Appropriate Architecture
Thursday 26 January – Discussion on architecture’s responsibility towards today’s environmental and social problems. Speakers include Amanda Levete of Future Systems and author and journalist Patrick Wright.
Stand buys
Stand by for the latest in furniture design at the Cologne exhibition, which is being held next week. Nicky Churchill finds out what’s in store
UK groups scoop seven wins at Mobius awards
British designers scored well in the 24th annual Mobius Advertising awards in the US, with UK consultancies scooping six of the 16 prizes in the packaging section and securing a
Art 95
Wednesday 18 January – Contemporary art fair. Until 22 January. – Venue: Business Design Centre, Upper Street, Islington Green, London N1.
BiC remodels the Crystal biro
BiC’s famous Crystal biro, a design icon of the 1950s, is being relaunched after its first redesign. – The first BiC was designed by Baron Marcel Bich in 1957.
It’s a Pleasure!
Saturday 14 January – Sculpture, film, painting, photography and computer graphics by nine women artists. Until 19 February.
New British Architecture
Saturday 14 January – Twelve young architectural practices display designs for the house of the future. Until 18 February.
The life and times of the Apple Macintosh
The latest insert describing the decades in design credits frogdesign/Hartmut Esslinger with the design of the Apple Macintosh, and I can’t let this untruth pass by. The original Mac (as
Ettore Spalletti
Saturday 14 January – Exhibition of sculptures and drawings by Spalletti. Until 11 February. – Venue: Angel Row Gallery, 3 Angel Row, Nottingham NG1 6HP.
New Resolutions – Breathing Life into High Street Brands
Wednesday 25 January – Women in Marketing and Design event featuring Stephanie Churchill, PR for Dorothy Perkins, and Ian Renwick, marketing director at Habitat.
Heading in the right direction
Mary Lewis faces a challenging task at the D&AD helm, but is undaunted and full of ideas, reports Bhavna Mistry
Qualifications are the best weed killer
It appears that the battle against free-pitching has gone quite well, but what is being done to remove the causes? – We must face up to the fact that there
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