13 November – 18 November 2023 – Design Week

A new identity for Resident Advisor’s creative studio by HelloMe

Emily Gosling — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:21:27 +0000

The creative studio offshoot of electronic music magazine, ticketing service and editorial platform Resident Advisor (RA), 23:59 works with brands such as Nike, Asahi, Reverb, Lacoste and WeTransfer. It soft-launched last year with Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta as one of its founding clients. Billing itself as “an incubator for ideas, creativity and culture,” 23:59 works across creative…

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Hidden yet vital: celebrating design technicians

Sophie Tolhurst — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:13:19 +0000

“We help students make their projects, but they never see what we can do”, says Anna Wiggins, senior digital workshop technician at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), about the new exhibition, Yes We Can. Bringing together the work of 21 technical staff from the university’s art and design, engineering, architecture and digital media departments, the exhibition is open until 6 December to both…

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Paris maritime museum balances “emotional and sensory moments” with history

Emily Gosling — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:08:04 +0000

Casson Mann has transformed the historic Musée national de la Marine in the Palais de Chaillot in Paris (MnM) as part of a six-year-long renovation project by architects H2O and Snøhetta. The London-based consultancy was brought into the project around four and a half years ago having won a competitive pitch against around five French practices, and was briefed to “bring the sea to Paris and…

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Nomad develops identity for Sky Live’s AI-powered home workout app Mvmnt

Abbey Bamford — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:09:23 +0000

Nomad has designed Sky Live app Mvmnt’s identity, featuring custom lettering in the wordmark and an icon that signifies a “heightened heart pulse rate”. Mvmnt, which is included with Sky Live, was developed by audio fitness app WithU and Sky Creative and is powered by AI and motion-tracking technology. It offers a variety of workouts demonstrated by qualified coaches on screen.

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People People brings retro poolside aesthetic to Seattle restaurant Layers

Abbey Bamford — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:26:18 +0000

Seattle-based design studio People People has designed the visual identity for sandwich restaurant Layers, with varying wordmark styles and “nostalgic vintage” illustrations. People People senior designer Maddy Porter got to know the owners of Layers after frequenting their popular food truck. When Layers signed a lease on its first restaurant space, it approached the studio to help it “make the…

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Interior Inspiration: Design Week’s top retail, hospitality and workplace interiors

Abbey Bamford — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:56:50 +0000

The National Portrait Gallery has re-opened after three years with two new hospitality spaces designed by Run for the Hills: ground floor café Audrey Green and below ground in the vaults, Larry’s Bar. Audrey Green is inspired by Breakfast at Tiffany’s and lets in a lot of natural light, making the space “cool, contemporary and airy”, says the studio. Restored original architectural features…

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How design helped OpenAI transition from niche to mainstream

Sophie Tolhurst — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:43:38 +0000

With AI still one of the biggest talking points of the present – recently crowned the “word of the year” by Collins Dictionary – many flock to try each new product, whether for a bit of fun or to more seriously assess how it might impact their day-to-day lives. But the products for which OpenAI is best known – Dall-E and ChatGPT – were not OpenAI’s original focus. When founded in 2015 – by…

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Christmas window displays 2023: festive theatre and classic winter tales

Abbey Bamford — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:37:17 +0000

Showtime is the theme for Selfridges’ festive and theatrical Christmas windows on Oxford Street, London. It took over 100 hours and 50 people to install the windows through which Selfridges wanted to spotlight “true stagecraft and artistry” from different creatives, including artist and costume designer Max Allen. With Selfridges, Allen created an ensemble of ten Christmas characters…

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How “small incremental gains” can make designs more sustainable

Abbey Bamford — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:03:16 +0000

If everyone in the developed world donated £30 a year, it would be enough to tackle world hunger, according to United Nations and Oxfam America. Research carried out in 2019, by Harvard University political scientist Erica Chenoweth revealed that it would only take 3.5% of the population protesting to bring about major political change. “This is the power of marginal gains…

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