14-18 November 2022 – Design Week

How will the 2022 Autumn Statement impact design?

Sophie Tolhurst — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:30:13 +0000

UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented an Autumn Statement that promised “a consolidation of £55 billion” and prioritising “stability, growth and public services”. Following the numerous “U-turns” since Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget, the new Statement confirmed the Government’s move away from its predecessor’s economic plans. “I understand the motivation of my predecessor’s mini-budget and he was…

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RSA announces nine 2022 Royal Designers for Industry

Abbey Bamford — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:15:20 +0000

The Royal Society for Arts (RSA) has unveiled the nine recipients of the 2022 Royal Designers for Industry (RDI) title as it overhauls its structure to recognise speculative design, regenerative design and design research. Every year, the RSA award the RDI title to individuals who exhibit “sustained design excellence” and produce “work of aesthetic value and significant benefit to society”…

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Design Week’s 2022 Christmas Gift Guide

Abbey Bamford — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:07:25 +0000

Pantone Espresso Cup – from £8.50 This neat 4oz Pantone Espresso Cup is sure to impress any designer. Ranging from neutral tones of warm grey and brown to bright hues of yellow and green, the gift can be tailored to any kitchen colour scheme. Pantone boasts a range of kitchenware gifts, but this miniature is perfect for Secret Santa, priced between £8.50 to £10.25 on the official Pantone website.

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Design, Climate Action: regenerative exhibition design

Sophie Tolhurst — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:36:55 +0000

The UK’s first sector-by-sector report by sustainability focused non-profit Julie’s Bicycle and BOP consulting, commissioned by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, highlights the fact that unlike many creative sub-sectors, UK galleries no longer have a dedicated industry body to “develop programmes to educate its members and encourage change”. Yet with the relatively short life…

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Sensory wound dressing scoops James Dyson Award 2022

Abbey Bamford — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:37:25 +0000

The James Dyson Award 2022 global winners have been announced, with a smart sensor designed to measure the pH level of wounds and a machine that recycles plastic bottles into affordable 3D printer filaments winning £30,000 each in development backing. The annual competition opens every year to students, recent graduates, young designers and inventors who must fulfil the brief of designing…

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Seymourpowell designs app to make Stirling the “world’s first” AR city

Sophie Tolhurst — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:36:02 +0000

The new Stirling XP app allows the Scottish city of Stirling to become “the first fully Augmented Reality city in the world” thanks to a project by Stirling Council, BT and Seymourpowell. Using Google’s new Geospatial platform and making use of Stirling’s 2021 investments in fibre and 5G networks, the project sees Stirling the first city to “deploy geospatial technology in a ‘city-wide’ project”…

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Interiors Inspiration: Design Week’s favourite new projects

Abbey Bamford — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:33:05 +0000

A-nrd studio took inspiration from Sydney’s Art Deco architecture and coastal scenery for the new Soho branch of Australian restaurant, Milk Beach. The restaurants take their name from Sydney’s Milk Beach, a small, isolated beach surrounded by the heritage-listed Strickland House Estate. Based in the new IIona Rose House building, Milk Beach Soho’s interior boasts an array of natural materials…

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How to use your AI superpowers for good

Nick Carson — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 11:18:02 +0000

As AI tools continue to evolve at an exponential rate, creative practitioners of all disciplines are both curious about its potential and concerned about its longer-term implications. And with increasingly high-profile case studies to stoke debate, it’s fair to say that artificial intelligence has enjoyed its share of the spotlight in 2022. For instance, Jason Allen’s Theatre D’opera Spatial…

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