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Size and shape of the design industry

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This section is about the numbers of designers and design businesses in the UK. It shows where design businesses are based, how long they have been trading, the disciplines they cover and who they employ How many designers are there in the UK? 185, 500 people work in design Every year the government conducts a survey of 172, 000 households in order to provide information on the UK labour...

Buying and Selling for a Global Industry - detailed methodology

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UK Design – Buying & Selling for a Global Industry sought to build on previous research, The Business of Design – Design Industry, 2005.  It investigates the issues surrounding international competition from the perspective of both designers and design buyers. It examines the challenges, threats and opportunities associated with globalisation of the industry, and challenges met and strategies...

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Ten examples

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From supermarkets to showrooms, the following examples show diverse retail design responses to key business challenges Project: Orange 201, Westbourne Grove, London Client: Orange Designer: Section DYear: 2005 This unbranded store makes a refreshing change. Although owned by the mobile phone provider Orange, there is no reference to them directly. The location and the store create the best...

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FX International Interior Design Awards

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Now in its eighth year, the FX awards are the industry’s most prestigious awards for contract interior design.

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Workplace design by Jeremy Myerson

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Innovative workspaces can have a direct and beneficial effect on staff productivity and creativity. Jeremy Myerson explains how And it’s not just staff performance that can benefit. Good workplace design can also help shape your organisation’s culture and improve corporate image, speed up information flow and nurture innovation.

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British Interior Design Association (BIDA)

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Promotes high standards throughout the interior design profession, encouraging and fostering proven design ability.

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Examples

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From Reebok’s office running track to Mother’s giant kitchen table, Jeremy Myerson chooses eleven world-class office spaces where design thinking is helping companies from a range of sectors work more creatively Client: BMW Designer: Zaha Hadid Architects Year completed: 2005 This office scheme for 750 staff at BMW's Leipzig car-making plant not only acts as the central core that ties together...

Supply and demand

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This section is about the numbers of designers and design businesses in the UK. It shows where design businesses are based, how long they have been trading, the disciplines they cover and who they employ How much money does the design industry turn over every year? The turnover of UK design businesses totalled £11.6 billion in 2004–05; 77% of design businesses have a turnover of less than £100,...

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Retail design by Jeff Kindleysides

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With consumers expecting and demanding more, retail environments have to work ever harder. Award-winning retail designer Jeff Kindleysides gives an insight into the latest trends and challenges. The environments in which goods and services are sold, he explains, can have as much effect on the consumer as the quality of the goods themselves

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American Institute of Architecture (AIA) Awards

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Includes three Institute Honor Awards categories: architecture, interior architecture, and regional and urban design - plus the Twenty-five Year Award.