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Design is key to new creative industries strategy for growth
4 July 2014
The new creative industries strategy confirms that design can inspire economic growth. We have been championing the importance of design for 70 years now, and the recent launch of the creative industries strategy report...
Our 2013 Future Pioneers one year on
1 July 2014
One year ago we unveiled the first ever Design Council Future Pioneers. The five young recipients of the award were discovered by our prestigious design panel at New Designers, the UK's largest graduate show. Over the course of...
Speakers announced for our Active by Design Summit
26 June 2014
With three months to go until our Active by Design Summit we’re delighted to make our first announcement about the fantastic line-up of speakers who’ll be sharing their expertise with us on 18 September this year. Summit speakers...
Call for entries launched for our Ones to Watch award
25 June 2014
Today, we’ve launched a national call for entries for Design Council’s Ones to Watch – our search for 70 great designers of the future to showcase as part of our 70th anniversary celebrations. For us, turning 70 isn’t about...
Brompton’s MD on how to create a Dutch-style cycling culture in the UK
23 June 2014
Brompton Bicycles are responsible for getting over 350,000 city dwellers moving on their folding bikes. As part of our Active by Design campaign we asked Brompton’s MD, Will Butler-Adams what it would take to create a cycling...
Three business models that help social ventures manage investment and risk
23 June 2014
After publishing our report outlining the needs of social ventures, Social finance in the UK, we thought it would be helpful to hear from venture managers who provide support to social ventures in the UK. We spoke to Louise...
Why the public sector needs service design
17 June 2014
Why do we put more effort into the design of our coffee machines than our social services? Hear Arren Roberts, Senior Design Officer at Shropshire County Council, explain the importance applying design methods to our public...
Watch our new animation on designing a better A&E
12 June 2014
The design solutions created by PearsonLloyd in response to our A&E Design Challenge are having a dramatic impact in hospitals. Our new film illustrates the difference these solutions make by improving the experience of A&E for...
Disability and ability: towards a new understanding
11 June 2014
We need architectural theory, history and criticism that engages with disability as more than just a problem for designers to solve. The social aspects of architecture and community-based collaborative design are what I am...
How can we create homes for everyone?
11 June 2014
How we can regulate housing to ensure that we meet the needs of everyone in society, and maintain a level of new house building? Most people agree that we need more houses in the UK. And it’s important that those houses meet the...
Can design save the world?
6 June 2014
Overview The MADE NORTH conference is set to be one of the highlights of Sheffield Design Week with movers and shakers in creative, digital and manufacturing industry responding to the question: can design save the world? The...
How Hackney became London’s most liveable borough
3 June 2014
Hackney has recently been described by the Movement for Liveable London as London’s most liveable borough. As part of our Active by Design campaign we spoke to Hackney councillor Vincent Stops about how Hackney has been...