Four Virgin Vie stores to open
Virgin Vie plans to open four sites at seven day intervals, kicking off with its flagship Oxford Street store on 2 October. Lakeside Thurrock shopping centre, Bromley and Sheffield Meadowhall
Italian petrol chain branded
The Italians are being introduced to the self-service petrol pump across Italiana Petroli’s 3500 petrol stations. – Identity design is by Minale Tattersfield & Partners.
Fibre providers
Textile designers such as Rebecca Earley – who is profiled on the following page – are now merging science with art and taking the medium to new levels, reports Emma
Small firms get financial help from new scheme
Design consultancies wanting to expand, but unable to raise the funds can now turn to a new initiative called Mutual Guarantee Societies. The National Association of Mutual Guarantee Societies has
Brief
There was us thinking disgruntled This Life fans had taken up graffiti to voice their anger over the departure of the show’s cast and the subsequent appearance of one in,
BOOKS
Carl and Karin Larsson – Creators of the Swedish style is released this week through V&A Publishing. This is the first comprehensive book in English focusing on the Swedish duo,
SOURCING:Secret service
Suppose you can’t find the paper you want, or have a picture of something in your mind but don’t know if it actually exists. Who you gonna call? Epic.
New BTA identity greeted with colourful criticisms
The British Tourist Authority identity launched this week has met with strong criticism from the design industry. – “It’s like a Dad’s Army poster,” says Interbrand creative director Chris Lightfoot
Brief
Intended to fire the imagination, the WOW range of educational toys is aimed at children aged between 18 months and six years. Product design consultancy NAD International Design Group has
Form over function in the roster game
With clients commissioning more and more work from rosters, Tom Bawden asks if this is good news for designers, who are required to fill out increasingly detailed application forms.
Millennium Product challenge from Blair
Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a challenge last week to UK designers and businesses to boost the UK’s standing as a world-class country. Speaking at the launch of the Design
A message for our four-legged friend
Someone is pulling Bosworth Field’s leg. Not content with ringing the consultancy and asking to speak to Jasper the labrador, the hoax caller has now taken to leaving messages for
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