Brian Webb designs David Mellor: Design book
Brian Webb has designed 96-page book David Mellor: Design, which celebrates the life of the Sheffield-born industrial designer, who died in May. The book, which will be published in October
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Lord Carter’s long-awaited Digital Britain report has been published. What one policy change do you think would encourage digital creativity in the UK, and why?
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Kenzo Maison is set to launch a sheepskin pouffe, inspired by nomadic ewes and featuring oversized cowbells. The product is new Kenzo Maison creativedirector Antonio Marras’ first project for the
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Jaime Hayón and artist Nienke Klunder are collaborating on an exhibition of furniture and art pieces inspired by 17th-century European crafts. The show, American Chateau Room One, will run from
Tender grace of thread
Textile art has come a long way, and is today a challenging and vibrant sector of the visual arts. The 62 Group, an artist-led initiative, has played an enormous part
Take a walk on the client side
If you really want to produce world-class work, try helping your client to be world class too, says Franco Bonadio
Guiding touch
Flashy design is rarely appropriate for wayfinding schemes in public cultural buildings such as museums and libraries. Keeping them deceptively simple is usually the best approach, finds Anna Richardson
Course power
Petrolhead appeal is taking a backseat as environmental and social issues increasingly drive development in automotive design. As the Royal College of Art’s specialist course reaches its 40th birthday, John
It’s the 21st century – where did all the female directors go?
As a creative industry that thrives on styling an ever-changing society, it deeply saddens me that we are neglecting the very thing that sets us apart – our vast and
Let Weymouth Beach Group boost the resort
The regeneration of Weymouth’s seafront (News Analysis, DW 18 June) has been dealt a vicious blow by the South West Regional Development Agency reneging on funding agreed in principle to
Tim Molloy: dealer in abstractions, man of science… angel?
I read your piece on Tim Molloy (Profile, DW 11 June), and the reference to his generosity as a design client. How true. Tim commissioned us about four weeks into
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