Royal Mint releases designs for new 50 pence coin featuring King Charles III
The official coin effigy by Martin Jennings has been personally approved by the King.
V&A East seeks wayfinding designer for £500,000 project
The chosen studio must deliver wayfinding and signage that is “imaginative, bold and effective in equal measure”.
Interiors Inspiration: Design Week’s favourite new projects
From a Japanese-Peruvian style restaurant to a nursery space incorporating natural materials, here are the interior projects that have caught our eye this month.
V&A explodes K-culture in new exhibition
The design of Hallyu! the Korean Wave frames the energy of the South Korean culture currently sweeping the globe within the spaces that formed it.
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s redesign embraces a typographic overhaul
Pentagram’s new designs seek to leave behind the newspaper’s previous “static and conservative” style with improved use of colour, typography, white space and infographics.
Science and Industry Museum Manchester launches £50,000 design tender
The museum requires a consultancy to carry out Power Hall gallery’s interpretive design as part of its wider regeneration and decarbonisation scheme.
Design Declares campaign hopes to kick-start industry into climate action
The campaign aims to give designers the tools and information needed to tackle the climate crisis, while providing them with a professional support network.
What does the emergency budget mean for designers?
Industry leaders and financial experts share their reactions to a mini-budget that announces tax cuts for businesses but disproportionately benefits the wealthy thanks to an alignment with trickle-down economics.
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Introducing Design Week’s new editorial team
We’re excited to announce the new Design Week editorial team ahead of the platform’s relaunch this autumn. Rob Alderson joins as Editor, with Clare Dowdy as Senior Writer.
Remembering Sir Kenneth Grange – 1929-2024
It is with great sadness that we heard about the passing of the hugely influential British designer, Sir Kenneth Grange.
From the archives: Picture Post
As we head back into our archives, here’s a gem from March 1990. Jane Lewis looks at the creative ways design firms promoted their services through mail-outs.
From the archives: Driving back to the future
During our pause, we’re re-publishing the occasional article from deep in our archives. This March 1990 column by our founder, Jeremy Myerson, looks at car design trends.
Design Week is resting, and we’ll be back soon
In December 2023, it was announced that Design Week was closing its doors. However – good news! We’re reopening by the end of summer 2024!
Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week
As the design industry propelled itself forward, we were always there to champion, inform, analyse and guide the way.
Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week: 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
Why 2024 will be the “year of creative emergence” when it comes to AI
As part of our series on design in 2024, Mia Blume – founder of Design Dept. and Designing with AI – tells us that next year will be a “paradigm
Using VR to break outdated taboos around women’s health
Taking the form of a ‘vagina-like’ tent, INTER/her by Camille Baker uses cutting edge tech to open up conversations around issues like ovarian and cervical cancer, endometriosis, and menopause.
