graphic Greenfield pulp mill in Chateau Thierry, France last week seemed like an opulent affair. Especially with the paper industry having to work harder than ever before to demonstrate its Green credentials.

  • 'Tis the season to get glugged'

    Wed, 24 Nov 2010

    Party dresses at the ready - Christmas is coming early for all you Gluggers out there.

  • It's party time!

    Wed, 24 Nov 2010

    Last week, we gave you alternative ideas of where to go Christmas shopping to avoid the hustle and bustle of the high street. With Made in Clerkenwell’s Winter Open Studios (opening tomorrow night) being top of the list.

  • A nice cuppa

    Tue, 23 Nov 2010

    The team here at Design Week are known for drinking tea by the bucket load. Guaranteed on the hour every hour someone will pop on the kettle for a nice cuppa tea - which frankly makes life on the editorial desk a little less fraught.

  • Creative pop-up

    Wed, 17 Nov 2010

    As the UK retail market has taken a mighty wallop from the recession, a deluge of opportunistic pop-up shops has appeared over the past couple of years.

  • Fight night

    Mon, 15 Nov 2010

    Last Saturday was the ultimate fight night, and not just because David Haye  retained his WBA Heavyweight belt title against Audley Harrison.

  • Real interiors

    Thu, 11 Nov 2010

    Look at this image - is it real or is it an illusion?Interior by Ben Johnson

  • J’adore Dior

    Tue, 2 Nov 2010

    Glamour, glitz, couture and sophistication - perfectly encapsulates the Dior style. What girl hasn’t dreamt of being a Miss Dior vision - oozing luxury and Parisian elegance.

  • Jail house stitch

    Mon, 25 Oct 2010

    When I think of inmates doing time, my mind casts back to old TV reruns of Porridge, watching Ronnie Barker’s character Fletcher come into some sort of conflict. So it’s hard to imagine a group of criminals sat round learning cross and chain stitches to create beautiful pieces of embroidery.

  • Hats off

    Thu, 14 Oct 2010

    Do you know what the urban streetwear cap of choice is? Well, rappers wear them, athletes and artists wear them and pretty much every cool kid on the planet should know how to wear them. Presenting the wide brim baseball cap - otherwise known as the New Era 59Fifty.

  • Seen and not heard

    Mon, 11 Oct 2010

    ‘Music + art = good,’ enlightens graphic designer and occasional artist Jamie Winder. Just one of the contributors to display their work at the next Seen and Not Heard night and exhibition, which commences end of November. 

  • Darkness visible

    7 October 2010

    Rapidly encroaching urbanisation need not result in switching on ever more lights. Suzanne Hinchliffe investigates. See below for video schemes by UVA, Jason Bruges Studios and Speirs & Major

  • 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

  • Under the hammer

    Tue, 5 Oct 2010

    The new Royal College of Art campus in London’s Battersea is well underway - with phase one, The Sackler Building, complete. The Dyson Building is now in progress, as part of phase two, and to ensure there is enough money in the pot for the third and final phase, money is being raised via a special one-off RCA auction at Christie’s in London.

  • Play your cards right

    Fri, 1 Oct 2010

    It’s October - so of course we’re seeing the first glimpses of the festive season. However, before you get immersed in Christmas lights and shopping - why not spread a little yule-tide cheer yourself and enter Stranger Collective’s competition to design a Christmas card for charity.C

  • My first tweetup

    Fri, 24 Sep 2010

    I’ll admit it, I’m really not that Twitter savvy (a novice really) and therefore hide behind the @Design_Week name instead of having my own account. So when I was asked to go down to the inaugural Creative Review tweetup, hosted at the London’s Design Museum last night, I didn’t really know what to expect (or do).

  • On the up

    16 September 2010

    Things are beginning to look rosy for freelances after a couple of rough years and could get better yet, discovers Emily Pacey, but it still pays to have the right skills and experience. Research by Suzanne Hinchliffe

  • Biker art

    Wed, 15 Sep 2010

    Later this month in Milan, The Warhol Museum will show a collection of contemporary artists’ new take on pop culture, as expressed through the iconic motorcycle jacket, beloved by the Rockers of the 1960s.

  • Boxed imagination

    Tue, 14 Sep 2010

    This may sound odd, but as a little girl I was fascinated by cardboard boxes. I found a thousands things to do with them - from building castles to making a little theatre and even creating the odd robot. A simple brown box could transform my imagination.

  • Mixing media

    Mon, 13 Sep 2010

    The Design Week diary is brimming with design events showcasing installations, quirky exhibitions and the like, as both London Design Festival and Neville Brody’s Anti Design Festival get under way next week.Giannina Capitani

  • Open City

    Tue, 31 Aug 2010

    London is certainly not short of beautiful architecture, attracting swarms of tourists every day to visit. And while the exteriors of these impressive buildings range from breathtaking to down-right unusual, the question on most people’s lips is - what do they look like on the inside?

  • Stereotypes

    Fri, 27 Aug 2010

    The beauty of living in a large city (especially London) is the vast array of eccentric characters you can come across. From the Cockney cabby to the Shoreditch design student to name a couple, they can epitomise the wonderful English stereotype we recognise each day.

  • Play dates

    Thu, 26 Aug 2010

    As September looms, the bad weather continues and that back to school feeling is starting to haunt everyone - why not head down to the Inkygoodness’ debut London exhibition ‘Play’  in London’s East Gallery next week.

  • On your marks

    26 August 2010

    As a start-up you have to be confident about what makes your company different, and convey this clearly to potential clients in order to grow. Suzanne Hinchliffe sees how three new consultancies are looking to position themselves and achieve stand-out

  • Poster perfect

    Tue, 24 Aug 2010

    How many times have you taken a photo and thought it could make a great poster? Or maybe you’ve designed an illustration that would look better blown up into a bigger design?

  • On the lightbox

    Thu, 19 Aug 2010

    How do you find that perfect image for a specific design task, be it creating a cover for a novel, designing limited-edition vodka packaging or putting together a road show of inspirational imagery for a global firm? Suzanne Hinchliffe puts a range of top image libraries to the test

  • I love Truth

    Mon, 16 Aug 2010

    At Design Week, we don’t normally cover consultancy’s birthdays (we’d be blowing candles out every week) but this one is special as American design legend Milton Glaser has created a limited-edition poster  in celebration of design group Truth’s fourth anniversary.

  • Something for the weekend

    Thu, 5 Aug 2010

    The Big Chill extravaganza has finally arrived and to be honest, what better way is there to spend an August weekend brimming with music and creativity.

  • A new comic craze

    Wed, 4 Aug 2010

    For all comic book geeks/lovers out there who are still living in your parents’ basement - it’s time to see the light.

  • American classics

    Tue, 3 Aug 2010

    We know the United States likes to do things bigger and better than anyone else. So it’s no surprise that US film event the 2010 Rolling Roadshow, run by the Alamo Drafthouse and Levi’s, trumps the Film4 Big Screen at London’s Somerset House - in the sense of scale at least.

  • Junkyard soup

    Thu, 29 Jul 2010

    The Junkman likes to make soup. Not just any old soup, however, given that the ‘ingredients’ are inedible being made from, er junk. After ‘cooking the soup and adding a few extra spices’, as he puts it, the finished creation doesn’t look particularly appetising, but certainly is intriguing in more ways than one.

  • Interaction Design survey

    Tue, 27 Jul 2010

    If you’re a consultancy that specialises in interaction design (websites, apps, online branding and the like) - why not let your peers, the media, prospective clients and others learn more about you by being part of Design Week’s Interaction Design supplement, to be published on the 30 September.

  • Tattoo tales

    Mon, 26 Jul 2010

    It is often said that every scar has a story behind it. And this couldn’t be more true for individuals who have a penchant for inking themselves permanently.

  • Paper cuts

    Fri, 23 Jul 2010

    An intricately woven, origami-style sheet of music is the latest addition to hang in New York’s Sebastian & Barquet gallery. The artist, Francisca Prieto, continues her work (albeit with a few paper cuts, we imagine), to meticulously cut, fold, and interlock paper into impressive forms of artwork.

  • Get groovy with Gresty

    Fri, 23 Jul 2010

    Hello Friday. If you find yourself at a loose end tonight, why not head down to The George Orwell in London’s Islington. The traditional ale pub, with an open fireplace, beer garden and board games (what more do you need?), has a welcoming atmosphere that any thirsty punter would succumb to.

  • Field of flags

    Thu, 22 Jul 2010

    As (we hope) the heatwave continues and you find yourself lolling about in the sunshine, why not try something different this weekend and take a leaf out of artist Jon Adams book, by joining in the national Open Weekend for temporary public art.

  • Hair models

    Mon, 19 Jul 2010

    Maurizio Anzeri’s work is intriguing - he creates life-size sculptures that look precariously like ghostly visions of the past. The interesting thing, is not just the fact his handcrafted work is so intricately detailed, but that these stand-alone sculptures are made solely out of synthetic hair.Source:

  • Let's get digital

    Thu, 15 Jul 2010

    At Design Week we’re always up for trying new things and, of course, rolling with the times. So to show you just how digitally savvy we really are - we’ve developed the inaugural Design Week Interaction Design survey.

  • If the shoe fits

    Fri, 9 Jul 2010

    In the last few weeks the design industry has celebrated a plethora of graduate work and Design Week has been impressed by the ingenious projects the students have come up with.

  • Radio ga ga

    Thu, 1 Jul 2010

    Calling all female shoppers. Wouldn’t a wicker basket-style radio be perfect for a picnic? Or if you’re a person with a clumsy nature (like me), then a bouncy rubber band-protected radio would be ideal. And for those with a weakness for bling, how could you resist a ‘grown your own’ crystal-encrusted radio - the ultimate present for your inner-diva?

  • Shooting Shoreditch

    Wed, 30 Jun 2010

    Cameras at the ready and snap away - that shall be the order of the day in London’s Shoreditch this Saturday. The interactive photography specialist Shoot Experience wants you to map the personality of London’s creative quarter in its 6th annual photography treasure hunt.

  • Trade secrets

    1 July 2010

    Every designer - no matter how creative or multi-talented - comes to depend on one or two basic items at some time during their careers. Suzanne Hinchliffe asks some top names about their must-have tools of the trade - that special something they can’t do without

  • A monster of an ‘issue’

    Fri, 25 Jun 2010

    The peculiarly named group Shellsuit Zombie is launching its first magazine this weekend at D&AD’s New Blood.

  • It's show time

    Wed, 23 Jun 2010

    It’s not hard to find something to enjoy this week - the sunshine, the World Cup (perhaps), Wimbledon or a festival. But if you fancy a more cerebral and imaginative way to enhance your week then look no further than a graduate show or two.

  • One of a kind

    Thu, 17 Jun 2010

    Dealing with cancer is often a confusing and frightening time for everyone involved. It demands great sensitivity and understanding, no matter if it is an adult or child suffering from the disease.

  • Something for the weekend

    Tue, 15 Jun 2010

    At the heart of trendy Notting Hill lies Portobello Road, home to one of west London’s most notable street markets. It became more infamous with the release of the 1999 film Notting Hill - remember Hugh Grant living behind the blue door (which FYI no longer exists after being sold), owning the travel bookshop and pottering around the quirky stalls?

  • Keepie-uppie challenge

    Fri, 11 Jun 2010

    Well, the big day is finally here! With red-and-white colours streaming up and down the country and landlords painting their pubs in a St George’s flag fashion, it seems (almost) everyone is championing the Fifa World Cup spirit - including creative consultancy Erasmus in partnership with D&AD’s New Blood.

  • Creative fantasies

    Mon, 7 Jun 2010

    ‘What’s your ultimate fantasy?’ the question fashion photographer Yves de Contades is asking 40 figures from the UK creative industry this week - who have posed for his exhibition Fantasy Portraits.

  • A whole lot of hootenanny

    Tue, 1 Jun 2010

    As a magazine, we should know a few things about publishing. So when Hootenanny, a paper from Lincoln School of Art & Design, landed on our desks the team agreed in collective breath - it was a lovely surprise.

  • The art of ‘swapsies’

    Mon, 24 May 2010

    As grown men regress into excited little school boys screaming ‘got’ and ‘need’ up and down the office it can only mean one thing - the start of World Cup fever. Filling their sticker books with the finest football players can be a painstaking task if you have too many duplicates. So this is where the old swapsie mantra ‘Got, got, got need’ comes into play.

  • New constellations

    Mon, 17 May 2010

    Ever thought about how stars look different depending on when you are in the world? With this theme in mind the concept of stargazing takes on a different stance this month as Bunch - a disparate group of creatives from advertising and design - hold the exhibition Bunch of Stars to celebrate commissioned work promoting the pub The Star of Bethnal Green.

  • Virtual collaborations

    Thu, 13 May 2010

    If you’re the type of person who enjoys a night of live music, photography, illustration and story-telling (possibly with a vodka cocktail in tow), we can introduce you to a creative community that will welcome you with open arms.Luna Cover by Suzie Webb

  • Coach it out

    Professional Development Supplement

    So what skills are the most sought-after in different sectors - and where are the worst skills gaps? Suzanne Hinchliffe speaks to industry professionals about the abilities they rate most and how they encourage their staff to realise their full potential

  • Fields of fun

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    The nights are younger, the weather is warmer and the festival season is almost upon us. For those of you lucky enough to be part of the festival throng this summer, why not start early by visiting the exhibition Glastonbury Comes To London by Kurt Jackson, which showcases his paintings of rock and pop’s elite, including Radiohead, Massive Attack and Lily Allen.

  • Ready, steady, colour

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    You may have been inspired by Sunday’s London Marathon to dust off your trainers and perhaps enter the 2011 race. However, if it seems too much like hard work, why not go for something that’s still themed on running, but is a little more creative and relaxing.

  • Men: so difficult to define

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    When it comes to artists’ muses, women tend to be the subject of affection. Artist Rudy de Belgeonne, however, tells a different story by creating individual hand-painted panels with words to describe men.

  • Fact of the day

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    For all fake tan-users - did you know if you eat too many carrots, it’s possible for your skin to turn orange? And to women wearing their pride and joy Manolo Blahniks, high heels were originally made for men. Also vegetarians beware, the brain actually has the same consistency as tofu. All true, according to website learnsomethingeveryday.co.uk, created by Manchester-based design consultancy Young.

  • Art of the future

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    Taking a similar futuristic view to George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, published in 1949, Life in 2050 is an art exhibition which sees 22 artists transport their imaginations to 40 years from now.

  • Vote chocolate

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    As the General Election looms, and the talk of the blue, red and yellow becomes even more confusing, Design Week have found a far sweeter option - choose chocolate.Source: Artisan Du ChocolatArtisan Du Chocolat ...

  • An inspiring playground

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    D&AD and You Tube has collaborated to create an Inspiration Channel - allowing creatives from around the world to upload videos of their work.

  • The Eggsperts

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    As the holidays beckon, we’ve seen some cracking good ideas of how to design a perfect egg for Easter.

  • Project for a rainy day

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    Everyone loves receiving post. Unfortunately, the dull thud of letters landing on the door mat is often followed by a disheartening sigh as yet more bills arrive through the letterbox.I-love-post post stamp

  • Design’s own stylista

    Wed, 31 Mar 2010

    The Tube journey home is never that enthralling after a long day at the office, so I always like a good read to pass the time. When I picked up the latest copy of Stylist (the freebie sister of Shortlist magazine) it was a lovely surprise to see Cheryl Giovannoni, European President of Landor featured in its Work life section.

  • My name’s … and I’m a chocoholic

    Wed, 17 Mar 2010

    With a few avid chocoholics on the Design Week team, (ahem - my reason for living) it is no surprise that we can hardly contain our excitement and salivating thoughts after hearing about The Chocolate Library- a home for chocolate with something to say.Message Bars

  • Through the looking-glass

    Fri, 12 Mar 2010

    A derelict space in London’s Brompton Quarter has captured our attention this week. A part gallery, part open studio has emerged from Anonymous Artists, themed on the 1865 Lewis Carroll novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland - interest has been renewed after last week’s release of Tim Burton’s film Alice in Wonderland.Illus

  • Going down a Storm

    Wed, 10 Mar 2010

    The future of the music industry appears to be more reliant on MP3 downloads and iTunes right now, leaving album art as a rare but all-important legacy. In the middle of this gloomy outlook, however, the Idea Generation Gallery presents Right But Wrong - an exhibition in celebration of the influential and prolific album artist Storm Thorgerson. 

  • Are you a big kid at heart?

    Wed, 10 Mar 2010

    These images of a giant Tetris cubed-filled room instantly made us want to reach for our Gameboys.

  • I Wish I Worked There....

    Thu, 4 Mar 2010

    If the thought of sitting at your desk in a grey cubicle, with piles of work mounting in your inbox, leaves you uninspired, here’s an idea: strategically place I Wish I Worked There - a book by designer Kursty Groves and illustrator Will Knight - on your boss’ desk.

  • The new, improved Design Week

    Thu, 4 Mar 2010

    It’s finally here. The redesigned Design Week has hit the news stands. But if you can’t wait for your copy here is a peek of the new design, led by art director Sam Freeman.

  • Top 100 deadline extended

    Wed, 3 Mar 2010

    The 2010 Design Week Top 100 deadline has been extended to Friday 12 March.

  • Thirty-year digital moving image installation

    Fri, 26 Feb 2010

    Source: John Gerrard

  • Draw and Dial...

    Thu, 25 Feb 2010

    The fax machine may be redundant these days as a piece of office equipment, but is the next big thing for importing and exporting Brazilian and UK Art, it appears.

  • Jamie Oliver is Client of the Year at 2009 Benchmarks

    Thu, 3 Dec 2009

    Jamie Oliver’s culinary empire took Client of the Year at the fifth annual Design Week Benchmarks awards last night. The accolade was established in 2007 to celebrate excellence in commissioning design.Since his TV debut in 1996, Oliver has proved to have a highly commercial bent, developing a range of products, packaging and brands through Jamie Oliver Holdings. At this year’s Benchmarks, Pearlfisher, which developed the Jme lifestyle brand, collected an award in the Household ...

  • Paperwork

    01 October 2009

    Designers love to obsess over paper quality, but financial pressures are beginning to rein in the wilder excesses of over-specification. Suzanne Hinchliffe looks at how print professionals are still managing to produce engaging results

  • Up-skill battle

    17 September

    Continuing concern over the state of the economy is reflected in the fluctuating fortunes of freelances. Suzanne Hinchliffe crunches the figures in our latest survey of this sector, while industry insiders give their lowdown on what’s happening out there

  • 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.

  • Celluloid rituals

    10 September 2009

    A pursuit is on. The soundtrack of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead rivals the silhouetted woman’s clicking heels as the camera follows her through the anonymous interior and out on to the streets of London in the double projection work The Prisoner (2008). It is one of the five 16mm films by Rosalind Nashashibi on show at her first major exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London. ‘Gathering a group of Nashashibi’s films with her less well-known photographs gives ...

  • Profile - Fredrik Ahlin

    06th August 2009

    Hotel Chocolat’s Fredrik Ahlin excels at creating layers of mystique around his product - without skimping on ethical credentials. Suzanne Hinchliffe meets a creative with an appetite for sweet sophistication

  • The good guys

    Sustainable Design Supplement

    With sustainability gaining ground in every area of contemporary life, Suzanne Hinchliffe takes a look at the leading campaigners for Green design, all of whom are striving to embed its core principles whenever and wherever they can

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