Welcome funding boost for Nesta-backed design
A £95m funding boost for the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts could herald a financial fillip for product designers. Nesta will channel the money, coming from the
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Glasgow-based consultancy The Hub has created the 2001-2002 annual report for Registers of Scotland, the Government agency that holds information on Scotland’s land and property.
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Brandhouse WTS has appointed Ian Worley to the newly created post of brand experience director, where he will be responsible for developing its broader consultative role.
Vox pop
Wolff Olins and Path have brought a dose of Chinese medicine to London retailing with Sen, while CTM Design is piloting an interiors concept for a Chinese airliner (News, DW
Portland closes a gulf with Arab retail jobs
Portland Design has sealed the contracts on four major retail branding, identity and interiors projects in the Middle East this week, which could together be worth as much as £500
A postcard history of Butlin’s
A postcard history of Butlin’s holiday camps, curated by the photographer Martin Parr, goes on show next week in London. Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight is a
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Design Group, a Poole-based consultancy, has created the name and identity for BT-backed software business Open Orchard.
P&W serves up ready-made meals
Pemberton & Whitefoord has created packaging for The Really Interesting Food Company’s range of vegetarian ready meals, which will be on-shelf in supermarkets from late November.
Talks
Designer Thomas Heatherwick gives a talk on 26 November from 7pm, in response to his appointment as lead artist to the Milton Keynes city planning team for the development of
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The screen-printed glass canopy featured in our materials piece (DW 7 November) was designed by architectural glass specialist Kate Maestri.
Method making
Hannah Booth picks out a selection of work that employs interesting printing techniques and materials, and asks a printer how such designs are produced
Needles must
VinylVideo technology should have been a precursor to both video and DVD, but it never even existed – until now. Paul Murphy puts you in the frame
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