The main industry bodies don’t quite make the grade
There’s something very special about Design Week’s Hot 50. Published this week, it gives us the rare opportunity to reflect on and honour people and organisations that have gone the
Bathrooms: Simply Add Water
Terence Conran’s instructional tome, Bathrooms: Simply Add Water, will be published in April. The book shows readers how to create a ‘bathing sanctuary’, and includes planning information, a product guide
Sanderson Bob
Graphic designer Sanderson Bob is exhibiting work at the Kemistry Gallery in London, EC1. The show, entitled Pure Yet Complex, features a selection of posters exploring the designer’s interest in
Jonathan Gold
Product designer Jonathan Gold has teamed up with consultancy Bloom to create a range of baby and toddler products, launching this week. The bath toys are designed to stimulate interaction
Creative & Cultural Skills to tackle shortages with new projects
Creative & Cultural Skills has announced plans to launch four flagship projects aimed at tackling the dearth of designers and creative skills across the UK.
FutureBrand to boost creativity after top London appointments
FutureBrand has pledged to make creativity more of a priority following the promotion of Jasmine Montgomery and Tina Prior into top roles. The branding consultancy has promoted Montgomery, deputy director
News in pictures
Mathmos, is set to release a new lamp called Revolution, designed by Jonathan Krawczuk.
Hot fifty Introduction
This year’s Hot 50 is surprisingly without themes. In the past we have seen art, politics or key issues such as sustainability driving the choices of people, organisations or phenomena
Hot fifty – Apple
If design head Jonathan Ive’s proven creative prowess isn’t enough, the launch of the iPhone last autumn guarantees Apple a place among the 2008 Hot 50. Its touch-screen technology has
Hot Fifty – Audi Design Foundation
Audi Design Foundation has become a regular in the Hot 50 listing, but that is because this tiny charity, set up in 1997, continues to develop new ventures for making
Hot fifty – Beck’s Fusions
Public music events aren’t new, but the concept behind Beck’s Fusions takes them into a different dimension. The brainchild of lager brand Beck’s and London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts, this
Hot fifty – Sir Michael Bichard
We have yet to see what Sir Michael Bichard will achieve in his new honorary role as chairman of the Design Council. Following the prolific and wonderfully enthusiastic Sir George
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