Is design having a second coming in Manchester? Lynda Relph-Knight reports from Design Manchester
Is design having a second coming in Manchester? That is certainly the belief underpinning Design Manchester, the eclectic creative festival currently in its second incarnation. And the city’s leaders are citing the upsurge of the creative industries in the former industrial northern city as key to its possible devolution from Westminster control.
Controversy rages over the ongoing cost of the BBC’s move to Salford Quays’ Media City in May 2011, but the move has undoubtedly enhanced Manchester’s reputation as a creative hub and bolstered the city council’s support for the creative industries. Couple this with the renaissance of Manchester School of Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
