Renaissance man
Piero Lissoni may work for Cassina and Cappellini, but don’t pigeon-hole him as a furniture designer. As Sara Manuelli discovers, he is a man of many talents
Digest
Design Council chairman Christopher Frayling has named six ‘heresies’ that need to be eradicated åacross the board’ if design and business are to work together effectively.
The Keepers of Truth
by Michael Collins
Smith & Milton handles MYMY range
Smith & Milton reflects the current vogue for all things oriental in its Japanese-style branding for Brodie & Stone’s new range of hair, skin, body and bathing products, MYMY.
John Lewis calls in Pentagram
John Lewis Partnership is to refresh its identity after it was confirmed last week that London design consultancy Pentagram has been appointed to conduct an audit of the department store
Young Designers rival the professionals
I wonder how many designers have been back to school recently. As part of becoming involved with the Young Designers initiative, I have, and can say that it has been
Paper White identifies Eurostar buffet cars
London consultancy Paper White has created a new identity for Eurostar’s bar and buffet cars, as part of its wider on-going work redesigning Eurostar’s entire literature output. The creative brief
Critical list
Pentagram partner Justus Oehler designs book covers for publishing house Faber & Faber. Quentin Newark, founder of Atelier Works, has designed book covers for a variety of publishers.
Capital FM launches new logo
London’s Capital Radio tomorrow unveils its new marque, created by brand identity specialist Design Motive, which reflects its increasingly youth-oriented musical output and appeals to younger weekend listeners. The new
New Nonconform face for Everyman Playhouse
The Everyman Liverpool Playhouse, the Merseyside theatres that over the years have hosted big British names such as Alan Bleasdale, Tracey Ullman and Pete Postlethwaite, is to launch its new
Hibs are all harp
New brands are the miracle cure for everything nowadays, just ask Tayburn chief executive Erick Davidson. His consultancy designed a new identity for Scottish football club Hibernian in August, reintroducing
Vox Pop
We are in the throes of the Design in Business Week. Do you think this event-driven approach is a good way of promoting design to clients and how might you
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