Screen presence and the video age
What with the delays, videophones have proved a disappointment to the techno-driven, but the ISDN network may change that, at a price. Michael Evamy reports
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Skin is a compilation of new fiction which claims to have a lurid lime green cover `which can’t be ignored’. Designed by Bettina Walter of new consultancy Design By Accident,
Betting on a sure thing
Swiss architect Herzog & de Meuron may be celebrating its win of the new Tate job, but Sutherland Lyall is willing to bet that with no cash allocated, interference from
Ring of confidence
The latest and last of the Design Week trends surveys confirms our summer 1994 findings that, after a hard few years, things are finally looking up for design
SmithKline invests in design degree research
SmithKline Beecham has donated ú30 000 to the University of Westminster to carry out market research on setting up a masters degree in design management.
Impressionism in Britain
Survey of the development of Impressionism in Britain, featuring over 200 different works. Until 7 May. – Venue: Barbican Art Gallery, Level 8, Barbican Centre, London EC2.
Clients deliver some unpalatable messages
One of the biggest surprises Vicky Sargent and I encountered in preparing our series on clients is the huge gap between what designers think are the priorities for clients and
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1994 Pictor/Fuji Photo Competition – Friday 27 January – Winners and runners-up in the Pictor/Fuji Photo competition on the themes of success, emotion, power and communication.
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Hoop La! Meet the Right Hand Lady. She adorns a roll of wallpaper and is taken from a 1968 lithograph called Icarus by Allan Jones. The wallpaper is one of
EH6 remodels Historic Scotland’s identity
Historic Scotland, the Scottish equivalent of the National Trust, has a new identity designed by EH6 which will be featured in 330 properties and monuments. Historic Scotland, whose previous identity
Don’t look to the Government for help
More on the subject of free- pitches I’m afraid, as I believe this to be the most important issue facing the profession at this time. Giles Velarde and Richard Fowler
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Work from several design teams for new pedestrian bridges in the London Docklands. Until 14 February. – Venue: Architecture Foundation, 30 Bury Street, London SW1.
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