Byproduct
Wartime fighter-plane technology has provided the inspiration and raw material for the sleek, understated plywood and steel furniture of London group Byproduct. Formed four years ago by designer-makers Rob Melville
Production lines
Being a successful designer doesn’t automatically turn you into a successful manufacturer. Knowing how to design products which sell well won’t provide you with the skills to manufacture and market
Pauffley builds Hanson identity
International building materials company Hanson has launched a new identity by Pauffley in tandem with a renaming of its operating companies. Unveiled this week, the identity replaces a logo of
A new kind of team spirit
The fundamental problem with rebranding Britain, explains Janice Kirkpatrick, is that Britain is not a single entity, but the sum of four very different parts.
A game virtually ruined
The US television coverage of the World Cup has thrown up an array of new technologial ‘advances’. Peter Hall rues the diversion of attention away from the actual game.
All the rage
Think Seventies, think punk. Liz Farrelly puts on her bondage trousers and pogos down to the Royal Festival Hall to check out an exhibition of punk graphics.
The devil is in the detail
Titanic, the most expensive film ever made, is a visual extravaganza. But how much better, says Peter Hall, if the design details aimed for authenticity, not simply effect
Highly effective
As clients catch on to the possibilities lighting can offer, special effects are coming into their own. Nicky Churchill looks at three examples
Design studios at risk of theft
THE police are warning design groups to invest in extra security measures after a series of burglaries on studios. – Design consultancies are a lucrative target for burglars as their
Hello Yellow
For the ancient Greeks, yellow represented fire and sun, while to Christians and Hindus it means life and truth. In the West, it’s associated with cowardice. In this, the fourth
Pushing boundaries
Using multimedia as part of an exhibition may seem a dynamic and attractive option, but Jeremy Myerson warns of the pitfalls
Space stations
Technology suppliers have long exploited the market of the homeworker, so why are other suppliers shy of servicing six million people who, for the most part, work at trestle tables
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