Chartered Society of Designers seeks charter change to set up register
The Chartered Society of Designers is seeking to amend its royal charter to allow it to set up a register of chartered designers.
Paul Smith joins Landor as creative director
Landor London has appointed Paul Smith, former design director at Interbrand, as creative director.
Nick Hornby’s Ministry of Stories opens
Author Nick Hornby has launched a new space for young writers, the Ministry of Stories, with branding by We Made This and Web design by Manifest.
PLB works on £1m exhibition contract at Preston Hall Museum
North Yorkshire-based consultancy PLB has been appointed to overhaul exhibition design at Preston Hall Museum in Stockton-on-Tees in a £1m design and implementation project.
Visual conversations
Satirists have a distinct ability to dictate how politicians and famous figures will be remembered long after they fade from the public eye. David Cameron, for me, will always be
Season’s seating
Christmas is a time for peace and goodwill, but aside from the warmth and fuzziness, there’s undoubtedly usually a few rows and a couple of tears shed around Yuletide. One
The slice
Taking the architectural cross-section as its starting point, an upcoming exhibition at the Architectural Association in London takes a sometimes gory look at what can be revealed by a swift
Furniture designer Robin Day dies
Furniture designer Robin Day has died at the age of 95.
Identica parent group Cossette restructures
Identica’s parent company Cossette Group is to be renamed Esprit de Corps in the UK as part of a global restructure.
Design Museum to go ahead with move as Government grant slashed
The Design Museum says its future is secure and it will go ahead with its planned move to the Commonwealth Institute in 2014, despite the Government cutting the grant it
CMW repositions Aviva Investors
Aviva Investors is undertaking a repositioning of its global brand, carried out by CMW, which is leading a new strategy and will create an international campaign and a suite of
V&A Museum
Be inspired at the V&A The V&A is offering Design Week subscribers 1/3 off tickets to V&A Connects, their series of networking events for creative professionals. Plus enjoy an exclusive
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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.
