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Ribbleton Lane where The Watermark is based, is steeped full of history along with the city of Preston. Preston was only recently granted city status in 2002, becoming England’s 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Preston is situated on the north bank of the River Ribble, the City of Preston district has a population […]

Only 12 months ago Preston was named the best city to live and work in the north-west of England… this is above Manchester and Liverpool! Preston was awarded city status in 2002 and is now the third largest city in the North West. ‘The city ranked 19th overall in the 2016 Good Growth for Cities index, which […]

A New York firm of architects has been chosen to design the £13m revamp of Preston’s bus station. John Puttick Associates was picked as the winning bid from an anonymous shortlist of five entries. Lancashire County Council wanted a design for a “vibrant public space” and new youth zone while preserving its unique “brutalist” architecture. […]

Jaguar Land Rover has invested £450 million at Castle Bromwich, with a state-of-the-art plant set to open later this month. The plant boasts the very latest technology within, equipped for production of the next generation Jaguar XF. Outside, the pièce de résistance comes in the form of a large-scale digital installation across the building’s 200m […]

Following on from the success of their first two print series Landmarques and Animaux Design By House launch a new print series called Metropolis. Breaking away from the style of their previous print House has produced a set of typographic prints centred around cities. The Metropolis print series celebrates great cities from around the world. Custom typograpy mixed […]

Deep in the heart of historic Lisbon, an ancient evil has awoken; a permanent home for the hellish horrors of the capital’s haunted past… In the summer of 2012, AtmosFEAR! Scare Entertainment won a successful tender to develop, design and produce Portugal’s only permanent scare attraction.  The vision of our client, LBTE Entertainment, the attraction […]

Unity Hifi was born from a genuine love of music. Not just the form itself but also from the experience of hearing a faithful reproduction, the perfections and the imperfections that are seldom captured and presented as intended in an increasingly digital era. At Unity, our philosophy is to preserve that pleasure, to embrace the […]

Piccolo launch Panoramic Loose Lay in Panamawith Selecta, The One Stop Décor Shop The Piccolo Group recently visited Latin America to launch its innovative flooring products with Panamanian interior retail chain, Selecta. Piccolo supported Selecta’s efforts in introducing its Panoramic Loose Lay product across Selecta’s seven retail and design stores in Panama. Following Piccolo’s visit, […]

Andy Walmsley, Creative Director of Wash Design, is about to take part in his first gallery exhibition at The Longitude Gallery, Clitheroe. “As my day job became more and more digitised, the desire to get my hands dirty again was overwhelming.” The exhibition entitled ‘The Big Landscape’, brings together four landscape artists this Autumn. Andy’s […]

The Little Big Voice has just returned from a weekend in the Cotswolds, after attending Jamie Oliver’s Big Feastival with their client, Love Your Greens. The Big Feastival event is the brainchild of Jamie Oliver and Blur musician turned cheesemaker, Alex James, and offers a family-friendly mix of food and live music. Armed with their […]