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Listen again to Harriet Vine's take 5 talk
1 December 2014
Listen back to jewellery design maverick Harriet Vine talk about the top five inspirations behind her work. Back in September, we were lucky enough to have the fabulous Harriet Vine – co-founder of jewellery brand, Tatty Devine,...
take 5: Adrian Westaway
27 November 2014
Overview take 5 To kick off 2015 with a bang, we're delighted to be welcoming Adrian Westaway to share five insights into his life as an acclaimed designer, inventor, and magician. 5 insights, 5 questions, 5 pounds The take 5...
How to survive an accelerator programme
26 November 2014
Last week we launched Spark – a product innovation fund and accelerator to uncover the UK’s next great inventions. Here Tom Doust - who was selected as a finalist in our recent Knee High Design Challenge, shares his advice on...
Codesign: Where do you start as a policy maker?
24 November 2014
Dr Nina Terrey is a Partner at ThinkPlace and a leading expert in how design can be applied to complex public sector challenges. ThinkPlace is Australia’s leading design firm working in the public sector. Nina is passionate about...
The business of Design for Policy
24 November 2014
Jonathan Norman is a publisher at Gower with extensive experience compiling collections examining new ways of working in the public sector, including design, management and policy. Here Jonathan talks about how design is useful to...
Health tech and the digital revolution
20 November 2014
The Design Museum has launched Health Tech and You - a search for the best new health tech ideas, inventions and devices. Director Deyan Sudjic reflects on how the digital revolution is breaking down doors in the health industry...
Entrepreneurship through design
18 November 2014
To celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, Design Council's Mat Hunter shares inspiring stories from some of the design-led entrepreneurs who have been a part of our Design Challenge programmes. The great privilege in running our...
Launching the Greenwich Design Review Panel
5 November 2014
Commissioned by the Royal Borough of Greenwich, we are launching an expert independent Cabe Design Review Panel to review significant projects in Greenwich, London. The Greenwich Design Review Panel (GDRP) will understand the...
An update on the Dad Design Challenge
29 October 2014
Last month we announced the five teams selected to develop their ideas for our Dad Design Challenge - here's an update on their progress over the past five weeks. The main aim of the Dad Design Challenge is to help more dads...
Designing public services that work for all of us
29 October 2014
Lewisham Council’s Barry Quirk shares his thoughts on how design can make public services more efficient, highlighting the success of the Love Lewisham mobile app in tackling environmental problems in his borough. On 16 October I...
Architect Paul Williams picks four Ones to Watch
28 October 2014
We asked Paul Williams OBE, co-founder of award-winning architectural design practice Stanton Williams, to help us find four new up-and-coming designers to be part of our Ones to Watch 70th anniversary showcase. Paul and the Roy...
Meet Future Wimbledon winner Pablo Sendra
23 October 2014
Pablo Sendra was the winner of the Future Wimbledon competition with his idea, Play Wimbledon. We meet the designer and find out more about his work and what inspires him. Profile: Pablo Sendra Pablo Sendra runs Lugadero with...