New AHRC/ ESRC Design Fellows

We are hosting one of three new research fellowships created by the AHRC and ESRC to build the evidence base Continue reading →

Naming what we do.

I was speaking to some architects recently who struggled to understand why we call what we do design. The tendency Continue reading →

GOV.UK Design of the Year 2013

Being in the business of championing design, we at the Design Council love inspiring examples and this year’s Designs of Continue reading →

Design in the Boardroom

Towards the end of last week, I was sent to Coventry by my colleagues at the Design Council, thankfully a Continue reading →

Fit Cities

The Fit Cities 2013 conference, hosted by the Mayor of London and supported by the Cabe team was a great opportunity Continue reading →

Building new homes for Birmingham

‘A scheme and model which could be rolled out across the city’. That was the response at the stakeholder crit Continue reading →

Health and design

Cabe at the Design Council host regular seminars in which interested members of the public are invited to  debate the Continue reading →

Infrastructure needs design thinking: Budget 2013

The Budget statement yesterday included another attempt to kickstart infrastructure investment, with £3bn a year in additional infrastructure spend from Continue reading →