Showing a tendency for being in-the-know

One criticism often levelled at the design industry is that it is such a small world. You can’t do anything without word getting round. But Design Week has just got wind of the exception that proves the rule. Word has it, that at a recent meeting between industry big-wigs, Identica Partnership’s Michael Peters sat with Design Business Association chairman Colin Porter. ‘Who is the director of the DBA these days, Colin?’ asked Peters. Observers swear there wasn’t a hint of irony.