9-13 January 2023 – Design Week

Formula E’s new trophy inspired by GEN3 car components

Abbey Bamford — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:57:15 +0000

Formula E has revealed its new winner’s trophy, designed by Beta Design Office to convey the electrification, speed and movement of new GEN3 race cars. GEN3 is the first electric open wheel race car to break 200mph and, with its newly developed regenerative capabilities, generates over 40% of energy used in the race during it. Though this is Beta’s first trophy design project…

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Reckitt’s brand experience team on how design can help FMCG become circular

Sophie Tolhurst — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:04:57 +0000

When it comes to making FMCG more sustainable “there are no shortage of challenges”, says Jos Harrison, global head of brand experience and design at Reckitt. “I’d probably start by saying that the industry as a whole – FMCG, CPG – bears quite a heavy responsibility for the way that we currently live our lives; it’s one of the founding industries of a consumption mindset, let’s say.

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What will interactive design look like in 2023?

Abbey Bamford — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:02:35 +0000

In The Humane Interface, designer Jef Raskin explained that: “An interface is humane if it is responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties”. What I hope to see in the year ahead is the proliferation of humane and considerate apps that are designed to be helpful, supportive and mindful of the user’s needs and preferences. Apps that do not expect us to behave like machines…

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PlasticFree launches materials solution platform for designers

Abbey Bamford — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:54:27 +0000

PlasticFree, a centralised platform built by designers to provide details of innovative plastic-free materials and system solutions, has now launched. The platform’s Advisory Council includes as the likes of Thomas Heatherwick, Sir David Chipperfield and Tom Dixon. Its aim is to help designers and businesses cut down on one trillion pieces of plastic waste by 2025. According to A Plastic…

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Moves & changes – design industry news

Abbey Bamford — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:03:55 +0000

International architecture and interior design practice Conran and Partners has been bought out by five of its principals. This includes Sebastian Conran, son or original original owner and founder Terence Conran. Another of the new partners Tim Bowder-Ridger – who joined the practice back in 1997 – says, “The new ownership of the practice is an incredibly exciting moment for us to build on a…

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What will furniture design look like in 2023?

Sophie Tolhurst — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:17:20 +0000

We are leaving a year with a war in Europe and always more visible climate change. These persist in 2023 and a global recession looks likely. In general, I believe and expect that design will try to bring optimism to our lives. I have to start by saying we should remember that furniture design for 2023 is mostly made two years ago, as this is the average time to develop something and put it into…

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Presidio Park rebrand references classic US national park posters

Abbey Bamford — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 13:41:33 +0000

San Francisco-based creative agency MacKenzie has rebranded national park site Presidio, which includes a new logo inspired by vintage signs and WPA (Works Progress Administration) posters. The WPA scheme, which ran from 1935-43 employed 8.5 million people on state projects, many of which were communicated through posters. This included the promotion of national parks.

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What will retail design look like in 2023?

Abbey Bamford — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:17:04 +0000

During the pandemic, consumers became accustomed to virtual realities when the real world became suddenly inaccessible. However, many people are now returning to physical spaces with the need to travel, explore and come together as groups – reconnecting with the real world again. In the hospitality industry, there are no longer “off seasons”, as people are more inclined to travel all year round…

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How&How’s rebrand of climate-tech start-up Amphico pays homage to lotus leaf

Abbey Bamford — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:17:17 +0000

How&How has designed the brand identity and strategy for climate-tech start-up Amphico, which aims to make outdoor wear recyclable with a material which draws on the stricture of the lotus leaf. Under the umbrella of its master brand, Amphico has three current projects. Its most developed project is Amphitex, which is a mono-material designed to be 100% recyclable, breathable and waterproof.

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Woodland Trust rebrands to fight for new causes

Sophie Tolhurst — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:34:10 +0000

Creature London has rebranded Woodland Trust with an identity that seeks to show that the “forest-built” brand speaks to wider concerns and demographics, alongside creating its new climate-focused campaign Plant More Trees. Creature and its strategic consultancy White Crow were appointed after a competitive pitch mediated by Oystercatchers at the end of 2021. Woodland Trust director of brand and…

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