Design Week

Introducing Design Week’s new editorial team

Design Week — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:52:24 +0000

We are excited to introduce the new Design Week editorial team that will lead the relaunch of the platform later this autumn. Rob Alderson joins as Editor, and Clare Dowdy will be our new Senior Writer. Rob was previously Editor-in-Chief of It’s Nice That, where he led content across digital, print, events and commercial partnerships. He went on to join WeTransfer, where he set up the brand’…

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Remembering Sir Kenneth Grange – 1929-2024

David Coveney — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:21:23 +0000

Although we are not currently publishing, we felt it necessary to delve into our archives and celebrate his life and work as reflected in Design Week over the years. Publisher David Coveney looks back at Grange’s genius for everyday design. Growing up in England, I fondly remember using many of Kenneth Grange’s designs. My grandmother’s Morphy Richards iron, my school homework done with prized…

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From the archives: Picture Post

Jane Lewis — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:59:46 +0000

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 knotted handkerchiefs to boxed chocolates. Today, much of this marketing has shifted to digital platforms like email campaigns and social media, reflecting the evolving landscape of self-promotion. We invite you to share your thoughts…

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From the archives: Driving back to the future

Jeremy Myerson — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:35:50 +0000

During our pause, we’re re-publishing the occasional article from deep in our archives. This March 1990 column by our founder, Jeremy Myerson, discusses how car design can look backwards and still bring something fresh to the market. It’s particularly prescient in highlighting the Mazda MX-5, which was doubted by many at the time but has since become a hugely successful model line that remains…

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Design Week is resting, and we’ll be back soon

David Coveney — Fri, 31 May 2024 14:09:23 +0000

Dear readers, Many of you were disappointed when it was announced that Design Week would be closing at the beginning of 2024. We were too! As the developers of the site, we just didn’t feel wild about getting the job of decommissioning the site. During a chat about the closure, a joking comment about making an offer quickly turned serious. We soon asked, “Could you put us in touch with the right…

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Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week

Tom Banks — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:03:57 +0000

Design Week’s legacy is that it stands as a record of an industry which is constantly changing, an industry which makes a demonstrable social, cultural and economic contribution to the world. In this final editorial you’ll have to allow me the indulgence of both giving some insight into what the last 38 years have looked like in design and how Design Week brought it to you – with the help of its…

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Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages

Emily Gosling — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:00:48 +0000

A little festive fluff here to take the edge off the news of Design Week’s closure, with a look back at the publication over the years. No prizes for doing well, except perhaps for a sense of achievement, or being able to look busy at work while you’re counting down the minutes until the Christmas holidays begin. Answers at the bottom of the page. Pen and paper at the ready! 1.

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Design Week: 1986-2023

Emily Gosling — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 07:59:09 +0000

It’s with a heavy heart that in lieu of our usual ‘breaking up for Christmas’ post, we bring you the news that Design Week is ceasing publication with immediate effect. Design Week’s parent company, Centaur, has made the decision to close the publication as its strategy shifts towards its “core audience of marketers, and focuses on training, information, and intelligence”. In the New Year…

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What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?

Abbey Bamford — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:00:26 +0000

In 2024 my hope and expectation is that we will see many smaller, independent retail concepts experiment with sustainable interior design. They will be at the forefront of a new design aesthetic that will be born out of finding ways to limit the impact their shop has on the environment. This new design aesthetic will, in the following years, be assimilated by the big brands and chains.

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What will exhibition design look like in 2024?

Abbey Bamford — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 09:00:23 +0000

Connections, community, creativity, caring and climate sum up my predictions for exhibition design in 2024. But let’s get the dreaded “C” out of the way first. Covid had a catastrophic effect on our ability to interact with culture. To survive, museums and galleries have had to adapt and have emerged as places which bring communities together. Without a doubt culture and the arts will face ever…

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