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‘If you could make anything I have said sound intelligent, I would be very grateful’ – Giant partner Neil Smith trying to comment on the consultancy’s work after a heavy
119 projects bid for grants
The Millennium Commission has named 119 applications for funding, totalling 517m, which have been “long listed” for more detailed investigation. Those chosen will be included in the third round of
Church coffers stay full with Lottery funds
A number of key religious figures in the UK have knocked the greed brought about by the National Lottery. The latest announcement of Heritage Lottery Fund grants include, as well
A model design job which really pays off
The design industry’s loss could be the fashion industry’s gain. Sarah Thomas, a 16-year- old A-level student of, among other things, design technology, has apparently quit her studies for life
YSL comes to Covent Garden
Virgile & Stone has been appointed by menswear retail group Moss Bros to design the UK’s first branded Yves Saint Laurent store, due to open in London’s Covent Garden during
Door-to-door contact
Not one for fans of Larry Grayson with his call to ‘shut that door’, James could still be a useful friend if you’re after a gift for someone who has
Body Shop reviews store format
Design consultancy Blast confirmed this week that it is working on a packaging project for The Body Shop, having been brought in by creative head Jon Turner. Blast declined to
Shortlist for ethnography collection
The Horniman Museum in south London has shortlisted three design groups, as yet unidentified, to design a pair of permanent exhibitions to display its ethnography collection. The museum has also
Briefs
Orientation around the new British Library building on London’s Euston Road will be aided by a series of colour-coded wall plans created by Information Design Unit. The drawings define which
Ulrick in tussle with footballing gladiators
It was a mighty struggle between Landor and Rodney Fitch, but when it came down to penalties the final of the Network Challenge Shield five-a-side football tournament was decided by
On the Banham wagon
Reyner Banham was a self-proclaimed academic with pseudo-eccentric dress sense, thought Hugh Pearman. Until he read a collection of his essays, that is…
Emporio Vittorio
From farmer to Habitat buying director to Selfridges MD last year, Vittorio Radice’s record shows him to be an astute champion of design, says Matthew Valentine
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