
What does the 2021 Budget mean for design?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledges more support for the self-employed, introduces a new loan scheme and promises more money for culture.
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The coronavirus pandemic looks set to have a huge impact on designers and the design world in general. Design Week will be tracking its effects on the design community as it faces up to the challenge.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledges more support for the self-employed, introduces a new loan scheme and promises more money for culture.
Changes to the tax legislation for freelancers and employers will come into effect from 6 April 2021 so designers and design businesses will need to be ready.
The Design Council will work with the Mayor’s office to seek out and develop “innovation teams” to help the city bounce back from Covid.
The semi-open-air structure is built from scaffolding, with Stufish saying its adoption will “future-proof” an industry decimated by the pandemic.
The projects were part of a worldwide open call by London Design Biennale organisers, and cover everything from music, to sex education and disaster relief.
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Six months on from the first Lost Horizon festival, the team are working to put on a series of new concerts as it seeks to plug the gap in live
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Oluwaseyi Sosanya, founder of Gravity Sketch, tells Design Week virtual 3D sketching is a “gateway to new abilities”, so long as the industry can overcome a “cultural hurdle”.
The Proactive Care range will feature face masks, hand sanitisers and wipes and aims to reassure consumers amid the anxiety of the pandemic.
Designers and record labels are conspiring to make new vinyl experiences for home listeners. We take a look at how they’re doing it.
Design Week speaks to freelancers about accessing government support, diversifying their offering and how viable they think independent work is at the moment.