6 March 1997

Designers at Panasonic’s in-house design facility in Japan have styled an LCD monitor which promises to free up desk space normally consumed by bulky computer monitors. The PanaFlat LC40 is

A Henry Moore bronze dominates the new glass-fronted public entrance to Television Centre in White City, the London headquarters of BBC Television. The reception area’s interiors are designed by Price

In a fit of pique no doubt inspired by London’s current position as a place more fashionable than Paris, it seems the French now harbour plans to erect their own

The Design Business Association is to launch a consultancy selection service for clients, but is keen to avoid any hint of “jobs for the boys”. Outline proposals penned by DBA

This photograph of Sir John Crofton is one of 30 Nick Sinclair portraits of British doctors who have substantially changed the practice of medicine in the twentieth century. Sinclair was

South African Airways’ new corporate identity is being unveiled on 22 March. New York group Diefenbach Elkins created the new look and local group Design Unit is handling its implementation.

Healthcare group BUPA has appointed Fitch to design its high street retail outlets. – Sources in the property industry suggest that the group is in discussions with a major bank

Make a note of The Typographic Circle’s March lectures by the Chicago-based group T-26. The group will give three lectures in the UK, the first in Glasgow on 20 March

We take it all back. Two weeks ago we accused Saatchi & Saatchi of having exploited trainspotters for the sake of cheap humour while leaving it up to us to

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Glasgow companies are taking on designers with the cost of their salaries paid for by the Glasgow Development Association. For one, textile designer and producer Timorous Beasties, the deal means

Jigsaw Junior, the stand-alone children’s fashion chain, will launch this month in Richmond-upon-Thames with interiors by the Hugo Tugman Partnership, not by John Pawson as suggested last week (DW 28