Review of the year – Restaurant design
In spite of continued economic doom and gloom, designs for restaurant interiors have continued to be bold, innovative and adventurous this year.
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Review of the year – Pop-ups
In her insight piece for us in January 2011, Julie Oxberry, managing director of Household Design, pointed to the pop-up concept as one of this year’s retail ‘must haves’, and
Louis Ghost Chair
A lot has changed in the time between the reign of the Louis XV, King of France from 1715 until 1774, and the 2010 series of Ugly Betty.
Review of the year – Retail design
Design Week’s review of the year in retail design.
Wolff Olins works on Smithsonian rebrand
Wolff Olins is rebranding the Washington DC-based Smithsonian institute, according to reports in the US press.
Web Heroines Emerge conference
Proving that sisters really are doing it for themselves is Web Heroines’ inaugural Emerge conference, a mainly-online and mainly-female conference taking place in January that throws the spotlight on women
The Barbican to open two new cinemas
The Barbican arts centre is opening two new cinema spaces, with exteriors and wayfinding by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Architects and cinema auditoria design by NBDA Architects.
What is your favourite example of punning in branding?
Marmite has unveiled special-edition Ma’amite to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. What is your favourite example of punning in branding?
Ikonic artworks in Birmingham
Birmingham has been quietly simmering with creativity recently – from the EC Arts commission that saw the city become a massive art gallery to the stunning Pointe Blank show at
Foster + Partners and George Sexton Associates begin work on Sainsbury Centre revamp
Work has begun on the first phase of the revamp of the Lord Norman Foster-designed Sainsbury Centre in Norwich.
Tiny Dancers
It seems vodka, creativity and choreography go hand in hand – and we’re not just talking interpretive dancing. Back in July, 18 artists designed their own Absolut bottles, with nothing but
Magpie Studio Design Royal Mail Yearbook 2011
Magpie Studio has designed the Royal Mail Yearbook 2011, which features the year’s 14 stamp issues and explanations behind them.
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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.
