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Spark 2018 awardee Elba is making a daily difference for women with dexterity problems
11 December 2018
Elba London’s stylish front fastening bras combine function and design to make all women’s lives that little bit easier. They are particularly beneficial for women with any dexterity or mobility challenges. The Design Council...
Jane Priestman OBE – the design director who transformed the experience of air and rail travel
11 December 2018
Jane Priestman OBE is a legendary figure in the design world. For over 40 years she has specialised in strategic design, design management and the co-ordination of major national and international projects, with transport as her...
Uniti cars: From Sweden to Silverstone, the electric car revolution
11 December 2018
The demand in electric cars is increasing. Elon Musk has said he wants electric vehicles to be successful even if it means Tesla going bust. Swedish automotive start-up Uniti’s first eco-friendly city car will be built at...
Dundee: Think global, act local
11 December 2018
Dundee has gained a reputation as ‘Britain’s coolest little city’ and a worldwide ‘hot destination’. Here Mike Press, Co-Director of Open Change a service design and innovation company, and Emeritus Professor of Design Policy at...
London isn’t the only option – the growth of regional creative hubs
11 December 2018
Our Design Economy 2018 report shows that despite one in three design firms being based in London and the south-east, every other UK region (bar Northern Ireland) has experienced growth in the number of design firms since 2010....
Watch: Transform Ageing – Inside the Sewing Rooms
10 December 2018
Transform Ageing is a design-led initiative that aims to change the experience of ageing for people in the south-west of England. We challenged social ventures to find solutions and create lasting change through the initiative,...
Watch: The Design Economy 2018 – Localisation
10 December 2018
Nicola Walls (Page/Park), Alistair Kitching (Reece Innovation) and Sally Benton (Design Council) talk about the design, creativity and innovation that takes place in the regions throughout the UK, and how firms do not have to be...
Watch: The social enterprise that will Transform Ageing for people with dementia – Memory Matters
3 December 2018
Transform Ageing is a design-led initiative that aims to change the experience of ageing for people in the south-west of England. We challenged social ventures to find solutions and create lasting change through the initiative,...
The Guardian: The benefits of design thinking
21 November 2018
Earlier this year The Guardian underwent a rebrand introducing a new font, masthead and a tabloid format. Design thinking has not only helped them change their funding model and boost revenue but also to adapt their culture and...
Watch: The big idea that will Transform Ageing and social care – the Filo Project
20 November 2018
Transform Ageing is a design-led initiative that aims to change the experience of ageing for people in the south-west of England. We challenged social ventures to find solutions and create lasting change through the initiative,...
Spark 2018 awardees ALIE, bring the human touch to handheld controllers
19 November 2018
Design Council Spark awardee Ming Kong came to our product accelerator programme with a brand-new technology. Developed on a Design Engineering Fellowship, his touch-sensing material held the promise of a new way to facilitate...
Alison Brooks: The only UK architect to have won all three of the UK's most prestigious awards for architecture
19 November 2018
Alison Brooks is a woman on a mission. Flying to and from Boston to lecture at Harvard, creating an experiential installation for this year’s Venice architecture Biennale, being named as one of London's most influential people in...