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10 great examples of active design
24 March 2014
The facts are clear. We have a pandemic on our hands. The joint problems of high levels of inactivity and unhealthy diets need to be addressed. The good news is that, in different parts of the world, a wide range of programmes...
In defence of... Euston Station
24 March 2014
Is the proposed demolition of Euston Station an example of history repeating itself? In years to come, will we bemoan the loss of yet another well-designed Euston Station, this time the wonderful modernist 1960s building? I...
Why British manufacturing is on the rise
24 March 2014
Thanks to the prestige of the Made in Britain stamp and the Far East’s escalating production costs, manufacturing has returned to the UK and it looks as though it’s here to stay. As the economy picks up, and manufacturing...
Design Council CEO John Mathers on the 2014 Budget
19 March 2014
Following the announcement of the 2014 Budget Design Council’s Chief Executive John Mathers highlights where design can make a difference to priority areas. Innovation-led growth and export Today’s Budget placed a strong...
Future Pioneers discovered at New Designers
13 March 2014
Overview This event took place on 3 July 2014. Join Design Council at New Designers - the UK’s largest exhibition for graduate designers - as we choose our Future Pioneers 2014. New Designers exhibition New Designers takes...
A new Design Review for Oxford
13 March 2014
We’ve partnered with Oxford City Council to create an expert independent design review panel to review significant planning applications in Oxford. The Oxford Design Review Panel (ODRP) has been set up to ensure that there is a...
Leading Business by Design videos
12 March 2014
Watch the highlights from the four sessions at our Leading Business by Design summit, with speakers including Martha Lane Fox (Go ON UK), Matt Webb (BERG) and Rachel Jackson (Thomson Reuters). Adding value: using design to...
Our new partnership to help manufacturers
11 March 2014
We're delighted to announce our partnership with the EEF, the most powerful force behind UK manufacturing and an establishment dedicated to helping businesses within their sector evolve, innovate and compete. Our joint...
Future Pioneers 2014 has launched
11 March 2014
Future Pioneers, our initiative to celebrate and support emerging design talent, is back for 2014. Following on from the great success of Future Pioneers 2013, we're once again partnering with New Designers, the UK's largest...
International Women’s Day: inspiring change
7 March 2014
This Saturday is International Women’s Day and to mark it we thought we’d highlight some of the great work of women designers and entrepreneurs we’ve had the privilege of working with recently. Morag Myerscough Studio Myerscough...
Knee High Design Challenge: prototyping and testing
7 March 2014
We are now over half way through the second stage of the Knee High Design Challenge, and our 11 teams are busy prototyping and improving elements of their service, designing business models and challenging themselves to measure...
Our response to the government's new Planning Practice Guidance
6 March 2014
Today’s launch of the government’s new National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG) is a critical step forward in supporting all participants involved in planning to deliver better quality developments. Having played an active...