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Introducing Design for Europe
17 September 2014
Design Council is leading a pan-European team to help grow businesses, improve public services and shape better policy across Europe. The project is called Design for Europe, and aims to give organisations the knowledge and...
Answering the call of the crowd-funded app
16 September 2014
With crowdfunding gaining mainstream awareness, it’s never been more tempting for small design studios to break out of the commissioning cycle and create their own product. Sam Hill from PAN Studio, the team behind the phenomenal...
Announcing our Active by Design IdeasTap winners
15 September 2014
We've selected two amazing ideas from the IdeasTap creative community to fund and support as part of our Active by Design campaign. We set the IdeasTap creative network a challenge: we wanted to know what inventive ideas they...
Why it pays to be an active city
12 September 2014
The same elements that make a city a great place for physical activity also make it more competitive for investment and job creation. Mandy Ayres from Nike, and a speaker at our upcoming Active by Design Summit, and Philip Insall...
Design to improve life at the London Design Festival
11 September 2014
We'll be presenting designs that improve lives at this year's London Design Festival. The London Design Festival is an annual event which promotes the capital as thriving design destination. This year's celebration of creativity...
Designing a gateway to nature
9 September 2014
Can architecture provide an impetus for getting urban dwellers back to nature? White Arkitekter's Mattias Lind, one of the speakers at our upcoming Active by Design summit, discusses just how architecture can get people moving. ...
Final call for ideas: how would you redesign Wimbledon town centre?
9 September 2014
What will town centres look like in 2030? How will we shop, live and work? Don’t miss out on the chance to contribute your ideas for the design of a new Wimbledon. We've been working with Merton Council and Love Wimbledon...
Knee High Design Challenge Exhibition
9 September 2014
Overview Investing in imaginative and effective early interventions that will make a lasting difference to the lives of children under five. Come along and find out about six exciting new products and services for families, and...
Measuring the benefits of inclusive design
7 September 2014
Public health professionals need to articulate the benefits of inclusive design to our health and well-being. The potential of inclusive design to contribute to our health and wellbeing through accessible buildings, spaces and...
Introducing the Dad Design Challenge!
5 September 2014
We've launched a new Design Challenge that aims to help more dads become actively engaged in their child's early years. We know that dads are often left feeling alienated by early years services. Cultural, economic and social...
Using design to boost physics projects
3 September 2014
We’re working with the University of Liverpool to stimulate new projects at the forefront of nuclear and particle physics. The University of Liverpool is developing several groundbreaking projects and have engaged the expert...
Future Pioneers at Designersblock
2 September 2014
Overview Don't miss our 2014 Future Pioneers winners' showcase during London Design Festival at Designersblock: Edition 17. Future Pioneers is our award given to celebrate and nurture emerging designers who are principled,...