Made in Hong Kong: Creation of the CSD 2016 Christmas Card

This year our CSD Christmas card came all the way from Hong Kong. The project was given to Tom Grey MCSD, the co-founder of MAN GREY, a design consultancy in Hong Kong. As our cards were a beautiful success we asked Tom to tell us about the project, their concept and the process.

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Christopher Radcliffe MA FCSD

Christopher Radcliffe MA FCSD has gone from being part of the wellie booted farming stock to pursuing Art & Design and is now the head of interior design at Maber Architects. We hear a little about his journey and he answers some of our questions about the industry.



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FoodInk

In the last edition of TheDesigner we began a conversation about technology, design and food. We questioned whether the advancement in technology and design could be affecting our relationship with food and the experience of eating. 

In the second instalment of this discussion I concentrate on 3D printing. The marvel over 3D printing is nothing new but recently it has infiltrated the food industry in a more significant way. In April 2016 at the 3D Food Printing Conference it was announced that the Dutch company byFlow (creators of portable 3D printers) had collaborated with 3D Samba and chefs Mateo Blanch and Joel Castanye from La Boscana to open Food Ink, the first ever 3D printing pop up restaurant, where not only the food is 3D-printed but all the furniture and cutlery too.

I spoke to Arthur Mamou-Mani, the FoodInk design advisor and creator of the printed furniture within the pop up. He shares his opinions on technology and food as well as discussing FoodInk and its role in advancing the culinary industry.

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BIT ROT by Douglas Coupland

Our first book review of 2017 is Bit Rot by Douglas Coupland, published by William Heinemann, part of the Penguin Random House group of companies. 

To read the review click HERE

Furthermore if you wish to purchase Bit Rot we have an exclusive members only offer of 20% off the retail price, including free postage and packaging. To access the offer and for further information click HERE.

We would also like to hear from you what design books you would like to see reviewed, send any suggestions to thedesigner@csd.org.uk

Design Foundations

Design Foundations is a new grant-funding programme from Innovate UK aimed at helping companies to identify high-value innovation opportunities and generate better propositions for new products, services and business models.

The funding supports companies explore future possibilities in collaboration with a design team; bringing new tools and approaches to the plate. It offers up to 70% funding of projects up to £100,000 for any UK company, irrespective of scale or maturity, operating in any sector. There are three rounds of funding across 2017, opening for applications on January 16.

For more information on the application process and to access the recording of their briefing which took place on the 16th January, click HERE

Green Paper

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy wants to build an industrial strategy that addresses the long-term challenges facing the UK economy. Their aim is to improve living standards and economic growth by increasing productivity and driving growth across the UK.

The Department has issued a Green Paper identifying 10 pillars that they believe to be important in driving forward an industrial strategy across the entire UK economy.

The Green Paper gives the design profession an opportunity to contribute to its success. It is important that the voice of design is heard. Please take a few minutes to read through the proposals and join in the discussion.

Furthermore CSD have created a short survey for you to share your comments on each pillar of the Green Paper, we plan to collate these responses and present them to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. To complete our Industrial Strategy Green Paper Survey, click HERE.

Members of the Chartered Society of Designers can join The London Society at a discounted rate AND get a free copy of a recent London Society Journal.

The London Society is a forum for debate on the future of London. We arrange events and visits to a variety of places, buildings and institutions, some not generally open to the public, organise debates and lectures, including the annual Sir Banister Fletcher Lecture, addressed by distinguished speakers. Twice a year, the Society’s Journal is sent free of charge to all members.

Click HERE to access the offer on the Members Area 

New bespoke, value-driven approach to the arrangement of  Professional Indemnity Insurance and associated insurance products now available to CSD members

After several months researching and testing the insurance market we are pleased to announce our partnership with McParland Finn Ltd insurance brokers and are now launching a suite of new exclusive insurance products and services to meet the individual requirements of CSD Members.
 
Under the branding of MFL Affinity, McParland Finn Ltd has taken a new bespoke approach to the provision of insurance products and related services available to CSD members. The key to MFL’s service offering is an understanding of our members’ business and assessing the exposures which they face, facilitating the seamless transfer of risk to insurers by way of the appropriate insurance products.

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