Bisazza pizzazz
It’s a small, family-owned company, but Bisazza claims to have the perfect product, so why shouldn’t it mix with upmarket global fashion names in posh LA showrooms? Clare Dowdy looks
Perfect sheen
Creating new papers is often a matter of making subtle changes to impove visual and tactile qualities and achieve standout. Gina Lovett checks out the innovative strategies of some of
RNIB publishes guidelines for accessible design
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Warwickshire’s Heritage Motor Centre is to reopen in May, showcasing an exhibition designed by Haley Sharpe Design and a modernised site developed by Metz Architects.Leicester consultancy Haley Sharpe Design was
Conran lines up restaurant interiors jobs
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‘Powwow’ talks added to D&AD graduate show
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Arts charity uses Johnson Banks for ‘tactile’ refresh
Johnson Banks has rebranded arts charity The Living Paintings Trust with a fresh identity that launches this week.The Living Paintings Trust will now be known simply as Living Paintings.The charity
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Have designers actually been getting through to consumers? Has tasteful, contemporary styling really had its day? Judging by a couple of new books, this is the case. Designers, beware, the
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Fond of fanciful and philosophical justifications for his work, Arik Levy is nevertheless hands-on and capable of producing challenging work for demanding clients
Graffiti keeps pushing the art and design envelopes
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Industry plays a critical role in design education
In response to Jonathan Baldwin’s letter (DW 1 March) and the recent reply by Tom Bewick at C&CS, I would like to know which utopian place Baldwin resides in, as
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