£7 million 3D printing competition announced
The Technology Strategy Board has announced a £7 million fund to support 3D printing design initiatives.
£30k competition for Bristol ‘playable city’ artwork
Bristol art venue Watershed has launched a £30 000 competition to create an artwork that will be installed in the city before travelling internationally.
£1m pot set up to fund creative concepts
A £1m project is being launched which aims to fund 10 early-stage creative and technology companies and enable them to develop products to help brands engage with consumers.
Design a trophy for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
A search is under way to find a trophy designer for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, a £1m international prize which will be presented by The Queen next spring.
Digital R&D Fund for Arts and Culture in Scotland launches £500,000 call for entries
Nesta has launched a new call for entries to its £500,000 Digital R&D Fund for Arts and Culture in Scotland.
MI5 looks to tech start-ups to develop Bond-style gadgets
MI5 and secret communications agency GCHQ is appealing to design and technology SMEs to develop new security and intelligence gadgets to help fight terrorism.
Edinburgh Napier University looks to estabish creative services framework
Edinburgh Napier University is looking to establish a framework for graphic design, artworking and other services.
Government Procurement Service launches first tender
The government has announced details of the first of its new creative services frameworks, which is worth up to £520million. The Advertising and Marketing Services framework covers five lots. It
Vodafone launches digital roster review
Vodafone UK plans to issue requests for information today as its digital roster review gets underway.
National Maritime Museum seeks exhibition designer
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, is seeking a consultancy to create an exhibition telling the story of the race to solve longitude navigation in the 18th and 19th
Royal Mail seeks digital consultancies
The Royal Mail is looking to establish new digital marketing and digital communications agency rosters worth up to £11m.
Fifteen new Portas Pilot towns announced
Fifteen towns across the UK have been chosen to receive a share of £1.5 million of Government cash to pilot schemes developed as part of retail guru Mary Portas’s review
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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.
