Eggs before bacon
Public institutions looking for alternative revenues are revamping their catering offers to compete with mainstream restaurants, exploiting their unique interiors to encourage social as well as educational visits. Emily Gosling
Dear simplicity
Why pay more for ’less’, when buying furniture or cars? Given the cost of aiming beyond disposability, Hugh Pearman fears that minimalist design will remain the domain of the wealthy
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http://tinyurl.com/26u4jxaMultidisciplinary design group Antrepo in Istanbul works with a dose of minimalism and an aim to change perceptions. We love its latest project, where it has designed simple versions for
Inspired – Nicola McEwan, Zizzi
In my role as design manager for Zizzi restaurants I’m always looking at what’s new in terms of interior design, product design, architecture and ceramics, and taking inspiration from all
Jonathan Sands’ generosity with his time merits an OBE
When printing out the table plan every year for the Podge lunch [for design industry heads] it always gives me a thrill when I have to add the letters CBE,
A logo can never tell the whole story
I read with interest guest blogger Patrick Argent’s article regarding National Grid’s erstwhile logo designed by John McConnell from Pentagram. (www.designweek.co.uk, 8 November). He states that ’Its contemporary counterpart is
Voxpop
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain. If a new festival were to be held this year, what would you include and why?
Profile: the keystone design union
Its founder describes this New York-based global collective as a bunch of smart-arsed pirates who want to overthrow the system, but the anarchist veneer conceals a business model with strong
Doodle zone
The beauty of drawing is that the end result doesn’t have to be anywhere near perfect to be useful. In fact, doing some really rough sketches is often the best
Holy innocents
While there’s no denying the success of Innocent’s offer, a food market full of good-as-gold, faux-naif imitators is getting a bit tedious now. Emily Pacey casts a critical eye over
Pop-up or link-up, the future should be fun
The way ahead for retail designers and brands surely lies in the seamless integration of the virtual and the physical, reckons Julie Oxberry
Subversive wit
Polite, modest and conservative: three defining characteristics of the Dutch, a people that has historically embraced pious morality and aesthetic restraint. The truth of Dutch national character is out of
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