THE HEALTH MANIFESTO
Our Health Manifesto – the first in a series of manifestos in which we examine the way clever design thinking could be employed to improve products and services – is published today.
Using our experience of working in the commercial sector, we’ve identified a number of practical ways in which design could be used to improve the health service including one great example of how, by applying the same design principles we use to create first class airline cabins and hotel rooms, we could create an intelligently designed and beautifully crafted recovery room to take the strain off the queues for hospital beds and improve quality of wellbeing during recovery.
Click here to see The Priestmangoode Recovery Lounge and to read our Health Manifesto.
PRIESTMANGOODE PICKS UP TWO AT THE TRAVEL + LEISURE DESIGN AWARDS
Priestmangoode has won two awards at the 2010 Travel and Leisure Design Awards.
Motel 6, the 1960s American icon of budget motels has picked up the award for Best Large Hotel thanks to our radical new re-design of up to 120 of its hotels, whilst our sleek new First Class Airline suite for Swiss won the award for Best Transportation.
Chosen by a panel of judges including Sir Terence Conran, Isaac Mizrahi and Michael Smith, the awards recognise the most outstanding new examples of design and architecture in the world of travel.
Both designs highlight Priestmangoode’s skill at designing quality and comfort in small spaces.
Have a look at through all the winners from the awards.
DAILY EXPRESS BUSINESS
Priestmangoode has been featured in the business section of the UK’s Daily Express newspaper.
The article outlines Priestmangoode’s ideas for the future and their significant contracts of 2009.
For the full article please click on the link.
WATERPEBBLE’S ON SALE!!
Waterpebble has gone live! It now has its own website http://www.waterpebble.com/. Here you can buy your Waterpebble, leave us some comments and check out its very own movie!
If you’re interested in saving water please have a look!
HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Have a read of this great website ‘How to Make a Difference’ by Fran Monks.
Paul has been featured and discusses his ideas behind creating a forest in Northumberland. The website also contains some fantastic stories from some truly inspirational people.
TAM AIRLINES HIRES PRIESTMANGOODE FOR COMPLETE DESIGN OVERHAUL
TAM Airlines, Brazil’s national flag-carrying airline, has hired London-based design group Priestmangoode to undertake a complete fleet re-design following an international competitive pitch process.
The 3-year contract will see Priestmangoode re-design and detail cabin interiors across TAM’s fleet (starting with Airbus A330 /Boeing 777 and Airbus A350). A complete retro refit across the entire fleet will happen in parallel. The design process will include a re-design of all seats in all classes, galleys, stowages, and lavatories, and cabin architecture where possible.
BEIJING CREATIVE EXPO
Paul was recently in China, talking at the MOFCOM Trade Services Conference, this was part of the Beijing Creative Expo organised by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. He was there talking about Priestmangoode’s work and recently signed long-term co-operation with Sifang, China’s largest rolling stock manufacturer, Paul recognised how much opportunity there is for UK creative businesses in China if we see them as potential partners, not future competition.
A FIRST FOR SWISS!
Monocle’s Travel Top Fifty 2009/10 picks Priestmangoode’s design for Swiss Airlines as Best New First Class Cabin.
PRIESTMANGOODE SIGNS LONG-TERM CONTRACT WITH SIFANG LOCOMOTIVE
In an historic long-term agreement Priestmangoode has been selected to work with China’s largest rolling stock company Sifang to design the flagship trains that will run on the country’s new high speed rail network. The contract also outlines an 8-year design co-operation between the two companies that will see Priestmangoode work with Sifang’s in-house design team to help them develop their design understanding of the global marketplace as the company expands its ambitions outside of China.
PAUL GIVES A TALK ABOUT DESIGN….IN A GREENHOUSE!!
On Tuesday 22nd September, as part of the London Design Festival, Paul gave a talk about UK Design in a Global Marketplace. It took place in the world’s only bookshop in a greenhouse at the Wapping Project in East London. Paul’s presentation was part of their speakers programme which has also included Jeanette Winterson, Edna O’Brien, Ally Cappellino and Tracy Neuls.
ETAP TOPS
Read here about Priestmangoode’s new design work for Accor’s Etap brand in Sleeper magazine.
TURKISH AIRLINES FLY
Read about our new redesign work for TURKISH airlines in UK’s Design Week.
FLOAT OUT!
Underneath the new 153,000 ton, 19 deck Norwegian Epic. This shot was taken by Paul just a few hours before the dry dock was flooded and the ship sailed for the first time. She is scheduled to sail year-round from the Caribbean to Miami from summer 2010 with Priestmangoode’s revolutionary Studio cabins and Living Room space. See what the Miami Herald has to say …
PAUL AND THE PM
Paul Priestman was invited to attend a reception at No. 10 in July to celebrate the achievements of UK exporters. He was introduced to the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown who was interested in Priestmangoode’s work in the rail industry in China.
WATER PEBBLE IN THE TELEGRAPH
Read here about how the Future Friendly Award helped in the development of our latest water-saving product.
SORENTO LIGHT LAUNCHED
A new street light fitting called Sorento designed by Priestmangoode and Speirs and Major Associates is the culmination of creative thinking and technical expertise. Sorento provides contemporary post top lanterns and column solutions, which are equally at home in a historic or contemporary environment. The design conceived by Priestmangoode and Speirs and Major Associates originally grew out of proposals for Cambridge City Centre, this has since been further refined to suit a wider range of public spaces.
AWARD WINNERS
Priestmangoode were delighted to receive an award at the European Hotel Design Awards last week.The European Hotel Design Awards, now in their 11th year, is Europe’s premier event of its kind and, this year, was extended to cover 17 categories. The results reflected the truly pan-European achievement of hotels and their architects and designers as well as the exciting diversity that characterises today’s hotel industry. Priestman Goode received the award for best interior design for standard branded guest room for their work on the Etap brand.