Sitting pretty
Seats to rest your weary feet when you’re out and about are often taken for granted, but Sara Manuelli gets behind the priorities in public seating that inform most furniture
British Council promotes ReDesign
A series of touring exhibitions promoting British design in the Far East and Africa will kick off next month, indicating that the design sector remains buoyant despite the global economic
A marriage of convenience
Hannah Booth considers the motivation behind the Springpoint/ Luxon Carrà merger – is this the right economic time to be thinking about global expansion?
Pringle talking to retail designers
Pringle of Scotland is in talks with Wink, founded by Wallpaper magazine’s Tyler Brûlé, for the design of its first London flagship store.
Future date
The eighth International Corporate Identity Symposium takes place on 23 November. It is open to managers, consultants, academics and students and provides a forum to hear presentations and papers on
Learning the three Rs: recruit, retain, rethink
Lin Arigho argues that in a fiercely competitive market, all work and no play is bad for business and potential employees become burned up and tired out
Cochrane advises on the way forward for business
The call for bolder moves (Comment, DW 18 October) may appear strange to many who are experiencing or facing a period of falling revenues at the moment. For those in
New designers need to make a difference to a group
In reply to Robin Arnold’s letter ‘Why should finding junior design jobs be this hard?’ (DW 18 October), I sympathise and support anyone in this situation. I know first hand
Bear moves downstream and we admire the catch
We at Design Week would like to say thanks for the dead fish that was sent to our office last week. We puzzled over why someone would want to send
Peacock Design reveals The Very Best Of
Peacock Design has designed the album sleeve for aging rocker Chris Rea’s latest release, The Very Best Of, using an x-ray of the musician’s 1962 Fender Stratocaster guitar. The consultancy
TfL to arrive at a new identity
Transport for London is set to appoint a group to revamp its identity by the end of this month. The authority has had an interim identity since September last year,
Marsteller adds energy to Shell Renewables brand
Marsteller has developed brand guidelines for Shell Renewables’ above and below-the-line activities worldwide, which launched last week, for a fee of over £100 000. The consultancy will implement the guidelines
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