Roger Battersbee stands down
Roger Battersbee has stood down as Design Business Association assistant chief executive, it has emerged this week. He plans to work as a ‘consultant to design businesses and clients’.
Citigate Lloyd Northover to revamp Bank of Bermuda’s corporate website
Citigate Lloyd Northover is to revamp the Bank of Bermuda’s corporate website. The refreshed site, www.bankof bermuda.com, launches in July.
Rohan finds its way with Marking
Functional outdoor and travel clothing brand Rohan has appointed Marking Design to revamp its flagship store in London’s Covent Garden, as the brand seeks to appeal to a younger, more
Acid pressures M&S on code
Anti Copying in Design is putting pressure on Marks & Spencer to agree to its code of conduct on designers’ copyright, after the retailer failed to admit liability in a
V&A unveils designers to work on gallery projects
London’s Victoria & Albert Museum has this week appointed McInnes Usher McKnight Architects to a £20m, four-year project to design its Medieval and Renaissance galleries.
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Across the world, museums and galleries have resurfaced in a spectacular way and a key aspect of that change is understanding the importance of the visitor experience.
Casson Mann displays Churchill job
Casson Mann is presenting first concepts this week for the Churchill Museum, which is set to open in January 2005 as an extension to the Cabinet War Rooms in central
Landor NY pours over Smirnoff look
Global drinks giant Diageo is to relaunch Smirnoff Vodka in the autumn with a revamped look created by Landor New York, Design Week can exclusively reveal. According to a source
Hot-desking his way into our hearts
Having already drummed himself into Diary, Gyro managing director Graham Dodridge is now hot-desking his way into our hearts. Here he is modelling his consultancy’s new office furniture: an ‘equilateral
Event
The first musical commission for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern is unveiled on 17 and 18 June. Chroma 2003, by Rebecca Saunders, which marks the launch of Architecture Week
The ring road
Mobile phone manufacturer Ericsson’s handsets were losing serious ground to the opposition, until it teamed up with electronics giant Sony. Mike Exon reports The year 2001 made a lot of
Course
The Royal Designers for Industry hold the fourth residential RDI Summer School from 4-7 September at Dartington Hall, Devon. Designers from all disciplines within their first ten years of practice
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