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Explore the science of imagination at Design Manchester 14
21 October 2014
Design Manchester, a ten-day festival of design and the creative arts, kicks off today and we’ll be there this year hosting a special take 5 talk with design icon, Ben Casey. Now in its second year, the theme of this year’s...
Knee High Design Challenge: Our three funded finalists
20 October 2014
After 12 months of development through the Knee High Design Challenge, we now have six robust teams ready to launch their new products and services across Lambeth and Southwark. All six teams are aiming to improve the health and...
Tall Buildings - guidance under review
16 October 2014
English Heritage and Design Council launched a six week consultation in October-November 2014 on their joint Tall Buildings advice. This document is a revision of Guidance on Tall Buildings 2007 produced by English Heritage and CA...
Greg Clark MP backs Design Council’s new cities programme
15 October 2014
Design Council’s pioneering City Design Support programme has been backed today by Greg Clark, Minister for Science, Universities and Cities. Design Council CEO John Mathers shares the stage today with Greg Clark MP to discuss...
The link between design and care
14 October 2014
This week we launch our Design for Care programme, aiming to help transform care for the 21st century. But why does care need transforming, and how can design help? A child born 50 years ago had a one in ten chance of reaching...
It’s time to experiment with social impact
13 October 2014
Only by combining scientific methods with creative thinking will we develop novel ideas that genuinely improve people’s lives. I don’t like the term “social impact”. There, I said it. It’s jargon, easy to throw about but...
How design can help transform the care system
13 October 2014
The need for change in the care system is urgent – design thinking can get to the heart of the problem quickly and suggest radical, innovative solutions. There were 29 million Google searches for 'How do I pay for my care...
New award for design businesses championing skills training
13 October 2014
This week sees the launch of a new skills award for the design sector, an opportunity to champion the unsung heroes from the world of design and design education. The awards up for grabs from Creative & Cultural Skills are for...
Knee High Design Challenge: meet the panels
9 October 2014
As we approach the end of this stage of the Knee High Design Challenge the six teams are pitching to the Selection Panel and our Advisory Board to seek further investment for the coming 18 months. Since the Challenge began in...
Future Wimbledon - Announcing the winners
8 October 2014
We are very excited to announce the winners in our Future Wimbledon ideas contest, presenting 7 creative visions to transform Wimbledon town centre. Back in July, we teamed up with Merton Council and Love Wimbledon BID to launch...
Landscape designer Noel Farrer picks his Ones to Watch
7 October 2014
We asked Noel Farrer, President of the Landscape Institute and award-winning landscape architect, to help us find three new up-and-coming designers to be part of our Ones to Watch 70th anniversary showcase. Noel joined us at...
Introducing our Social Innovation module for Kingston University
7 October 2014
Design Council will be offering a Design for Social Innovation stand-alone module within Kingston University’s Sustainable Design MA course from October to December 2014. Design for Social Innovation is an emerging mode of...