MacDonald joins Lighthouse
Glasgow 1999 has appointed Dr Stuart MacDonald to the new position of director for The Lighthouse, Scotland’s 11m Centre for Architecture, Design and the City. MacDonald, who takes up the
Food labelling
The Consumers Association is lobbying branded food producers to adopt openness in packaging. If legislation to change labelling comes into force, designers will have a major programme of re-packaging ahead.
A visit to the body shop: just cut ‘n go
Going under the knife is quicker, cheaper and more accessible then ever: supermarket surgery will soon make it as easy to remodel your face as it is to redesign a
Samsung to overhaul design
The Royal Academy has invited David Chipperfield Architects, Henning Larsens Tegnestue, Michael Hopkins and Partners, and Eric Parry Architects to tender ideas for a building extension. One will be chosen
prizes/awards
Entries are invited for the 1998 International Association of Lighting Designers Lighting Design Awards. Projects must have been completed after 1 June 1995. Submission deadline is 2 March. Contact: 00
Pharmacy to retain name despite clash
The Pharmacy, artist Damien Hirst’s new Notting Hill restaurant, is to keep its name and identity despite opposition from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, says a spokesman for the restaurant. Pharmacy
Branding more effective than PR, say marketers
Design is a more effective marketing tool than public relations or advertising, though many clients still regard it as having a service rather than a consultancy function, according to a
Quaker State hopes packaging is a clear winner in US market
A US motor oil company has launched the first motor oil brand in clear packaging. Design is by Deskey Associates in New York. Quaker State has launched the three-strong range
Events
The European Macromedia User conference and exhibition, from 29-30 January, includes technical and creative sessions and presentations by leading lights of the industry. Venue: Olympia Conference Centre, London W14. Contact:
That’s shoe business
There’s an exhibition at the Design Museum which could be mistaken for a scaled down model of Milton Keynes. Working to a Design Museum brief to design a shoe using
Books
Published by the Phaidon Press, Pentagram: The Compendium by The Pentagram partners is released this month. International projects are surveyed and used to illustrate the many different forms of thinking
Briefs
There is still time to vote in Design Week’s poll for the next British Design and Art Direction’s design president (DW 16 January). Call 0171-292 3744 if you want to
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