Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week
As the design industry propelled itself forward, we were always there to champion, inform, analyse and guide the way.
Tom Banks
Tom Banks has been editor of Design Week since 2016 and a journalist with the magazine since 2008, having started his career in 2005 as a music journalist. As Design Week has evolved from a print to online magazine, Tom has kept topics like design education high up the agenda, along with social design and representation within the industry.
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Design Week Awards 2023 entry extended until 19 April
With one last chance to enter this year’s awards, find all the information you need to complete your entries here.
Design Week Awards entry extended until 5 April
Find out about how to enter and what to expect from the 2023 Winners’ Showcase.
Design Week Awards 2023 judges revealed
Collins vice president Astrid Stavro, ANNA chief design officer Daljit Singh, Dell Technologies Principal product designer Ruben Cespedes and Special Projects co-founder Clara Gaggero Westaway are among those named so
Design Week Awards 2023 opens for entries
Take a look at which of this year’s categories could be right for your best work and find out how we will be celebrating design excellence this year.
The monarchy and design: what will a new era herald?
We look back at the impact the Queen and the royals have had on the design industry and consider what might change under King Charles III.
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Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week: 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.