Design Week articles from October 2004

Design Week archives from October 2004

Dixons revamps as hi-tech showcase.(News)(Dixons Stores Group)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... DIXONS is embarking on a retail design facelift that involves the development of a new store concept with Checkland Kindleysides, as well as an in-house interiors revamp. The high street electrical retailer will rework the interiors of 120...

Big names back Sainsbury's by line.(News)(J Sainsbury PLC)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... SAINSBURY'S launches its premium non-food range By in stores across Britain this week, with identity, naming and packaging by Conran & Partners and in-store graphics and merchandising by Portland Design. The supermarket has been trailing...

Design UK targets Japanese clients.(News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... DESIGN UK, the UK Trade & Investment-backed showcase of British design, opened in Tokyo on Monday. Now in its third year, the event incorporates a week of seminars on Anglo-Japanese design initiatives in product, interiors, lighting,...

Natural History Museum recruits.(News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... The Natural History Museum is to recruit a business manager as the organisation looks to expand its consultancy services across exhibition design and interpretative planning for both British and international clients. Duties include...

New regional head for DBA.(News)(Design Business Association)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... THE Design Business Association is to appoint a new regional head of development for the West Midlands. The previous representative, Onbrand managing director Rebecca Battman, was forced to step down when Onbrand went into liquidation three...

Myring behind The Brewery bar.(News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... ANDY MYRING (pictured) is to join design and strategy consultancy The Brewery as a partner. He has worked as a consultant to the group since June and was previously brand design director at Enterprise IG.

Saville's vision for Manchester.(News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... PETER SAVILLE has completed the first phase of his work as Manchester's creative director, announcing that the city's core brand values should be 'original and modern' and that the first priority should be to recruit 'visionaries and...

Rawsthorn needs industry support after media blitz.(Comment)(Alice Rawsthorn)(Design Museum)
October 7, 2004... It is a great pity that whenever design hits the national headlines it leaves a nasty taste in the public's mouths. Witness the identity crises of the late 1980s and 1990s, when the likes of BT and the BBC were lambasted in the tabloid...

Molton Brown extends its reach with two new stores.(News)(Molton Brown Cosmetics)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... MOLTON BROWN, the luxury cosmetics company, is working with a raft of designers as it opens two flagship stores later this month to support the launch of a range of home and travel goods. The products are the first comprehensive brand...

E&P thinks outside DW-TV's box.(News)(DW-TV)(English and Pockett)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... TV BRANDING specialist English & Pockett has created an on-screen identity for German broadcaster DW-TV as it expands beyond its German roots. The revamped look supports the channel's recent name change from Deutsche Welle Television (its...

More than 200 designer-makers will display their wares at the Chelsea Crafts Fair, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.(News)(Chelsea Crafts Fair)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: More than 200 designer-makers will display their wares at the Chelsea Crafts Fair, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Presented by the Crafts Council, the fair will present more 'directional,...

Sarah Hyndman Graphic Design has created a brochure for London's Almeida Theatre winter season and produced marketing materials for its opening production, Brighton Rock.(News)(Sarah Hyndman Graphic Design)(Almeida Theatre )(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Sarah Hyndman Graphic Design has created a brochure for London's Almeida Theatre winter season and produced marketing materials for its opening production, Brighton Rock (pictured). Adapting the summer season imagery, the 'A' from the Almeida...

Act 'challenges' inclusive design.(News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... THE final phase of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act comes into effect this week. It requires stores and leisure venues to become fully accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. According to the DDA legislation, all public service...

Thompson branding to raise profile of Leeds.(News)(Thompson )(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... LEEDS consultancy Thompson is to develop a brand identity for the city of Leeds, after winning a three-way pitch against Poulter Partners and Brahm. The group will unveil a logo and strapline for the city in March 2005. The branding...

Double measure for gin exhibition.(News)(Contagious)(Farm Consultancy)(Plymouth Gin)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... EDINBURGH's Contagious and London's Farm Consultancy have collaborated on a 1.5m [pounds sterling] visitor experience for Plymouth Gin, creating graphics and interior designs respectively. Facilities at the Black Friars distillery in...

Markell ID has created a new branding package for the Football Association.(News)(Markell ID)(Football Association)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Markell ID has created a new branding package for the Football Association. It comprises four 15-second title sequences and will be used for all on-screen branding of the FA properties around the world.

The V&A opens its Black British Style exhibition tomorrow, designed by architect Adjaye Associates.(News)(Adjaye Associates)(V&A)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... The V&A opens its Black British Style exhibition tomorrow, designed by architect Adjaye Associates. According to the museum, it is the first exhibition in the UK to explore the style and fashion of black people in Britain and their impact on...

Pearlfisher has created the identity for Real Stock, the latest brand from Oxo, rolling out to supermarkets this month.(News)(Real Stock)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Pearlfisher has created the identity for Real Stock, the latest brand from Oxo, rolling out to supermarkets this month. The design for the ready-to-use stock references bistro chalk board menus.

HGV has created the visual identity for next July's 2005 G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland.(News)(HGV)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... HGV has created the visual identity for next July's 2005 G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland. After winning a five-way paid pitch, the consultancy created a graphic interpretation of a Scottish thistle that represents the eight participating...

E22nd has designed a website, www.absoluttracks.com, for Absolut vodka's Absolut Tracks, which sees four producers create a piece of music 'inspired by the brand and the shape of the bottle'.(News)(E22nd)(Absolut Tracks)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... E22nd has designed a website, www.absoluttracks.com, for Absolut vodka's Absolut Tracks, which sees four producers create a piece of music 'inspired by the brand and the shape of the bottle'. Spain's Wally Lopez, Russian DJ Vadim, Monica Kruse...

Start Creative has designed the identity for Virgin Galactic.(News)(Start Creative)(Virgin Galactic)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Start Creative has designed the identity for Virgin Galactic, the first service providing commercial flights into space.

Cosmonauts launching the ISS-10 TMA 5 spacecraft on 11 October will sport flight-suit patch designs created by Ashley Carter Whitehead.(News)(Cosmonauts)(Ashley Carter Whitehead)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Cosmonauts launching the ISS-10 TMA 5 spacecraft on 11 October will sport flight-suit patch designs created by Ashley Carter Whitehead. ACW creative director Sean O'Mara was asked to design the badges after meeting space businessman Alexander...

Corporate culture has created the logo for the Government's Recycle Now campaign.(News)(Corporate Culture)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Corporate Culture has created the logo for the Government's Recycle Now campaign, launched by the Waste & Resources Action Programme last week.

Robson Dowry has designed packaging for Turner Road, the latest California wine brand from drinks group Constellation Europe.(News)(Constellation Europe)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Robson Dowry has designed packaging for Turner Road, the latest California wine brand from drinks group Constellation Europe. The consultancy was briefed to create a brand identity for both the core range and the Turner Road Reserva range.

Lateral has created a microsite for Milkshake, the early-morning slot on Five.(News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Lateral has created a microsite for Milkshake, the early-morning slot on Five. The site, at www.five.tv/milkshake, caters for pre-school children and their parents.

Springetts has refreshed the packaging design for Petty Wood's Epicure range of canned fruit and vegetables.(News)(Petty, Wood and Co)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Springetts has refreshed the packaging design for Petty Wood's Epicure range of canned fruit and vegetables. The identity is inspired by the original 1930s branding, but the photography is replaced with illustrations, according to Springetts...

Building Design Partnership has elected Peter Drummond as its next chief executive.(News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Building Design Partnership has elected Peter Drummond as its next chief executive. Drummond, previously director of town planning at BDP, replaced Roy Adams at the beginning of October.

Parker Williams Design has created packaging for Quilon, a range of Indian ready-meals launching in Waitrose later this month.(News)(Quilon)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Parker Williams Design has created packaging for Quilon, a range of Indian ready-meals launching in Waitrose later this month. The meals are produced in collaboration with London's Quilon Restaurant and Noon Products.

New outfit for Museum of Costume.(News)(Haley Sharpe Design)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... THE MUSEUM OF COSTUME in Bath is to relaunch in 2007 after receiving a full-scale facelift by museum design specialist Haley Sharpe Design. The consultancy is currently blueprinting concepts after winning a five-way pitch for the work this...

BBC Broadcast lays foundation for Silver Street.(News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... BBC BROADCAST has created a series of IV trails to promote Asian radio soap Silver Street. The trails feature the cast singing an Asian remix of Talking Heads' song Once in a Lifetime, and were shot in a pop promo style. The trails and...

Zulver mixes The Buying Solution.(News)(Zulver & Co.)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... ZULVER has designed a brand identity for Knight Frank's new independent property buying business. The group, which has previously worked with the client, won the brief after a four-way pitch. Having completed a strategic review of the new...

Conran & Partners in bed with Dorma Group.(News)(Dorma Group)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... CONRAN & PARTNERS has teamed up with bed linen manufacturer Dorma Group to create its first range of bedroom and bathroom products. Bed by Conran goes on sale from January at John Lewis stores, and the range was designed by Terence Conran...

John Brown Citrus Publishing has created a magazine dedicated to magazine design, as part of a series for paper supplier M-real.(News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: John Brown Citrus Publishing has created a magazine dedicated to magazine design, as part of a series for paper supplier M-real. Each edition explores an issue in publishing. 'We have changed the format from...

British artists including Gavin Turk and Gary Hume unveil designs on scooter icon Vespa this week.(News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: British artists including Gavin Turk and Gary Hume unveil designs on scooter icon Vespa this week. The biggest names in Britart were asked to create graphics for the Vespa GT (Georgina Starr's and Harland...

Brew feminised packs to profit from drinking trend.(News)
October 7, 2004... FUELLED by a generation of thirsty young women, Britain is set to continue hosting the biggest 'drinking out' party in Europe, says a report out this week. If brands are to profit, designers need to respond to this increasing femininity of the...

Science exposed in all its glory: Mike Exon looks at a collection of award-winning photos that get under the skin of scientific processes.(News)
October 7, 2004... THIS year's Novartis Daily Telegraph Visions of Science photographic awards were announced this week. The winners of each category received 1000 [pounds sterling] each from Lord May, president of the Royal Society. More than 1300 entries were...

Wave of consensus: can a consultancy prosper when every employee has an equal say and the group is committed to a set of ideals? The Wave co-operative thinks so.(Design Business)
October 7, 2004... HOW successful can a company be if it sticks firmly to its ethical principles? We're a south coast design co-operative that has just been awarded Investors in People status--and since we started operating we have more than trebled in size....

Simon Waterfall: Poke.(Inspired)(www.alexandermcqueen.com)(Brief Article)(Column)
October 7, 2004... Inspired, inspired, more like impaled. We spend our professional lives and a large part of our sanity trying to find good content for clients, and given the opportunity to design Alexander McQueen's website (www.alexandermcqueen.com) we...

So when is a copy right? There is little scope for originality in design, as almost everything has been done already. So don't be ashamed of honest appropriation.(Private View)
October 7, 2004... FEW subjects vex the modern designer more than copying. The yelp of pain when a designer thinks they've been 'ripped-off' is a common sound. So, too, is the bat-squeak of anguish when a good idea is killed off at birth, because a designer has...

Dyson quitting reveals fractured meaning for design.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 7, 2004... James Dyson resigning from the Design Museum's board of trustees has provoked much comment and revealed a belief in certain quarters that design is principally a union of engineering science and industrial manufacturing technology. ...

Design courses need to teach market realities.(Letter to the Editor)
October 7, 2004... I read with interest the letter by Darren Bolton about the state of current design courses (DW 23 September). When I embarked on my degree I knew nothing about the design packages used or about the design process, I simply knew that I wanted to...

Creative Forum highlights the politics of design.(Letter to the Editor)
October 7, 2004... Regarding the World Creative Forum's most important achievement and what its future direction should be (Vox Pop, DW 30 September), the WCF has shown us all that design is ultimately a political act that has consequences far beyond products or...

Simplified remotes being pointed in wrong direction.(Letter to the Editor)
October 7, 2004... Sorry, but am I missing something? Video Network's 'minimote' (pictured above) for children looks well designed and is a great idea (DW 16 September). But should the focus not be towards a simplified remote control for adults? In my...

Vox pop.
October 7, 2004... James Dyson quit as chairman of the Design Museum (DW 30 September), citing its failure to promote the difference between 'design as styling and design as intelligent problem solving'. What should the museum's focus be? 'My initial ideas...

Mind over matter: Anne-Celine Jaeger meets Rolf Sachs, who cares more about design that provokes thought than creations that are fit for a function.(Profile)
October 7, 2004... FROM the moment you walk into Rolf Sachs' London studio, a stunning space overlooking Earl's Court, you know you're dealing with a man who doesn't take himself seriously. Whether it's the 2m-long, horizontal, aluminium rods in the toilet that...

Out of site: Nick Smurthwaite looks at theatre groups that eschew traditional venues in favour of makeshift settings, which set different challenges for set designers.(Theatre Design)
October 7, 2004... PLAYS in toilets, cars, shop windows, railway carriages, storage containers--you name it, it's been tried. The reason for such improbable venues is partly that, during events such as the Edinburgh Fringe, the volume of shows far exceeds the...

Close ranks: a rigid formula dictates the design of women's magazines, and yet a small change to this template can produce a boost in sales. So why, asks Trish Lorenz, do all the leading titles still look the same?(Magazine Design)
October 7, 2004... IN the 1960s and early 1970s, women's magazines redefined their vision of femininity, with titles such as Nova featuring both challenging editorial and world class graphic design. But recently the glossies, particularly women's interest, have...

Call into play: design opportunities for mobile services have proliferated since 3G's arrival.(Mobile Services)(Third-Generation Cell-Phone Technology )
October 7, 2004... MOBILE is offering rich pickings for creatives. But instead of handsets, design is focusing on screen services and the interaction that takes place between user and handset, Recent talk of new, exciting uses for mobile phones--video messaging,...

Directory.(Directory)
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Pistols' art still hits the mark: Yolanda Zappaterra finds Sex Pistols' artwork to be just as provocative as it was 30 years ago.(Review)
October 7, 2004... Historian and art critic Andrew Wilson, co-curator with art dealer Paul Stolper of Punk: A True and Dirty Tale, started collecting Sex Pistols art 15 years ago. The highbrow pair, in a desire to understand the iconography of Punk, began to...

Exhibitions.(What's On)(design services)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Innovation for a more inclusive society, the Helen Hamlyn research associates show 2004 features socially inclusive products and services proposed by a group of 16 design researchers, in collaboration with business and industry. It is on show...

Fair.(What's On)
October 7, 2004... The Islington Contemporary Art & Design Fair, including painting, sculpture, illustration, graphics, fashion and products runs from 8-31 October. Venue: Candid Arts Trust, 3 Torrens Street, London EC1.

Books.(What's On)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Portraits of the New Architecture by Richard Schulman, with an introduction by Paul Goldberger, celebrates 50 contemporary architects, including Daniel Libeskind and Frank Gehry. The book is published by Assouline, priced 39.95 [pounds...

Event.(What's On)
October 7, 2004... The Saint Etienne International Design Biennial 2004 takes place from 6 to 14 November. It is a showcase for innovation, diversity and originality. For information visit: www.artshool-st-etienne.com

Event to power up Riverside Museum.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... EVENT COMMUNICATIONS has been appointed as exhibition designer for Glasgow's 50m [pounds sterling] Riverside Museum this week, after an international pitch involving 44 architects and designers. Zaha Hadid has been appointed as architect...

InnovationRCA in business.(News; Royal College of Art)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... THE Royal College of Art is launching a unit to provide a 'gateway' through which businesses and students can interact. Named InnovationRCA, the facility will be headed by Jeremy Myerson (pictured) and will act as an umbrella for existing...

Dyson criticises marketing men.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... JAMES DYSON launched an attack on the role of 'the marketing men' last week, claiming that they can get in the way of good design. Speaking at UK Trade & Investment's Design UK event in Tokyo, the recently departed chairman of the Design...

By Conran name for plan in Japan.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... TERENCE CONRAN'S ten planned restaurants in Japan (DW 23 September) are likely to take the By Conran name, he hinted this week. By Conran is also the name of his latest range of homewares for Sainsbury's (DW 7 October). Conran is planning...

WKS results favour specialists.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... DESIGN groups that specialise in certain areas of design are performing more strongly than those that pick up all the work they can, says Mandy Merron, partner with accountant Willott Kingston Smith. WKS's Financial Performance of Marketing...

Entry deadline for DW Awards.(News)
October 14, 2004... TIME is running out for entries to the 2005 Design Week Awards, which are due in by the extended deadline of Friday 22 October. Based on the notion of 'creative excellence' the awards cover some 20 categories, judged by a panel of designers...

You can spread your wings without a global network.(Comment)
October 14, 2004... With UK designers always on the lookout for new markets, is it any wonder that so many look abroad for their next commission? Trade missions set up by the British Council, Design Partners et al are popular with those seeking inroads over seas...

Natural History Museum scores with Hat Trick logo.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... HAT TRICK DESIGN has 5revamped the visual identity (pictured right) for the Natural History Museum. It is the culmination of a ten-month project for the consultancy and the first update of the London museum's marque in 15 years. The work,...

A new animation festival launches this month, backed and hosted by Light House Media Centre and Wolverhampton Art Gallery.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... A new animation festival launches this month, backed and hosted by Light House Media Centre and Wolverhampton Art Gallery. From 22-23 October, Flip brings together leading animation groups from the West Midlands to provide talks and sessions on...

Yi Ban interior stirred by Quiddington Revell.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... QUIDDINGTON REVELL has created the interiors for Okay Oriental's second Yi Ban restaurant, which opens in London's Imperial Wharf, Chelsea next month. The restaurant is designed to cater for a wider audience than the flagship outlet at the...

Waitrose is to launch a range of sweets next week, with packaging designs by illustrator Melvyn Evans.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... Waitrose is to launch a range of sweets next week, with packaging designs by illustrator Melvyn Evans. Evans, who is represented by illustration house New Division, was briefed to target both children and adults in the drawings. '[His] style...

Identity by SFM taken as read.(News)(Sans Frontiere Marketing)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... SANS FRONTIERE MARKETING has created an identity, signage and interiors for the Westminster Bookshop in London. Opened in the country's political heart this week on the site of the former Politico's political bookstore, the Westminster...

Media Square circling for design consultancies.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... AIM-LISTED marketing communications network Media Square could soon snap up more design groups, its chief executive suggested this week. Media Square remains acquisitive following its recent spree of purchases, according to chief executive...

Nykris has redesigned the website for Her Majesty's Treasury--www.hm-treasury.gov.uk--in a bid to improve its accessibility, usability and navigation.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... Nykris has redesigned the website for Her Majesty's Treasury--www.hm-traasury.gov.uk--in a bid to improve its accessibility, usability and navigation. The latest design of the website is intended to complement the HM Treasury brand and draws...

Boots kicks off Asian foray with store by Coutts.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... COUTTS CREATIVE has designed the first standalone store for Boots Retail International in Hong Kong, as the company moves to grow share and build brand awareness in the Asian market. The retailer has had a presence in Hong Kong since 2002,...

The American Institute of Graphic Arts has posthumously awarded Landor Associates.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... The American Institute of Graphic Arts has posthumously awarded Landor Associates founder Walter Landor the AIGA Medal for design excellence.

Engelnick and Webb has rebranded UK female fashion label Naughty.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... Engelnick and Webb has rebranded UK female fashion label Naughty. The branding launches next month across the spring-summer 2005 range. Photography is by Maria Mochnacz.

Manchester's Urbis is to host an exhibition designed by Will Alsop from January next year.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... Manchester's Urbis is to host an exhibition designed by Will Alsop from January next year. Called SuperCity, it will envisage cities of the future and feature 'large structures that blur the line between imagination and reality', according to a...

Tonic has redesigned the website for sound design and audio post-production house 750mph.(News)(www.750mph.com)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... Tonic has redesigned the website for sound design and audio post-production house 750mph. The site, www.750mph.com, employs an 'ethereal' smoky graphic device, reflecting the 'immersive quality of sound', according to Tonic creative director...

Pemberton & Whitefoord has redesigned the Leaping Salmon brand for the Thresher Group.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... Pemberton & Whitefoord has redesigned the Leaping Salmon brand for the Thresher Group as the off licence retailer expands its food range.

GlaxoSmithKline's Lucozade brand is moving into the licensed trade.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... GlaxoSmithKline's Lucozade brand is moving into the licensed trade with the launch of a glass bottle range for pubs and bars designed by Seachange Creative Partners.

Dublin group John Henry Boyle Design Studio has created a concept store for the Beer & Wine Warehouse.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... Dublin group John Henry Boyle Design Studio has created a concept store for the Beer & Wine Warehouse, a new bulk-buy retailer that opened its first store in Dublin last week.

DCA Design International.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... DCA Design International has appointed Peter Kay as head of packaging. Kay, who starts in November, joins from Design Bridge, where he was principal consultant for 3D branding and packaging.

Interstate has designed a marque and a range of collateral.(News; Federation Internationale de l'Automobile.)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... Interstate has designed a marque and a range of collateral, including print material, stationery and press ads for an event to celebrate 100 years of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile.

Sage Associates has been appointed to create a website for housing charity Look Ahead Housing and Care.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... Sage Associates has been appointed to create a website for housing charity Look Ahead Housing and Care. The group was appointed following a three-way pitch and the site is due to launch in November.

Engine has designed a campaign for Lambeth Transport to promote its Fun Day Walk to schools and the local community.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... Engine has designed a campaign for Lambeth Transport to promote its Fun Day Walk to schools and the local community. The campaign, which comprises a poster and leaflets, is designed to help reduce traffic congestion and pollution and...

Mad loads identity by Ammunition.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... BRANDING and design consultancy Ammunition has created a visual identity for Mad Group, a start-up organisation promoting ethical products to mainstream audiences. The consultancy is also designing the group's website, set for launch...

Durable Reiach and Hall style for VinCaffe.(News)(Reiach and Hall; Vin-Caffe)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... EDINBURGH architect Reiach and Hall has designed interiors for Vin-Caffe, the first cafe and wine bar offering from Scotland's delicatessen brand Valvona & Crolla. The two-storey space opens on Edinburgh's The Walk today, featuring a...

Design Mart awards fresh talent.(News)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... FIVE designers have been awarded 10 000 [pounds sterling] each by the Design Museum and Esme Fairbairn Foundation under their Design Mart bursary scheme (DW 22 July). The grants have been awarded to: furniture designer Pascal Anson;...

Stylorouge has produced the album cover for ReMasterpiece, a collaboration between Radio 1 DJ Chris Coco and pianist and conductor Sacha Puttnam, released by EMI Classics this week.(News)(ReMasterpiece)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... Stylorouge has produced the album cover for ReMasterpiece, a collaboration between Radio 1 DJ Chris Coco and pianist and conductor Sacha Puttnam, released by EMI Classics this week. The cover features portraits of the two artists in a...