Parkinson to lead Six Cities Design
Caroline Parkinson has been appointed as project director of The Lighthouse’s Six Cities Design Festival, an initiative running next summer to promote Scottish design. She is executive director, nations and
Don’t pick the wrong partner
Walking out on the perfect consultancy merger deal at the eleventh hour has had its benefits for the company, says Simon Davies We thought we had all the boxes ticked
Hewlett as Designer of the Year won’t please everyone
Terence Conran is unlikely to be happy at the Design Museum’s choice of Jamie Hewlett as Designer of the Year. Hewlett’s virtual band Gorillaz is a far cry from the
Wechsler, Ross & Portet appoint Mike Hall
Wechsler, Ross & Portet has appointed Mike Hall as creative director, while Nick Portet moves to concentrate on the managing director role. Hall joins from SAS where he was design
D&AD appoints Hike Design
D&AD has appointed Hike Design to create the marketing campaign for the D&AD Annual & Showreel 2006. The D&AD Awards take place on Wednesday evening this week.
Designer of the Year goes to Hewlett
Jamie Hewlett was awarded the Designer of the Year award at the Design Museum on Monday evening. The cartoonist was nominated for the £25 000 prize on the back of
Inspired
I was packed off to boarding school aged 11. My father had died suddenly in 1957 and my mother thought, as they did in those days, that it would be
RA aims to open City of London store
The Royal Academy of Arts is planning to open its first stand-alone retail store and is thought to have earmarked a site in the City of London. The move would
Discover your niche
Start-up companies should establish how they differ and it’s crucial to get the details right – right down to the design of a card, says David Bernstein Simon Manchipp (DW
Ico Design creates branding material for The Collection
Ico Design has created a brand and marketing material for The Collection, a development of town houses on a former site of the Saatchi Gallery in North London.
Voxpop
Hard Rock Hotel, Miss Sixty and Giorgio Armani are all poised to launch their own branded hotels. Are such brand extensions the future of the leisure industry or a step
Supermarket tweak
To stand out in the stores, some brands are opting for a retro look at the moment, while others tap into our desire for simplicity with an uncluttered, minimalist approach.
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