The latest news and events from the South Coast Design Forum

Apprenticeship grants for employers

Until 31 October 2010, funding is available to provide up to 1,025 apprenticeship grants to employers within the South East region. The grants will support employers to take on apprentices aged between 16-24.... Read more

Stick with us! The future's bright!

With public sector doom and gloom around us and RDA funding disappearing, SCDF is excited about what this means for the Forum. Rather than see this as a problem, we’... Read more

The South Coast Design Forum celebrated summer in style at its Eco themed 'Summer Do'

On a lovely warm summer evening, a lively crowd of around 60 guests took the opportunity to visit the sustainably built Greenpower Centre at Fontwell in West Sussex. Whilst networking and... Read more

Littlehampton Welding at the Festival of Speed

As in previous years, Gerry Judah designed this year’s sculpture’s, the sponsor was Alfa Romeo and was a representation of their four leaf clover design from their pre... Read more

Event in the Tent

The RAJF marquee in Chichester's Priory Park hummed to a different tune on the evening of July 7th at First Friday Networks first-ever EVENT IN THE TENT. Instead of the... Read more

Message for Chichester based Designer-makers

UNITY ARTS TRUST has recently opened the UNITY STUDIOS in Units 15/16 St James Industrial Estate, Westhampnett Rd, Chichester, with 11 artists renting space. As UAT expands it hopes to include a... Read more

BrightBuild

BrightBuild, the latest in the series of design talks organised by the Brighton branch, took place on Wednesday 30th June in The Basement of Argus Lofts. A well attended event... Read more

SCDF Events 2010

Sep 29th Evening meeting at West Stoke House Chichester Oct 6th BrightClick 2 Brighton 14th Design Showcase Southampton Nov 18th Joint event with RSA'Regeneration in a frugal economy - communities take... Read more

Brighton Road Show CPD Event

The Brighton Road Show organised by the British Institute of Interior Design features an afternoon talk on the Design Archives followed by a panel discussion exploring the relationship between Architects... Read more

The Solent Design Awards

The Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) Quality Places Panel is sponsoring a new Award scheme for buildings or places of outstanding design standards, which have a positive impact on... Read more

SCDF to join UK Design Alliance

South Coast Design Forum has been recognised by the Design Council for its work in the region by being invited to join the new UK Design Alliance. The Alliance is... Read more

Profitnet Launch

The University is launching a new Profitnet Sustainable Design Group to benefit businesses like yours.Profitnet, a dynamic business support and development programme, and has been running across Sussex for... Read more

BrightBuild

BrightBuild is the 3rd in a series of design talks organised by the Brighton branch of the South Coast Design Forum and is taking place on 30th June 6.30pm at... Read more

Vintage Offer

Vintage at Goodwood, created by Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway and Lord March, is a festival celebrating five decades of British cool, from the 40s through 80s. Vintage pays homage to... Read more

London Festival of Architecture

All members of the SCDF are welcome to join in the London Festival of Architecture 2010 which takes place from June 19 to July 4. There are over 200 events already registered on the... Read more

KS 4 students work placement - what are the benefits to students and the true cost to local businesses?

During the general election campaign and David Cameron’s problematic rise to power, we were introduced to the concept of ‘Big Society’. Although it was quickly abandoned, I understood ‘big... Read more

Taster Session - New Sustainable Design Profitnet Group Brighton 28th May 2010

The University of Brighton is launching a new Sustainable Design Profitnet Group and we’d like to invite you to join us for a Taster Session to find out about... Read more

Meet the Director - Paul Zara

As well as chairing SCDF in Brighton Paul is an architect and urban designer and has been a director of Conran & Partners (Sir Terence Conran’s design studio) for ages.... Read more

Graduate Opportunities

Sussex Internship Programme - 174 paid internships for the region's unemployed graduates. Unemployed and underemployed graduates living in the East and West Sussex are being encouraged to apply for 174 new internship... Read more

It was celebration time again for SCDF

SCDF is now 4 years old so we had a party. 60 SCDF members gathered at Field & Fork in Pallant House Gallery on 4th May for a glass of wine and light... Read more

SCDF director wins Business Personality of the Year award

SCDF director Steve Wilson was awarded Business Personality of the Year 2009 at the recent Chichester Observer Business Awards ceremony held at the Hilton Avisford Park Hotel. Steve was described as... Read more

SCDF members join panel at KBB Exhibition

South Coast Design Forum founder member and director, Johnny Grey and Brighton SCDF committee member Lori Pinkerton-Rolet, were joined by Caroline Shamash of Saffron Interior Arts on a discussion panel... Read more

British Design Innovation (BDI)

BDI has agreed to make its Professional Practice documentation available to SCDF members. BDI has also spun out its design directory onto a separate URL www.designdirectory.org which, subject... Read more

Icons of Architecture - Daniel Libeskind

The first in a series of stimulating events featuring the leading architects of our time, brought to you exclusively by World Architecture News. Peter Murray, Founder Director of the London... Read more

BrightClick

Following on from the success of ‘BrightType’, South Coast Design Forum is presenting ‘BrightClick’, the second in a series of talks on a range of design related subjects. ‘BrightClick’ is... Read more

BrightType

Over 100 members, guests and enthusiasts were at the Sallis Benney Theatre at the University of Brighton on 11th February to enjoy an evening devoted to graphic design with keynote speaker,... Read more

Designing Demand

The Designing Demand programme is offering free workshops to SCDF members to learn more about sustainable design and how designers can be included on the Designer List and be available... Read more

Portsmouth Business School

If you are keen to sharpen your competitive edge, enhance your career development and improve the efficiency of your organisation then there is no better way to do this than... Read more

Calling all designers - Improve design law!

Sign up to ACID's No 10 Petitions NOW! Are you an innovator, creative thinker, a talented designer - a leader not a follower? Do you worry about your new ideas; new... Read more

SCDF and Purely Networking

My Hotel Brighton Wednesday 10th March In line with our ‘mixed' networking in Southampton we are partnering the Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce at their Purely Networking event. It's an... Read more

Lucienne Day (January 5, 1917 - January 30, 2010)

It is with great sadness that we report the death one of our patrons, Lucienne Day at the age of 93. Our condolences go to Robin and the family. Lucienne Day... Read more

Wired Sussex Media Jobs & Skills Fair

Thursday 4th March 2010, Corn Exchange, Brighton, Door Open 12 noon If you are looking to start or accelerate your career in media, want to go freelance but don't know how or... Read more

Maverick TV Calls on SCDF’s Help

Calling all Designers, Inventors and Entrepreneurs... Do you believe you’ve invented the next Dyson, concocted a successor to Innocent Smoothies or discovered the next Protect and Perfect face cream?... Read more

Is a Knowledge Economy still Available?

Is a knowledge economy really achievable when knowledge can so easily be stolen? The trade organisation, British Design Innovation (BDI), represents many of the leading industrial designers, service designers and... Read more

SCDF 2010 An Exciting Year Ahead!

As more designers in the region see the benefits of Joining the SCDF we look forward to expanding the membership base and the number of events we hold. There are... Read more

We wish you a Prosperous New Year

2009 was a big year in the progress of SCDF, membership increased by 30% to over 400, we held lots of events for members and gained widespread recognition for our efforts. More and... Read more

Calling all Creatives...

Need somewhere to be creative in Southampton... join the "Design Chapel" Southampton’s exciting new creative space giving individuals and small companies the opportunity to work in a wonderful creative... Read more

PTT pays £65,000 to Morgan Furniture over High Court Copying Claim

Leading contract furniture designer and Anti Copying in Design (ACID) member Morgan Contract Furniture has resolved its High Court claim against PTT Design Limited. In the High Court action, Morgan... Read more

Promotion, Reputation & Protection, Chichester

Nearly 40 were present at this fascinating look at the positive way in which designers can build, manage and protect their creative business in today's ever-changing environment. The evening provided practical... Read more

Prosecco Evening, Dockgate4 Southampton

SCDF committee members were able to meet members and others in the local design community in an informal atmosphere. Over 40 attended and the talk was about industry issues they would... Read more

Business Focus, Chichester College

This B2B event, sponsored by the Chichester Observer, Chichester College, CDC Economic Development, Business Link and SCDF, was the first in Chichester for many years. The show had a... Read more

A Pitch Too Far

Johnny Morgan talks to SCDF Coastal West Sussex committee member and Mint d4b founder Kate Honey about the growing issue of free pitching. Being asked to provide pitches (and... Read more

Welcome to SCDF's youngest member

Theo Christopher Ellis, son of Aleks, co founder of SCDF, and husband Chris.... Read more

SCDF launches in Southampton

A BRAND new branch of the South Coast Design Forum (SCDF) has been launched in Southampton, heralding a new era of collaboration between designers from every field. More than 100 designers... Read more

SCDF event dates for your diary

Thursday 19th November Wayne Hemingway talking to creatives in Southampton. Thursday 3rd December Christmas Reception at Pallant House Gallery Chichester. We also have further events still in the planning stage:... Read more

UK Design Skills Alliance

The UK Design Skills Alliance is in the middle of an exciting project that will identify and clearly describe the professional skills that make a successful designer or design manager.... Read more

Best of British Design: Polypropylene Chair Joins Concorde and Mini on First Stamps of 2009

Are you sitting comfortably? Then join in the celebrations for the Polypropylene Chair which takes a bow on Royal Mail’s first stamps of 2009. SCDF Patron, Robin Day’s timeless... Read more

SCDF Christmas Card

This year’s Christmas card followed the earlier practice of asking SCDF members to come up with the design. 2006 was a joint effort between John Mcfaul and Steve Wilson, both... Read more

Southampton Branch has cast off and is underway!

A steering group led by Sally Lynskey, Chief Executive of Business Southampton www.businesssouthampton.com includes representatives from University of Southampton; Southampton City Council; Solent Centre for Architecture, architects lhc;... Read more

Canal Commissioning Opportunity

Public Artwork Commissioning Opportunity An opportunity has arisen for the commissioning of a number of public artworks and design led features, as part of the prestigious redevelopment of Chichester Canal... Read more

Made 08 - Brighton's Design and Craft Fair

The Made 08 directors would like to invite South Coast Design Forum members to the private view for Thursday 20th November – anyone interested should email: mailto:pv@made08.co.uk with ‘... Read more

Why bother with design?

* Event postponed until 2009... Read more

Brighton Branch informal networking meetings

Brighton Branch informal networking meetings will be on the 1st Monday of the month at the Grand Central opposite Brighton Station from 6.00pm. So the first meeting will be Monday 3... Read more

Launch of SCDF in Brighton

Chairman Wayne launched the Brighton branch of South Coast Design Forum with an inspiring appeal to designers to get involved in shaping the future. ‘Your time has come’ he told... Read more

Milestone for scdf

This week sees the recruitment of our 250th member, Helen Wyatt, so we are giving her the opportunity to say something about herself and why she has joined SCDF... "Having... Read more

DESIGN paradigms : Sustainability ?

Design Paradigms is the Faculty of Arts and Architecture public lecture series organized by the Design Research Institute. The series will focus on the theme of sustainability to explore models... Read more

Studios to let

Inspirational design studios to let in Arundel old town Three work areas (about 100 sq.m) plus small kitchen, walk-in storage, lavatories, small courtyards (At least 8 workstations plus office). Could be... Read more

RTPI Young Planners National Conference

SCDF is working in partnership with the South Coast Branch of RTPI Young Planners to deliver a programme of events of common interest to our members. We are pleased to... Read more

International Business Partnering

The UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Creative Industries team have selected several dozen overseas companies, from more than 15 countries, to participate in the business partnering event taking place during London Design... Read more

Calling all Designer Makers from Brighton to Southampton!

If you DESIGN & MAKE, jewellery, ceramics, glass, furniture, shoes, textiles & fashion, silver, gold etc we’d like to hear from you. If you are a member of the Society of... Read more

Greening Architecture

A one-day workshop providing an overview of sustainable design, philosophies, concepts and practical issues, including the code for sustainable homes. Thursday 4th September 2008 Reviewing sustainable options for homes whilst allowing... Read more

Women & Work Programme

The Women & Work programme is a government-funded scheme aimed at women employed in the fashion and textiles sector. The aim of the programme is to give women new skills, so... Read more

Chichester Camera Club Summer Exhibition

The Chichester Camera Club Summer Exhibition for 2008 will be held in the Assembly Rooms, North Street, Chichester from Saturday, 16th August to Saturday, 23rd August (excluding Sunday). Opening times are 10... Read more

Bucks New University Summer School

For the third year running, Bucks New University (formerly BCUC) came to Chichester in July for their MA summer school. When 10 MA Design Students came in 2006, it was something of... Read more

University of Chichester and SCDF

In what we believe to be a unique partnership, University of Chichester and SCDF, have developed a foundation degree in graphic design to be delivered to students this autumn. SCDF... Read more

Calling all members...

Something missing in your life... want to get more involved with SCDF activities? We have agreed with a number of national bodies to work together to deliver a regional programme... Read more

Eco Towns & Sustainable Design

SCDF is partnering the RTPI to run an event to consider ‘Eco Towns & Sustainable Design’ on 17th July at Look & Sea Centre, Littlehampton. 5.30pm start, drinks reception, buffet, cash bar... Read more

Upcoming Events from 5 Towns Network

Are you interested in Public Art? If so, why not come along to a seminar the 5 Towns Network are holding on Friday 4th July between 9.15am - 1.30pm at Ropetackle... Read more

South Coast Towns Network

The 5th annual South Coast Towns Network Conference - Shared Challenges, Individual Solutions, will be taking place on Wednesday 16th July 2008, from 9.00 to 16.30, at The Sallis Benney Theatre in Brighton.... Read more

Brighton 'Getting to know you'

We have a date and venue fixed now for our first ‘get together’. It’s Thursday 26th June between 5.30 – 8.00pm at the Terraces Madeira Drive Brighton BN2 1PS Just turn... Read more

The networking meetings in Littlehampton and La Havana

Two more networking groups members might be interested in: For artists and designers in the Chichester area, Wednesday 11th June a regular social event in La Havana, Little London, Chichester, (... Read more

Return to Type

It was typographers ‘heaven’ at the University of Portsmouth last Wednesday! First a chance to see the film ‘Helvetica’ which, not surprisingly, gave a very positive view of the ubiquitous... Read more

Brighton Branch is Underway

A new branch of South Coast Design Forum is being set up by SCDF members in Brighton. Under chair Annalisa Hammond MD of Lime Marketing a steering committee is now... Read more

Return To Type

The South Coast Design Forum, working with the University of Portsmouth, have great pleasure in hosting an exciting afternoon of typography. Return To Type aims to communicate with designers on... Read more

Pallant House Talk

Members might be interested in this talk by Malcolm Yorke at Pallant House Gallery Thursday 10th April. Malcolm Yorke has written biographies of Keith Vaughan, Eric Gill, Mervyn Peake and... Read more

Design Week | Hot 50 - Sheridan Coakley

Source: Design Week Supplement Publication date: 19 February 2008 Sheridan Coakley has long been a champion of great design. Through his SCP stores he has promoted and commissioned largely British or UK-trained... Read more

Design Week | Hot 50 - Peter Spence

Source: Design Week Supplement Publication date: 19 February 2008 Peter Spence is an unlikely champion of design. But the former business advisor set up the South Coast Design Forum in May 2006 as... Read more

Design Week | Hot 50

Source: Design Week Magazine Publication date: 20 February 2008 Author: Lynda Relph-Knight There's something very special about Design Week's Hot 50. Published this week, it gives us the rare opportunity to reflect on... Read more

Pay online

You can now join the South Coast Design Forum and pay your subs securely on-line using your debit / credit card or PayPal account. It's fantastic value for only £25. Join 180 other... Read more

CREATIVE THINKER 'BIG PORTSMOUTH' DAY

Those SCDF members who attended the ‘Big Portsmouth’ day on 4 February were treated to a challenging but stimulating presentation by Charles Landry and Claire Chidley of Comedia the consultancy brought... Read more

New SCDF Branch

SCDF marches on! Chichester has one, Portsmouth has one now we need to see whether the coastal west Sussex towns want a South Coast Design Forum branch. There will be... Read more

Bognor Regis Regeneration

SCDF Built Environment Group has been invited to comment on proposals by St Modwen Properties part of the £500m programme to give Bognor a facelift. SCDF will be meeting Gary... Read more

A Coalition for SCDF!

We’re pleased to announce that Louise Fenwick of Coalition Communications has joined the Forum as our strategic marketing partner. Providing us with ongoing marketing guidance and support, Louise is... Read more

Designer Crafts 2008

Start the New Year in designer style Don’t forget to brighten up January with a trip to London’s Mall Galleries, where a selection of the very best in... Read more

Presentation Skills

We are working with Chichester Business School to put together a Presentation Skills course for design practitioners. It will be a day long course in February at Chichester College. The... Read more

Design Award

The first ever SCDF design award has gone to Poppy Bisdee at Chichester College. She was awarded this as ‘Most improved student in art & design 2007'. The designer of the... Read more

Christmas Networking

Instead of last Friday at Wests over Christmas you are all invited to the SCDF office in Terminus Road Chichester on Thursday 20th December from 5.00pm until 8.00pm. If you... Read more

The Cardboard Chair

A feature of the Portsmouth branch launch was the corporate gift given to everyone there of SCDF member James Chu’s Cardboard Chair. It was an inspired decision to do... Read more

Display your work

Like to get your work in front of the public? The new office of SCDF in Terminus Road Chichester has acres of white walls for the display of photographs, drawings,... Read more

Design Awards

SCDF is working with Young Enterprise, Chichester College and Disabled Go to recognise good design. SCDF Trophies, designed by member Steve Wilson and made in recycled materials by another member... Read more

Portsmouth Branch of SCDF Launched

Nearly 100 designers and supporters attended the launch of the Portsmouth Branch of the South Coast Design Forum (SCDF) at The Spinnaker Tower last week. Supported by Portsmouth City Council, the... Read more

Brighton Craft Fair 07

The hugely popular Brighton Craft Fair 07 (BCF) is fast approaching. It is a Craft Fair that is unlike any you will have seen outside of London or New York. BCF... Read more

Events Group

We are conscious that scdf members like to get together more regularly than our annual ‘bash’ and more formally than our monthly networking meetings with the possibility of a speaker... Read more

Canal Basin

On the subject of the canal basin development, we have said our piece but the developers have not so far responded to our plea for a greater sense of place... Read more

Design Degree for Chichester University

A design degree for students in Chichester is a step nearer. A collaboration between SCDF and the University of Chichester aims to deliver a design course from September 2008. Our chairman... Read more

New SCDF Offices

SCDF is growing so quickly it has burst out of its current space and has moved office to Terminus Road, all other contacts remain the same. One of the reasons... Read more

Creative Thinker process

In order to further Portsmouth's cultural development, and to raise awareness of the potential contribution that cultural and creativity activity can make towards local economic development and regeneration, Portsmouth City... Read more

Portsmouth Branch Launch

Chairman Wayne Hemingway will launch our Portsmouth Branch on Thursday 8th November at the Spinnaker Tower at 7.00pm. Spaces are limited and if you want to be there you need... Read more

The great creative exodus

Emily Pacey designweek... Read more

Regional Creative Networks article

Lynda Relph-Knight, Editor designweek... Read more

South East Excellence

South East Excellence was established by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) in 2005 to support the urban renaissance of our towns and cities. South East Excellence, the brand name... Read more

British Design Innovation launches Innovation Bank

British Design Innovation is launching Innovation Bank with an aim to positively improve the Intellectual property trading process between designers, originators; commercial and social entrepreneurs; academia; industry and dealmakers. The... Read more

Studios and Workshops

Studios for Artists and Designers It is pretty well known that there is a lack of studio and workshop space for artists and designer makers in Chichester. Tim Sandys-Renton has... Read more

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