Rolls-Royce is calling on aspiring designers to design their dream Rolls-Royce of the future

    Aspiring designers are being encouraged to bring their automotive dreams to life. Please note the competition closes at 12.00 BST on Monday 18th May 2020. A new generation of aspiring designers are being encouraged to bring their automotive dreams to life through a special ‘Young Designer Competition’. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is calling on … Read more

Chanel shoes, but no salary: how one woman exposed the scandal of the French fashion industry

A new book by academic Giulia Mensitieri, laying bare the working conditions of stylists and young designers, has sparked controversy. Will it lead to improved conditions for those forced to work for clothes vouchers instead of cash?

These are the winners of the 18th Michelin Challenge Design – Concours d’Elegance 2050 – Future Classic

  “The premise of a car being built in 2025 becoming a classic is extremely hard. You have to project in 2025 first something that would be that far out and then in 2050 becomes a classic. This challenge is unique,” Frank Saucedo, General Motors. Michelin Challenge Design competition “Michelin Concours d’Elegance 2050 – Future … Read more

Former swimming baths in south London to reopen as art gallery

Turner prize winners Assemble are designing £4m gallery, which will open in September

design to come: 2018 SaloneSatellite is putting the spotlight firmly on the Southern Hemisphere

Glimps new paths in the talent of the young. This is 2018 Salone Satellite at Salone del Mobile Milano 2018. An exploration of experimentation, memory, slow design, nature and the force of matter,anthropomorphism, creative recycling, cross-contamination and digital effects, with the power to amaze and trigger reflection. The prime objective of SaloneSatellite has always been to … Read more

British Fashion Council to help young designers on to high street

The BFC Contemporary scheme will encourage new designers to focus on contemporary fashion instead of concentrating solely on the catwalk