Hawaiian Airlines brings “aloha spirit” to A330 aircraft with new design
PaulWylde has designed the new cabin interiors with design features which include “bamboo-inspired thatched privacy screen”.
Planet Eames – how Charles and Ray saw the world
A new Barbican exhibition revisits the life and work of Charles and Ray Eames and the Eames Office, a “laboratory” for pioneering multi-disciplinary work for 40 years.
Sue Perkins to host 2015 Design Week Awards
Tickets are available for this year’s Design Week Awards, which is being held at the Roundhouse in London on 25 November.
Icsid rebrands as World Design Organisation
The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design is changing its name to better align itself with “the wider design community”.
Eric Gill – the past, present and future of type design
As it updates two of Eric Gill’s best-known typefaces, Monotype is delving into the type designer’s archive. We take a look at some of his key sketches, workings and correspondence.
DBA announces 2016 Design Effectiveness Awards shortlist
A total of 61 projects have been shortlisted for the awards ceremony next year.
A tribute to Ray Barrett – "a don before Don Draper was even born"
In his latest Four Corners column, Jon Daniel remembers award-winning art director Ray Barrett, who created a hugely impactful anti-ALS campaign – at the same time as fighting a battle with the disease
Wagamama wants you to eat out in style with its new takeaway packaging
Pearlfisher is behind the strategy and design for Wagamama’s new takeaway food service, and has replicated the restaurant’s aesthetic with black plastic bowls, and a menu sleeve.
A kettle used to cook, clean and grow plants
Jordan Martin has won the Electrolux Design Lab 2015 prize for a kettle which traps steam and uses it to cook, to clean and to grown plants.
Ben Terrett and former GDS colleagues join the Co-operative
A team including former GDS head of design Ben Terrett and Cabinet Office director of digital Mike Bracken is aiming to turn the Co-op into “a major digital player”.
Design contributes 7% of UK economy – research
New figures from the Design Council aim to show design’s impact on the wider economy.
Method designs head-mounted display for surgeons
The Vivi device displays vital signs of patients within a clinician’s field of vision by communicating with other monitoring equipment.
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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.
