Designers fear `shallow’ Millennium exhibition
Museum and exhibition designers fear that the national exhibition being planned to mark the Millennium may degenerate into a “shallow, glitzy” affair. The Museum & Exhibition Design Group is to
Chelsea Design Week
Sunday 19 March – 35 exhibitors showing items relating to interior design. The first four days are open to trade only, with the last day open to the public.
The amazing me… and other stories
Friday 17 March – Primary school children working with artists, photographers and galleries have produced images relating to children’s lives.
Ericsson and Nokia take Caesar awards
The Ericsson GH337 is the winner of the Mobile Phone of the Year in Cellnet’s Awards for Excellence, Service and Reliability (Caesar). Ericsson also won the top award last year.
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Northwick Park Hospital, near Harrow, is the first to try the new Patientline compact TV and phone system designed by Cambridge Product Design. The wall-mounted unit offers every patient a
Design blamed for work misery
Designers are to blame for making people miserable in their working environments, according to a study from the Building Research Establishment. Engineers and designers often overlook the needs of the
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The industrial design team at Xyratex has created the R9000, a new RAID storage subsystem that’s ideal for designers who want to add large amounts of storage to an existing
Metal Guru
David Mellor’s success has come in one of the most difficult areas: design/manufacture. José Manser reports on the illustrious career of Britain’s foremost metal worker
Effective work by CSD
The Chartered Society of Designers is distributing a new publication, Managing Design to Sharpen Effectiveness, to the Business Link network. Compiled from case studies of the CSD’s Business & Design
The Typographic Circle lecture
Wednesday 12 April – Editorial designer Fred Woodward will be showing and discussing his work, including award-winning work on Rolling Stone Magazine.
Polymer Potential: Designing the Future with Plastics
Thursday 23 March – A one-day series of workshops organised by the Design Museum on new polymer technology and design. – Venue: Design Museum, Shad Thames, London SE1.
Tesco shops for new design head
Three top retailers have been hunting for design heads, with two of the companies restructuring their design departments. Supermarket chain Tesco is set to announce a new design manager next
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