News in Pictures
Lladró launches its new porcelain collection today. The Fantasy was designed in-house by artistic director Jaime Hayón.
A ten-point design business plan for recession
Unsure about downsizing, as you prepare for the hard times just around the corner? Ian Cochrane has a ten-point plan to help you make the best of the situation
Rockstar bridges reality gap with new game
A new computer racing game by the makers of Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar Games, is aiming to bridge the gap between real and simulated car design when it launches next
Priestman Goode takes product design approach to exhibition
Priestman Goode is making its first concerted foray into exhibition design since 2003, having designed a stand for a host of Danish brands at the Sleep Event conference to be
Does in-house design mean consistent design?
Consistent design is vital for large organisations juggling thousands of product lines or hundreds of touch points. To achieve this, there’s a lot to be said for going down the
Winners of Eureka Design Awards
Ceramics designer Miranda Watkins has scooped the top two honours at this year’s Eureka Design Awards for her pewter table and giftware range.Selected from a five-strong shortlist, she took the
Ghostly beat
If you count video installations and computer-controlled light sculpture, digital art is hardly new. Large-scale installations are ten a penny, with many no more than film projections controlled by pre-programmed
A glimpse of the future
Stuart Watson went to China to promote British design for the Olympic handover. He came back impressed by what he saw – and worried for the UK
Reality check
Despite the economic gloom affecting the wider economy, the design sector appears to be holding up well. However, that doesn’t mean consultancies aren’t beginning to take a more cautious approach
Voxpop
This week has seen the Victoria & Albert Museum acquire designer John Pasche’s Rolling Stones 1970 Tongue and Lips logo. If you could see any graphic work housed in a
Tapping into the craze for design for design’s sake
I read with interest your article ‘Straight from the tap’ (News Analysis, DW 3 July), but, really, whatever next? Inspired by this current trend of design for design’s sake, Rare
Repositioning was about selling wool, not sheep welfare
I’m writing about your item on the decision by Australian Wool Innovation to reposition two of its key brands (www. designweek.co.uk, 21 August), This had nothing to do with the
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