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High-speed recovery

A new high-speed rail network will help kick-start the economic recovery and restore Britain's reputation for design icons like Concorde, says designer Paul Priestman. And he's designed the new Mercury train to persuade government to act now.

Mercury train by Priestman Goode

Read more about transport design for the future

Our latest work

Symbol and spectacle at Dott Cornwall

Dott Cornwall is engaging local people in co-designing their lives, using some symbolic and spectacular methods.

Designing Communities: cake prototypesDesigning Communities

What could designers do to help a deprived community in Pengegon develop services that will benefit the people who live there? Why cake is an essential designer tool.

 
 
From Cornwall with Love badgeFrom Cornwall with Love

Designing innovative new ways to promote Cornwall through its produce and products. How a spectacular event can get people talking.

 
 

New Work

Designing ways to enhance people's skills and link people at real and perceived risk of redundancy with new, long-term work opportunities in Cornwall. What could be better than a big red camper at attracting attention?

Promoting design

Spending Challenge

Have your say on how designers can help the government reduce the budget deficit by cutting public spending in a way that is fair and responsible. 

And see what ideas the Design Council has submitted to the Spending Challenge.

Energy efficiency

How can we help people make their homes more energy efficient?

With the Department of Energy and Climate Change we're investigating how to help people make their homes more energy efficient.

Read our proposal

Plan bee for the economy

Major national strengths like technology can get the UK's economy moving again, but only if design is there to connect them to people's needs. It's like honey and bees, explains Chief Executive David Kester. Read more

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