Introduction
It was hard to envisage ten years ago that the embryonic 100% Design – staged in a tent beside London’s Chelsea Barracks – would grow into the international attraction it
Bloom styles new Mr & Mrs Smith
Bloom has designed Mr & Mrs Smith: European Cities, a follow-up to the UK weekend away guide published last year.
Sparks fly in battersea
Parkview International is charging up Battersea Power Station for a new lease of life, with the aid of a consortium of top creative talent, says Anne Konopelski
Out of character
Designers are increasingly turning to quirky, handwritten design work in response to sterile and anonymous typography, says Jim Davies
442 Design warms up Prestwick Airport
Glasgow consultancy 442 Design has been appointed to revamp interiors and graphics at the city’s Prestwick Airport. The group, which was appointed without a pitch, will update interiors in both
Kurzeja moves to Redwood
Contract publisher Redwood has appointed Paul Kurzeja as design director. Kurzeja, who joins this month, will be responsible for brands such as Marks & Spencer and Boots the Chemists across
Room Glasgow on the menu for APA
APA has created interiors for Room Glasgow, the bar and restaurant that will replace Gordon Ramsey’s now defunct Amaryllis as the flagship restaurant at Glasgow’s boutique hotel One Devonshire Gardens.
Butcher & Gundersen rebrands school photography packs
Butcher & Gundersen has rebranded the presentation pack, sales leaflet and order form for School Pictures International’s school photography service.
Conference
The 29th International Design Management Conference entitled Leadership by Design is taking place from 24-27 October in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, US. Info: www.dmi.org Contact: Design Management Institute, 29 Temple Place,
Exhibitions
Selected works by Kathleen Mann, who taught at the Glasgow School of Art between 1930-33, are on display from 13 September until 29 October. Venue: Glasgow School of Art, Studio
Redhouse Lane has…
Redhouse Lane has created a series of film-focused posters to inform workers in the Department of Health of their rights, as the department prepares for the Freedom of Information Act,
Cosmo appoints Company art director
Cosmopolitan magazine has appointed former Company magazine art director Andy Greenhouse to oversee a redesign of the magazine. Greenhouse will be recruiting a team to work around him.
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