Dyson is intent on further design schools
James Dyson’s plans to open a £22m design and engineering school in Bath could be extended to other countries, the inventor and designer has revealed to Design Week. Dyson is
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1 Jonathan Punter, a student on the Royal College of Art’s Masters in Vehicle Design course, has won the Best Design Interpretation Award for his concept car at The Pilkington
EH2 Tempus opens its doors on Edinburgh’s George Street
EH2 Tempus, a new cocktail bar and restaurant designed by Tibbatts Associates, opens its doors on Edinburgh’s George Street this week. The interior retains some of the building’s original features,
Little House on the Prairie
By John Stones
DBA plans exhibition to push awards
The Design Business Association is planning to host a Parliamentary exhibition, in collaboration with the Parliamentary Design Group, to promote its annual Design Effectiveness awards in November. The event will
Packaging innovation should embrace Green values too
It is a happy accident that Design Week has a technical slant this week, manifested in the coverage of innovations in packaging. The results of the Starpack Awards, given not
Advertising Agency Register launches a Procurement Consultancy
The Advertising Agency Register has launched a Procurement Consultancy offering services to client procurement teams and communications agencies. The division will be headed by Tina Fegent, who moves from ad
Victorian flat-packs
The idea of mass-produced buildings has appealed to every generation, but even prefab structures tend to become expensive. Hugh Pearman wonders why Just as every generation of students thinks it
A quiet revolution
Austere libraries are becoming a thing of the past, with many reinventing themselves to offer a full lifestyle experience, says Liz Bury With libraries now offering a range of different
Bretherton leaves 20/20 for Astound
20/20 design director Paul Bretherton is leaving the consultancy after 12 years to join Astound, where he will take up a lead creative role as design director at the London
Design Council under fire for campaign
The Design Council and Creative and Cultural Skills are facing criticism of their industry-wide consultation investigating the future of British design. D&AD has expressed concern at the negative positioning of
VisitBritain appoints Bell Design and Communications
VisitBritain has appointed Bell Design and Communications to develop an Enjoy England Web campaign and map called Storybook Britain, following an eight-way pitch.
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