Under a fiver
The best things come in small packages, or so the old idiom goes. A new book, Usefulness in Small Things by Industrial Facility’s Kim Colin and Sam Hecht, combines the
Press and bleed
While Press & Bleed may sound like that Slipknot tribute band your awkward cousin almost formed, it is, in fact a far less sinister prospect. The Press & Bleed exhibition
Notes from Russia
Branding a city or country can be a particularly tricky challenge, especially when it’s an area with a name as catchy as Nenets Autonomous Region. The Russian region has been
Design organisations hit by Arts Council cuts
The Crafts Council and the London Design Festival have both had their funding reduced following a review of Arts Council England grants.
Q&A and Four-letter Word work on Vertigo Lounge
Q&A Interior Design has created the identity for new Hornchurch café and bar Vertigo Lounge, with branding by Four-letter Word.
We Made That creates National Trust drawing room
We Made That has designed an alternative space for the drawing room of National Trust property Croome Court in Worcestershire.
Ripples sculpture to be installed in south London
Kazuya Tsuji’s sculpture Ripples has won the inaugural Grange Garden Sculpture competition, a prize that aims to help regenerate the Bermondsey area of south London.
Design for monkeys
A black and white hippo layered on top of a Milky Way background, with a lime green laser grid on top. Does this space-age kook sound familiar? It certainly did
You should be in charge
New London gallery Work opens its doors on Friday with an exhibition of work by Bob and Roberta Smith, called You Should Be in Charge. Topical as ever, Bob and
The friends of Tony Romanoff
When a ‘teaser image’ of an exhibition arrives in the form of a man’s pallid legs segued onto a large Spongebob Squarepants, you realise all is not as it seems.
Notes from the archive
Next week, Tate Britain launches an exhibition dedicated to James Stirling, the architect behind Tate Liverpool on the Albert Dock and the Clore Gallery at Tate Britain. The exhibition will
Print box
This Thursday, the Hotshoe Gallery in London is playing host to the Royal College of Art MA Photography’s Print Box Sale, a fundraising event to help students to stage five
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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.
