Corporate design work rises as US recovers
A plethora of company name changes in the US has led to a boom in the corporate design industry, according to two New York surveys. Branding consultancies Interbrand Schechter and
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
City: Cities of Dreams
Saturday 28 January – Symposium on urban ambitions. Speakers will include John R Hume, chief inspector of historic buildings for Historic Scotland, and Deyan Sudjic, Professor at the University of
Queen Mary college bar doubles in refit
Queen Mary and Westfield College has a new student bar interior, created by Paragon Design Group . – The ú250 000 London college bar has a new floor plan with
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
Lambie-Nairn tunes into BBC launches
Lambie-Nairn creative director Martin Lambie-Nairn decided on an alternative approach to “computer gimmicks”. “BBC World takes flags as its theme. The imagery is far removed from the usual language of
Art 95
Wednesday 18 January – Contemporary art fair. Until 22 January. – Venue: Business Design Centre, Upper Street, Islington Green, London N1.
Candidates vie for lottery boon
The Millennium Commission is poised to yield opportunities for designers and architects as proposals for an estimated ú1.
Fragments of IDI to be rebuilt
Elements of defunct London interiors show IDI will be resurrected at Interbuild, the construction industry show to be held at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre on 19-24 November. Apicella Associates will
The heart of the matter
Why is there a growing market for nostalgia and retro products? Could it be because the public views modern design as unemotional, gimmicky, cold… and generally not very good? Gaynor
Managing New Product Development for Business Turnaround
Thursday 2 March – Conference on design management and its part in the manufacturing of new products. – Venue: Manchester Conference Centre, UMIST, Sackville Street, Manchester M60 1QD.
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