Inspired
When I was studying architecture in the late 1970s, there was one building that completely caught my imagination – the chapel at Ronchamp by Le Corbusier. Little did I know
Dalziel & Pow helps Anotah expand
Dalziel & Pow has created a six-figure global retail scheme for Anotah, a Kuwaiti fashion retailer with ambitions to become ‘the first Middle East fashion house to establish a presence
Voxpop
If the design industry in Wales is ‘growing up’ with the launch of its first Design Forum, how essential is the creation of a Welsh design centre right now? A
Alice Rawsthorn starts a column
Alice Rawsthorn published her first weekly column for the International Herald Tribune on Monday. Called Design, the column aims to explore international developments in contemporary design. The column can be
Freeman Christie treats water cycle
A trio of major environmental bodies is gearing up to launch a national initiative to promote a better understanding of Britain’s water supply. Design consultancy Freeman Christie has been appointed
Brown to address New Designers
Chancellor Gordon Brown will give an address to open this year’s New Designers exhibition at the Business Design Centre in London on 28 June. Confirmation of Brown’s address follows his
Scrupulously ordinary
By Richard Clayton
Brown’s renewed show of support is most welcome
Gordon Brown is putting his mouth where the money is and backing design once more. The Chancellor’s decision to speak at this year’s New Designers graduate show at London’s Business
MFI reviews flagship kitchen brands
It has emerged this week that furniture retailer MFI is undertaking a strategic review of its flagship kitchen brands, Hygena and Schreiber. The business is in consultation with design and
Paradise lost
With an exhibition of rare and iconic 1960s graphics set to open in London, John Stones reflects on a bygone, yet influential era The 1960s seem to provide an inexhaustible
Surveys should reflect a changing industry scene
Those familiar with the submission form for The Top 100 Consultancy Survey will be aware that it asks consultancies to split their design fee-income from their fee-income from strategic consultancy.
Redesign on the cards for Ragu packs
It is understood that Ragu, the Unilever Bestfoods-owned pasta sauce, is looking to overhaul its packaging design. Roster consultancy Design Bridge last revamped Ragu’s packaging in 2004.
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