10 designs which could revolutionise healthcare
The 10 winning entries for MedTechSouthEast, a joint venture between the Design Council and MedCity, include a make-it-yourself walking aid, a glove to steady the hand of people with Parkinson’s
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Connected home hub aims to stand out by design
NCube, designed by consultancy Map, is a physical cube which acts as a hub controlling other connected home systems such as Nest, Sonos and Philips Hue – and its colour and shape
Abbey Road Studios opens retail store
Consultancy Lumsden has designed the interiors for a new Abbey Road Studios shop, featuring merchandise based on The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Amy Winehouse and other artists who have recorded there.
North Face outdoors brand embraces nature with new store design
Consultancy Green Room has designed the interiors for a new flagship North Face store on Regent Street, London, which aims to remind customers of “the great outdoors”.
An exploration of contemporary African design at the Guggenheim Museum
Making Africa – A Continent of Contemporary Design is a new exhibition on show at the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, Spain, which hopes to convey the “complexity and diversity” of
Bristol exhibition aims to show death in a “brighter” light through design
Death: the human experience, taking place at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, aims to encourage discussion around the ethical issues of death, and make the topic more welcoming through “bright,
Sainsbury’s wants to make shopping “quicker and easier” with new interior concept
The supermarket chain is trialling a new layout in six of its larger stores, which places more emphasise on fresh food and self-service checkouts.
Top 5 picks from Frequency: Lincoln’s digital culture festival
Frequency Festival 2015 is full of strange surprises, from the chance to communicate with a giant metal sculpture via Twitter to playing virtual reality from the inside of a locked
Wagamama wants you to eat out in style with its new takeaway packaging
Pearlfisher is behind the strategy and design for Wagamama’s new takeaway food service, and has replicated the restaurant’s aesthetic with black plastic bowls, and a menu sleeve.
Starbucks offers “theatrical” dining with new interiors concept
Coffee chain Starbucks has opened up a new store in Leicester Square, London with an open-plan space that allows customers to watch how their drinks are made.
5 ways to kickstart a new design project
We ask designers what the first thing is that they do when they’re faced with a new project.
New online workspace hire service HeadBox reveals branding
Consultancy Karoshi has designed the branding for HeadBox, a new website that provides bookings for workspaces, and has gone for a cross between a “floor plan and a speech bubble”.
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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.
