Friends &amp; Co is a strategic PR and marketing agency headquartered in London with an office in Toronto that promotes global brands with design at their core. We fuse creative concepts, collaborations and product development with many years of media relations experience to ensure our clients’ stories are told and heard.

Friends & Co

Friends &amp; Co is a strategic PR and marketing agency headquartered in London with an office in Toronto that promotes global brands with design at...

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Friends &amp; Co is a strategic PR and marketing agency headquartered in London with an office in Toronto that promotes global brands with design at their core. We fuse creative concepts, collaborations and product development with many years of media relations experience to ensure our clients’ stories are told and heard. 

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[Thursday, 27 June 2024] The 39th edition of New Designers opened yesterday with its Week One showcase, running until 29 June 2024, at the Business Design Centre in London. This annual event celebrates the best emerging talent in the UK, featuring over 3,000 design graduates from more than 100 university courses.  Week One focuses on various disciplines, including Fashion and Costume, Contemporary Design Crafts, Textiles, Ceramics, Glass, and Jewellery and Precious Metalwork. 

New Designers 2024 kicks off Week One with two Scottish graduates winning the top prizes 

The Week One award ceremony, opened by leading London-based artist and designer Simone Brewster, honoured a group of exciting graduates with over 10 accolades supported by international brands and businesses as part of the show’s ND Awards programme.

Set to be its largest edition to date, Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) returns from 20 – 22 May 2025 with its 14th edition. With over 15 venues and 160 local design showrooms, the event promises an immersive experience featuring product launches, installations, exhibitions, talks and workshops. The 2025 festival is underpinned by a range of captivating themes, making it the go-to destination for discovering the latest trends and innovations in design and specification.

British lighting champions, indoor-outdoor living and recycled waste lead the way at Clerkenwell Design Week 2025 (20 – 22 May)

Set to be its largest edition to date, Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) returns from 20 – 22 May 2025 with its 14th edition. With over 15 venues and...

Design Museum announces nominees for fourth annual Saltzman Prize for emerging designers

the Design Museum

From brick and water installations to Scandi design, modern teaware and talks by Sabine Marcelis and PearsonLloyd

What to expect at Clerkenwell Design Week 2025 (20 – 22 May)

Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) returns from 20 – 22 May 2025 with its largest edition to date, captivating visitors with an exciting lineup of installations, brands, exhibitions and talks across 15+ venues and 160+ local design showrooms.

Brussels, Belgium – Belgian design studio WeWantMore has just completed its latest hospitality project, the very first Mövenpick Hotel in Belgium.

WeWantMore Redefines the Guest Experience with Belgium's First Mövenpick Hotel at Brussels Airport

WeWantMore works with Chef Christophe Hardiquest to design a brasserie at the brand-new Corinthia Brussels hotel

Le Petit Bon Bon

BRUSSELS, Belgium – Brussels is having a moment and Antwerp-based interiors and branding studio WeWantMore launches a new brasserie, Le Petit Bon Bon, led by Michelin-starred chef Christophe Hardiquest, and located in the city’s latest new hotel, the luxurious Corinthia Brussels.

The London-based design studio's latest branding and interiors project is a dining experience in Newcastle, inspired by the Silk Road 

Run for the Hills Unveils DOOD

NEWCASTLE – DOOD, the latest F&B project by London-based design firm Run For The Hills, is an immersive step back in time to the age of exploration and trade, where the rich culinary traditions of Persia and the Levant come alive on the Quayside of modern Newcastle. DOOD (Smoke in Persian) connects past and present in a unique dining experience.

London's foremost design festival adds three new venues and a show-stopping installation by Alex Chinneck

Clerkenwell Design Week Announces Expansion

Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) announces its return to London’s EC1 from 20 – 22 May 2025 for its 14th edition as a leading global design festival. This year’s event will be the largest yet, introducing three new exhibition venues. Among them are the historic medieval and Tudor buildings of The Charterhouse and Charterhouse Square, which will host artist Alex Chinneck’s major new public artwork; the capital’s oldest parish church, St Bartholomew the Great; and Studio Smithfield, a Grade II* listed building above the iconic Smithfield Market in the heart of the Culture Mile. These additions will form a vibrant and bustling new southern district for the festival.

S+A ARCHITECTS ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF HOTEL DUO BOAVISTA IN LISBON

PART OF THE CURIO COLLECTION BY HILTON

LISBON, PORTUGAL | DECEMBER 2024 S+A (Saraiva + Associados) announces its latest hospitality project, the Hotel DUO Boavista Lisbon, a luxury hotel offering a unique experience which celebrates the city’s rich history while embracing contemporary design. A new member of the Curio Collection by Hilton and LEED Gold certified, the project creates a narrative that intertwines the past and present, providing guests with a memorable stay as they enjoy a fusion of history and modernity in the heart of Lisbon.

NOW OPEN A Global Festive Gift Market at SoShiro, London

New Designers 2024 kicks off Week One with two Scottish graduates winning the top prizes

British lighting champions, indoor-outdoor living and recycled waste lead the way at Clerkenwell Design Week 2025 (20 – 22 May)

Design Museum announces nominees for fourth annual Saltzman Prize for emerging designers

What to expect at Clerkenwell Design Week 2025 (20 – 22 May)

WeWantMore Redefines the Guest Experience with Belgium's First Mövenpick Hotel at Brussels Airport

Le Petit Bon Bon

Run for the Hills Unveils DOOD

Clerkenwell Design Week Announces Expansion

S+A ARCHITECTS ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF HOTEL DUO BOAVISTA IN LISBON

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