New MD takes the seat at CLK
Brand development consultancy CLK has promoted Michael Levy to managing director. Levy, at CLK for 14 years, takes over from former managing director Richard Zambuni, who is leaving to join
Risk for designers in Lottery jobs
Designers working on Lottery projects for the millennium are taking “serious risks” with their fees, says the designer working on the crisis-ridden Earth Centre in South Yorkshire. Bath consultancy Feilden
BAA announces roster of architectural groups
Airports operator BAA has completed a roster of seven project architect firms and is now in the final stages of selecting interior and retail design consultancies to work with them.
Beechams Powders livens up packaging
Two of the Beechams Powders family of products from pharmaceutical company SmithKline Beecham hit the shelves this week with new packaging. The designer is London’s Dohm Puzey, which is one
Africans go for London group
A London design group has been chosen over two African ones for a 200 000 packaging project for one of West Africa’s largest soft drinks manufacturers. Astek Water Company chose
The acceleration game
Janice Kirkpatrick thinks she’s found the closest thing to paradise in the new range of motorbikes from Bimota. From solid, growling engines to feather-light suspension, these bikes take to the
Swatch becomes upwardly mobile
Designer: PSD Associates;Manufacturer: Swatch Telecom
BA denies 60m logo
British Airways is denying allegations in The Sun this week that it is to spend 60m on introducing a new logo. Newell and Sorrell, believed to be working on an
Candidates compete for posts as DBA directors
Ten candidates are competing for five vacancies on the Design Business Association’s board of directors. DBA chairman Jonathan Sands – half-way through his two-year chairmanship – is known to be
Innovation must be linked with research
I was pleased to read Richard Seymour’s letter on the subject of intuition (DW 6 September). I doubt if any great design has been produced without it. But I am
Brief
Frederick’s of Hollywood, keen to shake off its somewhat risqué image, is rolling out a new interiors concept by RPA in Ohio.
Director killer?
Adobe says that version 4 of Persuasion for Mac and Windows will be out soon. Both versions come in the same shrink wrap. Persuasion is an authoring app for screen,
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