27 March 1997

South African Airways relaunched this week in a bid to reposition itself as “embodying the magic of free South Africa”. The new identity was designed by Diefenbach Elkins in New

Minale Tattersfield & Partners chairman Marcello Minale is categorically denying suggestions of a buy-out wrangle over transport subsidiary Minale Tattersfield & Acton.

The Metalanguage series continues at the Barbican with the silverwork of Cara Murphy. Murphy’s work questions the boundaries of functional tableware, and her work evolves from her research into engineering

Newsdesk: Andy Gilgrist

Don’t bother buying Justin Banks an Easter egg. He says they’re tired and unimaginative and is sick of all-year-round brands just chucked in fancy boxes

Motoring school BSM has appointed Bisset Adams to develop new retail formats for its branches in a bid to reposition itself in the market. The consultancy is also working on

Just in case the 1998 Design Week awards include the new category of Most Inadvertently Ridiculous Millie-tant (or “feminist” if you prefer), may I hereby nominate EH Billett (Letters, DW

Asda may have lost the High Court design feud between its Puffins and McVitie’s Penguins last week, but that didn’t spoil the company’s appetite for publicity. The retailer issued a

There is just time to catch Essence of Space: Elements of Place at the Architecture Foundation. It explores modern day materials and the parallels between the architecture of Wells Mackereth

Many designers are concerned only with making a living doing what they know best. But fortunately there are others – practitioners and lobbyists – whose mission is to spread the

Obviously, when the female designers at Coley Porter Bell came to choose a part of a male model’s anatomy for shaver packaging, they had to restrict themselves to a facial

Peter Hall’s eyes are on stalks when good graphics appear in a music video. Given the artistic potential, he can’t understand why it doesn’t happen more often