Journal
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Manchester launches a Design Manifesto for the city
Manchester engages design community to support its 10-year strategy. Design, like tech, is crucial to all sectors and services, says…
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Patrick Thomas – Film
Every year we have a theme that runs throughout the festival, creating a narrative that brings all the events together.…
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DM18: What’s the big idea?
What is the big idea? Maybe you can help… Many creative and enthusiastic people and organisations have said they want…
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Manifestations of Design
In what ways can we apply design skills and thinking to help achieve the objectives set out in our city…
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#MeToo: cultural organisations stand together
Joint statement from Cultural organisations in Manchester As a sector we have been saddened and horrified by the number of #metoo experiences…
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Design City – Reframed Imagery
Over the last five years Design Manchester has grown at an incredible rate, not just our event numbers or attendees…
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Design Manchester launches DM17 Festival Programme
DM17, Manchester’s city wide festival of creativity and design, in partnership with the Co-op, is returning for its fifth annual…
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Design and contemporary craft combine
The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF), which over ten years has built a solid reputation as one of the…
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DM17 Announces: FIZZING AT THE TERMINALS
DM17, Manchester’s festival of design and creativity, today announces a “four-track EP of events” on the theme of Fizzing at…
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A poignant celebration
The RIBA North West Regional Awards 2017, Manchester School of Art. By Kasper de Graaf In these days immediately following…
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Back story: how a squat became a filmset
Transcript of the introduction by production designer Alex McDowell of the screening of Fight Club at HOME as part of…
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Golden girl of Heal’s
Barbara Brown, Frequency, Heal Fabrics, 1969 Screen-printed furnishing cotton. Asked about his slogan “I miss my pre-internet brain” in an interview for…
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Barbara Brown at The Whitworth
Design Manchester is proud to partner with The Whitworth, Manchester Modernist Society and Friends of The Whitworth to promote the…
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DM16: a festival in numbers
This article by Fiona McGarva was first published in Document 16: Design City, distributed to subscribers of Creative Review in…
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The journey from school
This article by John Owens was first published in Document 16: Design City, distributed to subscribers of Creative Review in…
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The greatest filmset ever built
This feature by Christopher Frayling was first published in Document 16: Design City, distributed with Creative Review in February/March 2017.…
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A voice, of sorts
This feature by Kasper de Graaf was first published in Document 16: Design City, distributed with Creative Review in February/March…
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Design City magazine published
Document 16, Design Manchester’s third annual publication, is published this week. Titled Design City, the magazine explores the role of design…
