A holistic solution to a problem of split ends
As James Hagger leaves XMPR to set up his own interiors group, he feels he knows what is wrong with retail design – and how to go about setting it
Brief
This is quite possibly the last mention of this year’s DW Awards. Do you know this woman? Are you this woman? If so we may have some embarrassing photos of
Judge dreads lonely London
The touching truth behind former Judge Gill partner David Judge’s brief sojourn in London can now be revealed. David, who came down from Manchester last year to join RSCG Conran
Top 100 Revision
The Top 100 table was published with the wrong key to disciplines last week. We have therefore reprinted the entire table on pages 14 and 15 with the correct key.
Harvey Nicks selects Oxo team
Harvey Nichols’ new restaurant on the top floor of London’s Oxo Tower is being designed by architect Lifschutz Davidson. Graphics for the restaurant, yet to be named, are being created
Green design must be encouraged to bloom
It’s the season for green shoots again. The Design Week consultancy survey findings, Fitch’s much-improved financial results and a sense of optimism abroad hint at an upturn in the industry’s
XMPR founder strikes out alone
One of the last founding directors of XMPR has left the consultancy to set up on his own. The departure of James Hagger, XMPR’s creative director, leaves Rob Davie as
Red Star logo doesn’t quite deliver the goods
I am writing with reference to the new Red Star logotype that was featured in your magazine (DW 1 March). There are obviously new and revised logos that come and
Souped up brains prefer beer
Talk of Elmwood head honcho Jonathan Sands’ Damascene conversion to the joys of meditation, fruit juice and fruit in the pursuit of spiritual creativity and making the other half of
Sampson links capital
The Design Council has appointed MPL chairman Peter Sampson to head Design Links London – the support group for design counsellors appointed by Business Links in the capital. Sampson is
Fitch fortunes grow with big profit boost
Fitch is looking to “continued growth” following the publication last week of results that showed it had sustained its return to profit throughout 1995. “We have made an encouraging start
Brief
US computer company Dell is out to target bigger corporate clients with a direct customer experience. To this end The Four Hundred consultancy designed and built Focalpoint, a new visitor
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