We’ve been mesmerized by the COVID-19 pandemic for months. New problems have become apparent, but the old ones have not gone away. For all the talk of green recovery, the…

On 4 and 5 May, the designer Malcolm Garrett was invited to take over the Michael Clark Company Instagram account to present a selection of his record sleeve designs to…

The railway arches at Mayfield, a stone’s throw from Piccadilly Station, is what all of Manchester was like when Urban Splash was born in 1993. So Tom Bloxham, the developer’s…

“When they’re designing things in cities, local community people should be involved, because it is we that are actually going to live there.” So said peace campaigner and activist Dr…

SouthBank IQ is a research study and consultation document by Images&Co that evaluates the potential for innovation-led growth in South London. The study identifies an opportunity for a dynamic innovation…

In 1957, the historian A.J.P. Taylor wrote in the New York Times that “Manchester is the only English city which can look London in the face, not merely as a…

The first ever creative collaboration between Kasper de Graaf and Malcolm Garrett – the October 1981 edition of New Sounds New Styles magazine – is featured in an exhibition at…

On 9 July 2019, I had the pleasure of chairing a panel and audience discussion at a well attended Manchester International Festival (MIF) breakfast event in the MIF Glass House…

How a city’s commitment to design has shaped its image on the international stage On Wednesday 24 October, Tottenham Hotspur played PSV in the first leg of their Champions League…

This is the text of the statement issued by Manchester City Council and Design Manchester on 19 October 2018 Manchester engages design community to support its 10-year strategy. Design, like…