The London Design Museum will be holding the Beasley Designs of the Year event including categories for product and transport design such as the carbon fibre oko e-bike. The event coincides with the opening of the Design Museums new home at the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington on 24 November onwards.
Brexit is certain to affect some people more that others, with most engineering businesses not wanting a ‘hard exit’ (the loss of access to the single market following a restriction on migration). The current fall in the value of the pound casued partially by the uncertainty of the future of the UK is having mixed effects. It makes imports more expensive, but might encourage inward investment and make exports easier. Share values are hence climbing to new highs particularly for those service companies (who may not rely on importing materials and equipment) who are operating overseas.
A reminder that Barclays Bank are runing a ‘Local Genius’ competiton through their Eagle Labs unit. You can submit ideas for a technology based innovation up to 23 Nov 2016 – more info here