Designing the visual world of The Matrix: Resurrections
We speak to Studio C about creating in-film graphics for the first Matrix movie in nearly 20 years, working with Lana Wachowski and balancing “analogue romance” with progress.
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Design in 2022 – what will product design look like?
As part of our series of design in 2022, Weiwei He, China director at Tangerine, offers her take on what might happen in product design over the next year.
Design events to catch in January
As 2022 kicks off, the typically quiet month of January has a host of design events to catch – from online trade shows to documentaries.
Es Devlin awarded CBE in Queen’s New Year Honours list
The set designer has produced work for the likes of Beyoncé, Kanye West and Adele and more recently has turned her focus to the environment.
Design Week’s biggest exhibition stories of 2021
After a turbulent 2020, exhibitions made a mark on 2021 with shows offering both light-hearted respite from the everyday, and sobering reality checks.
Design, Climate, Action: how to make interior design less wasteful
Working with second-hand pieces and waste streams can make interior design much more sustainable. But how can designers start on this journey?
Design Week’s most popular long reads of 2021
In 2021 designers took to new platforms and rethought how their practice affects the natural world around them.
Dimorestudio embraces “refined nomadic spirit” with Orient Express revival
The luxury trainline is making a comeback with La Dolce Vita, a train inspired by the “artistic fervour” of Italy in the 1960s and 1970s.
Pantone “creates” new shade for Color of the Year 2022
According to the company, the “courageous” periwinkle shade Very Peri encourages personal inventiveness and creativity.
Nesta announces £1.8m fund to tackle plastic pollution in sub-Saharan Africa
The fund will look to support creative projects that can tackle the issue through things like gamification, incentives and storytelling.
Design Week’s 2021 Christmas gift guide
From formative new experiences, to pairs of socks people actually want to receive, here’s our guide for what to gift the designer in your life this Christmas.
Christmas window displays 2021: skiing hedgehogs, stained glass and more
With the festive season in full swing, Design Week looks at some of the UK’s flagship store window displays.
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Introducing Design Week’s new editorial team
We’re excited to announce the new Design Week editorial team ahead of the platform’s relaunch this autumn. Rob Alderson joins as Editor, with Clare Dowdy as Senior Writer.
Remembering Sir Kenneth Grange – 1929-2024
It is with great sadness that we heard about the passing of the hugely influential British designer, Sir Kenneth Grange.
From the archives: Picture Post
As we head back into our archives, here’s a gem from March 1990. Jane Lewis looks at the creative ways design firms promoted their services through mail-outs.
From the archives: Driving back to the future
During our pause, we’re re-publishing the occasional article from deep in our archives. This March 1990 column by our founder, Jeremy Myerson, looks at car design trends.
Design Week is resting, and we’ll be back soon
In December 2023, it was announced that Design Week was closing its doors. However – good news! We’re reopening by the end of summer 2024!
Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week
As the design industry propelled itself forward, we were always there to champion, inform, analyse and guide the way.
Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week: 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
Why 2024 will be the “year of creative emergence” when it comes to AI
As part of our series on design in 2024, Mia Blume – founder of Design Dept. and Designing with AI – tells us that next year will be a “paradigm
Using VR to break outdated taboos around women’s health
Taking the form of a ‘vagina-like’ tent, INTER/her by Camille Baker uses cutting edge tech to open up conversations around issues like ovarian and cervical cancer, endometriosis, and menopause.
