7 May 1998

The International Design Conference in Aspen – Sportdesign will take place from 3-6 June. This year’s event is a forum on the designed environment examining the design themes found in

Letters to the Editor should be sent to Design Week, 50 Poland Street, London W1V 4AX. Fax: 0171-970 4165. e-mail Design-week@centaur.co.uk

Smithfield Design operations director Tony Wells died last weekend aged 47 of a suspected heart attack. – Wells was diagnosed with cancer of the lymph gland eight months ago.

I write in response to David Gregory’s letter on free pitching (DW 1 May). As an experienced marketer, but a newcomer to the design industry, the hottest potato I seem

Orchard Studios has created the 1998 brochure for motorcycle brand Kawasaki. Featuring models suitable for learners, up to road- tearing supersports models, the brochure aims to convey the excitement of

When other design agencies pass your work off as their own, it is not only annoying but it could hinder your attempts to gain further work, says Sam Michel

The merging of the grocery and petrol retail sectors has taken another turn, with a new concept by Minale Tattersfield for 120-strong Northern Irish wine retail chain Winemark. The group

Pentagram has conducted a complete identity revamp for the University of Surrey to bring its organisations together under one consistent brand. The group has been reviewing the university’s operation and

The Contemporary Arts Co-Operative is holding an arts festival including shows, talks, workshops and visual art. Local artists from the Southwark area (such as Celyn Brazier, whose work is shown

Artist Jeff Koons’ Rabbit sculpture features on a limited edition pass for Guggenheim museums for Hugo Boss. The Hugo Boss ArtPass, designed by Koons, allows company employees and their families

There has been much coverage in Design Week, most recently in the article A year of living hopefully (News Analysis, DW 1 May) on the patchiness of Business Link’s service.

‘Pursuing other interests’ is a popular enough claim by designers changing jobs. But in Peter Stimpson’s case, it’s absolutely true, the interest in question being his involvement with a cookery