Scenes from an impending marriage
Agonising decisions over the dress, organising the venue, minor squabbles over the guest list: even Kate and Wills’ big day has some of the hallmark pitfalls of the average wedding.
The Yard Creative develops new Clinton Cards format
The Yard Creative has created a new store format for Clinton Cards as part of a rebrand of the company led by Branded.
Oakley store design based around metallic angel
Sunglasses brand Oakley has launched a new design for its store in London’s Covent Garden – basing the concept around a 3.5m-tall, 350kg metallic angel centrepiece.
Winners announced in portable ashtray competition
The winners have been announced in the Japan Tobacco International Clean City Lab design contest to create the ‘portable ashtray of the future’ that combines ‘creativity, aesthetic and eco responsibility’.
Inside international interiors festival launches
The World Architecture Festival has launched a new festival and awards programme dedicated to interior design.
Interactive underground
So us Londoners may have noticed the odd refurbishment occurring on the London Underground. Hands up who gets stuck outside Oxford Circus on their commute home each evening? Thankfully, a
King of the hill
Trying to escape the monarchy this year has been a nigh on impossible task what with the Oscar wins of film The King’s Speech and Wills and Kate getting hitched.
Fine type
Cool Britannia is alive and well, according to Wayne Hemingway. The designer is launching a new vintage-inspired typographic print collection in collaboration with East End Prints, due to launch on
Red Bee brands children’s channel Megamax
Red Bee Media has created branding and idents for new Hungarian children’s channel Megamax.
Patwa Design creates Streat food branding
Bristol-based studio Patwa Design has created the logo for the Streat food collective, inspired by graffiti artists.
Heineken seeks designers for pop-up club
Heineken beer is initiating its ‘open design exploration’ programme by inviting young designers to help create a pop-up club in Milan for the 2012 Milan furniture fair.
London Gift Fair postponed
This year’s London Gift Fair, which was due to be held at Olympia in September, has been postponed due to market conditions.
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