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A range of cast bronze street furniture, designed by Nottingham-based Philip Watts Design, is being installed in The Arboretum, a listed public park in central Nottingham.
Hugh Pearman: British spirit brings cheer
Riding on the patriotic feelings in the aftermath of the Jubilee weekend, Hugh Pearman thinks designers and manufacturers need to be proud of being British
RFA Designers to make history with museum job
RFA Designers has had final concepts approved for the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, which is due to open in Bristol in September. The project is worth close to £100
Events
Take in some of the biggest names in art including Peter Blake, Tracey Emin, Gillian Wearing and Gavin Turk at Camberwell Arts Week from 15-22 June. Contact: www.camberwellarts.org.uk for further
Digest
Calverts has created an identity and promotional material for a Mobile Republik, a mobile phone ringtones and logos brand. The identity is ‘young, urban, cool and contemporary’ and is aimed
Annual outing
Clare Dowdy sees how annual report design reflects changing corporate direction
Paint flow
Clare Dowdy discovers how wayfinding graphics and traffic flow systems are easing the congestion at Tate Modern’s Matisse Picasso exhibition
Build on Top 100 success to boost effectiveness
Our Top 100 looks set to cause quite a stir this year, given the number of changes in the line up. More than a third of the groups listed in
Museum touched by Pentagram NY
Pentagram New York presented first concepts last week for the interior signage at the Museum of Sex, which is due to open in the city on 23 September. London group
C21 emits sites for Carbon Trust
The first of a series of websites designed by C21 for the Carbon Trust, the energy efficiency body set up by the Government last year, launched last week. The group,
Teachers feel betrayed by the green paper proposals
Your recent Vox Pox on the Government’s proposal to drop design and technology as a compulsory school subject (DW 30 May) really gave great support to grass roots design and
Blueprint has designed a ‘water pack’ to appeal to children
Blueprint has designed a triangular-shaped ‘water pack’ for an as-yet-unnamed utility company, which is intended to encourage children to drink more water. The aim is to create ‘fashion accessory’ appeal,
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As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
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As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
