London in 2030
Visitors to the View from the Shard will be able to get a glimpse of what London’s skyline might look like in 2030 thanks to a new installation.
Save the Wedgwood Collection
The Art Fund has launched an appeal to buy the Wedgwood Collection – a body of more than 80,000 historical pieces that is in danger of being separated and sold
Supermundane looks Here and There
Supermundane’s latest show Here and There looks at the polarised worlds of the macro and micro.
How to secure a paid-for credentials pitch
The DBA’s John Scarrott talks to a consultancy owner to turned around a free-pitch proposal.
News in brief round-up
A round-up of this week’s news in brief
12 million historic rights-free images, coming to the internet
An American academic is creating a searchable database of 12 million historic rights-free images, uploaded to Flickr.
How to turn big data into infographics
‘Big data’ is a popular buzz phrase for large and complex data sets that are difficult to understand, and, crucially, to visualise.
Looking ahead to the London Design Festival
The London Design Festival is just over two weeks away and this year’s event has an intriguing mix of cross-disciplinary events.
New Moleskine books let you save your handwriting digitally
Moleskine has unveiled a range of notebooks that allow you to save your pen and paper notes in digital form.
The Week in Design
Our most-read stories of the week 1. Waitrose has worked with a seven-year-old boy on the redesign of its own-brand brown sauce packaging. 2. Cake brand Mr Kipling has been
Scottish designers back pro-independence campaign
A group of Scottish designers are among more than 200 entrepreneurs who have come out in favour of Scottish independence in an open letter published today.
Volvo updates its identity
Volvo has updated its identity with the launch of its new XC90 vehicle.
Latest articles
Introducing Design Week’s new editorial team
We’re excited to announce the new Design Week editorial team ahead of the platform’s relaunch this autumn. Rob Alderson joins as Editor, with Clare Dowdy as Senior Writer.
Remembering Sir Kenneth Grange – 1929-2024
It is with great sadness that we heard about the passing of the hugely influential British designer, Sir Kenneth Grange.
From the archives: Picture Post
As we head back into our archives, here’s a gem from March 1990. Jane Lewis looks at the creative ways design firms promoted their services through mail-outs.
From the archives: Driving back to the future
During our pause, we’re re-publishing the occasional article from deep in our archives. This March 1990 column by our founder, Jeremy Myerson, looks at car design trends.
Design Week is resting, and we’ll be back soon
In December 2023, it was announced that Design Week was closing its doors. However – good news! We’re reopening by the end of summer 2024!
Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week
As the design industry propelled itself forward, we were always there to champion, inform, analyse and guide the way.
Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week: 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
Why 2024 will be the “year of creative emergence” when it comes to AI
As part of our series on design in 2024, Mia Blume – founder of Design Dept. and Designing with AI – tells us that next year will be a “paradigm
Using VR to break outdated taboos around women’s health
Taking the form of a ‘vagina-like’ tent, INTER/her by Camille Baker uses cutting edge tech to open up conversations around issues like ovarian and cervical cancer, endometriosis, and menopause.
