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...

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...

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....

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...

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,...

If design consultancies are to adjust to the speed of change that AI is offering, they will need to learn to work with it to avoid being left behind and if they are to do that well they can learn from historic examples of tech-enabled transition. We’re in the midst of the AI revolution and as such, no one is 100% certain what will happen, but, like...