David Rockwell unveils Oscars set design
The set will feature a proscenium curtain made from approximately 100,000 Swarovski crystals and a moveable bandstand.
Webb & Webb creates Industrial Revolution stamps
Webb & Webb has created a set of stamps for the Royal Mail to commemorate the work of the early industrialists.
There’s a place for politics, and it’s not in Design Week
Do we need political bias when reading Design Week? When reading the recent article by Michael Johnson on the US presidential election, I certainly got it (Poll positions, DW 30
Split decision in Star Wars copyright case
George Lucas and Star Wars prop designer Andrew Ainsworth are both claiming victory after a split High Court decision over who owns the rights to the design of the Stormtroopers,
Royal Mail stamps
A set of Royal Mail stamps marking the centenary of SOS and Morse Code, shown last week (DW 27 March), were designed by Hat Trick Design.
James Bond stamps licensed to thrill by the Royal Mail
The Royal Mail is marking the May centenary of the birth of James Bond creator Ian Fleming with six stamp designs, featuring the covers of different versions of the most
Imminent resolution for BAT copyright dispute with Tank
Design group and publisher Tank expects not to have to pulp one of its cigarette packstyle books, following ‘amicable’ negotiations with British American Tobacco.
Scouts get centenary stamps
Royal Mail today marks the centenary of the boy scout movement with a series of specially commissioned stamps designed by The Workroom. The branding consultancy was appointed to the project
Commemorative issue of ‘Queen’s head’ stamps
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Arnold Machin’s iconic image of the Queen, the Royal Mail has issued this special commemorative miniature sheet, designed by Jeffrey Matthews in conjunction with Together
St George’s Day stamps out
Silk Pearce unveiled its new stamp designs for Royal Mail today, in celebration of St George’s Day. Called Celebrating England, the designs are the second in a series called Countries
Intellectual property could be the key to beating competition
It was great to read Julian Sanders’s proposition that ‘Royalties may be the answer’ (DW 28 September). Building on his ideas further, should the UK product design industry aim to
Silk Pearce designs new stamps
Royal Mail is unveiling the first in a series of commemorative stamps celebrating the national identities of the UK, designed by Silk Pearce. Each miniature sheet in The Four Countries
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