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I saw, in your Beth Derbyshire profile, a passing mention of the Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art (DW 12 January). The Ruskin was described by the single word,
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TV news station CNN International relaunches with an overhauled on-screen look today, in a redesign project involving Kemistry, Brand42 and independent creative consultant Frank Lampen. Kemistry was appointed by CNN’s
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Crafts Council to close London venue
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Timberland takes eco-friendly step
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This season’s colours
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Rawfish appointed to design interiors for HS2
Guernsey-based retailer, HS2, has appointed Rawfish to design the interiors for a 230m2 store, scheduled to open in March.
Raffo Design creates portable dugout
Product design consultancy Raffo Design has created a portable dugout for schools and small football clubs. The portable unit, designed for Touchline Pro, can be used to protect spectators from
Professional chivalry is needed in design world
BBI360 managing director Simon Barbato is absolutely correct (DW 19 January). I would not dream of denigrating his or any other designer’s work, especially when the context of its production
Holt leaves Lambie-Nairn to go it alone
Lambie-Nairn founder and chairman Martin Lambie-Nairn has stalled plans to hand over the business to a successor after the departure, this week, of executive creative director Gary Holt. After 15
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