Design concepts unveiled for architecture gallery at The Victoria & Albert Museum
The Victoria & Albert Museum and the Royal Institute of British Architects last week unveiled design concepts for a permanent architecture gallery at the museum.
Thumbing through good and bad company names
With regards to your naming debates in Vox Pop (DW 28 February), thumbs up to Apple, Swatch and EasyJet. In each case, the name was radically different from competitors’ names/brands
Nissan revs up for a London studio
Work starts this month on car manufacturer Nissan’s first London design studio, designed by architect Tate & Hindle in collaboration with Nissan’s in-house team.
Call for entries
DesignersBlock Milan 2002, from 10-15 April, is one of the many satellite exhibitions at the Milan Furniture Fair. The organisers are inviting UK designers to submit applications to appear at
In homage to Barrys everywhere
In homage to Barrys everywhere, and particularly those at EHS Realtime, which has named its recently opened bar Barry and got lookalikes to appear (DW 21 February), here are the
Work of the French furniture designer, Jean Prouvé, to go on show at Vitra’s London showroom
The work of French furniture designer Jean Prouvé will be on show at German furniture manufacturer Vitra’s London showroom from 6 to 8 March, alongside seating and tables by Charles
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M Moser Associates has been appointed to design interiors, including reception area, meeting facilities and office fit-outs, for charity Shelter. The office, situated in east London, is scheduled to open
English Heritage’s 2002 visitor handbook is to be published this week
English Heritage is publishing its 2002 visitor handbook this week, designed and produced by Citrus. The handbook is designed to enhance the profile of the conservation organisation and ‘reveal the
Digest
Tin Horse was responsible for the structural packaging design work and name generation for Kraft Foods (UK)’s dressing brand, Get Dressed, which is set to launch at the end of
There is more to branded offers than a boost to fees
It may come as a surprise that clients respond favourably to the ‘branded offers’ a handful of the more thoughtful consultancies have created. They can so easily be dismissed by
International refreshment
As Gordon’s gin and Schweppes tonic relaunch, Hannah Booth and Brandon Cheevers report on how international brands are straddling different markets
Print designers book into British Council exhibition
Print work by some of Britain’s leading graphic designers will be showcased in Milan next month in an exhibition organised by the British Council. The exhibition, called The Book Corner,
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