The Porthole: Illustrators’ Works for Caribbean Cruises
Show of work by illustrators including Milton Glaser and Dan Fern. Until 10 February. – Venue: The Pentagram Gallery, 11 Needham Road, London W11.
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Breaking down barriers between disciplines
Later this month you can assess the results of the first collaboration between Design Week and the RIBA Architecture Centre. The show Products of Desire, which opens at the London
US-style restaurant for London
American restaurant and live music venue Dick’s Last Resort is coming to London as “the antithesis of a good restaurant”. The group’s first site outside the US will open in
Jenkins identifies Dubai firm
Dubai firm Al Rostamani is introducing a new identity by The Jenkins Group. Al Rostamani is one of Dubai’s largest holding companies, with subsidiary activities ranging from hotels to car
Food for thought
The growing crop of chic London eateries could be bad news for designers, discovers Clare Melhuish
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Display of photographic images chosen from more than 10 000 international entries. Until 29 January. – Venue: The Royal Photographic Society, Milsom Street, Bath BA1 1DN.
Virgin job for Rodney Fitch
Rodney Fitch and Company is designing the identity for Virgin Group’s joint financial venture with insurer Norwich Union. The company, to be called Virgin Direct, will be launched in February
`And this is our blue sky interior brain worker ‘
Designer is now such a pejorative term that maybe the industry needs a new title. – In the Far East at least, designers already have a new name to adopt
Design Council sends missive to year 2045
Project 2045 – the Design Council’s flagship 50th anniversary event – kicks off this week as about 2000 time-capsules are sent to people and organisations to predict designs of the
Corporate design work rises as US recovers
A plethora of company name changes in the US has led to a boom in the corporate design industry, according to two New York surveys. Branding consultancies Interbrand Schechter and
More losses at Saatchi
Turmoil continues at Saatchi & Saatchi plc, parent of Siegel & Gale, Saatchi & Saatchi Design and MDS Europe, after the resignations of the group’s chief creative director, Jeremy Sinclair,
Appropriate Architecture
Thursday 26 January – Discussion on architecture’s responsibility towards today’s environmental and social problems. Speakers include Amanda Levete of Future Systems and author and journalist Patrick Wright.
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Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
