Friday 20th April saw British Vogue launch their inaugural Vogue Festival over at the Royal Geographic Society in London. PDD went along to see what the fuss was about and to hear what some of the fashion industry’s biggest players had to say.

PDD’s top trend-spotters James and Milly flew off to Milan a couple of weeks ago to get the low-down on the latest colours, materials and finish trends for furniture, product and interior design. Here is a brief summary of thoughts and things that caught their eye.

Is that a glimpse of sun I see? How exciting (in a British kind of way).

Friday 20th April saw British Vogue launch their inaugural Vogue Festival over at the Royal Geographic Society in London. PDD went along to see what the fuss was about and to hear what some of the fashion industry’s biggest players had to say. Our first report looks at Burberry, the British brand headed by Christopher Bailey.

It is a sign of an eclectic team when we get The Cloud Appreciation Society, Adobe Creative Suite 6 and Star Wars Scalextric gathering so much excitement in the studio. Here, for your enjoyment, is what has been flying around the studio this week… Have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend everyone.

As China continues with its development of a 5000 mile train track from Beijing to London’s St Pancras, the challenge will be accommodating the 17 different countries it will pass through en-route. On a smaller scale however, is there room for new technology amongst ageing infrastructures?

We survived the wet week here in London! Here are some links to read while you dry your toes and prepare for a sunnier weekend.

As the UK and the rest of the work get prepared for the Olympics in London there is another celebration generating brand attention this month. In this post we take a look at how marketing and packaging will be saying ‘Happy Birthday’ to Her Majesty.

I recently attended a talk hosted by NESTA (one of the perks of my internship!) to the launch of the economic publication ‘Megachange: The world in 2050′ -a book that explores The Economist’s top correspondents’ thoughts and predictions for the world in 40 years.

The UK Government has launched a National Curriculum Review to consult on major changes it wants to make to the primary and secondary school National Curriculum in England.

Welcome to part 2 of our musings from London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012. In this post we pay particular focus upon accessories and jewellery and taking a close look at the finer details .

Beer makes you smarter… Printing your own chocolate… Karl Lagerfeld designs a helicopter… I think I need another bank holiday to recover from that lot. Enjoy this weeks links!

Robotic jellyfish, warrior snails, liquid energy and a man making coffee on a bicycle, what more could you possibly want from a weekly roundup of the internet?

Tristram Keech, Principal – Industrial Design and Matt Candy, Senior Consultant – Technical Design, popped along to the Geneva Motor Show this month and have returned full of thoughts and photos. Far too many for one blog post, so this has now become a series of two. And this is the second.

Lots of lovely links for you to enjoy today. Looks like the PDD studio was seriously inspired this week!

As the Mobile World Congress has recently finished in Barcelona, it is a good time to reflect on the status quo of technology, design and user experience in the mobile world. Most notable for us is the potential exciting development for mobile device interaction and therefore design.

On a sunny March morning, we attended the opening of the exciting new exhibition, ‘Designing Women’ at the Fashion and Textiles Museum. The exhibit looks at the role of the post-war women, and their impact on the development of a particular style of textile design, which went on to influence domestic interiors across the UK.

No robots this week I’m afraid! But instead some great Service Design links were shooting around the studio. Enjoy reading and happy St. Patrick’s Day.

After a busy month of trotting around the globe, Design Insight Consultant Rosie Brodhurst-Hooper has put together a series of posts examining the key cultural differences in public hygiene, art& culture, public transportation and her favourite, fashion& retail.

Tristram Keech, Principal – Industrial Design and Matt Candy, Senior Consultant – Technical Design, popped along to the Geneva Motor Show this month and have returned full of thoughts and photos. Far too many for one blog post, so this has now become a series of two. And this is the first.