12th Jan 2012 ⁄ Two graduates from De Montfort University (DMU) are hoping that their online shoe boutique will be a winner at this year’s Footwear Industry Awards. Lizze Leary and Beth Widdowson – who set up KindredSole.com after graduating from DMU in 2009...
9th Jan 2012 ⁄ A graduate from De Montfort University (DMU) who has photographed some of the world’s biggest celebrities has been honoured with an MBE. Andy Gotts – who completed his MA at DMU in 2007 – received the honour in recognition of his services to...
6th Jan 2012 ⁄ Lightworks is a one-night festival of film, sound and new media that takes place in Grimsby Minster in Lincolnshire every year. The aim of Lightworks is to find new audiences for contemporary art and to provide a platform for artists working in new media....
6th Jan 2012 ⁄ Having spent many years scouting clothing stores only to find a disappointing range of boys’ clothes, Kerry Oldfield and Paul Bishop took the matter of fashion into their own hands, launching MyKidBrother.co.uk – a boys-only clothing store...
14th Dec 2011 ⁄ A unique degree course that combines two critical areas in marketing and has the backing of a major blue-chip organisation and a leading social media agency is now recruiting its first students. Launched by Leicester Business School at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester...
12th Dec 2011 ⁄ From 7 January to 5 February, the Harley Gallery will be showing some very special paintings by East Midlands based illustrator, Tom Bell. If you've ever collected odd buttons or wondered where all the lost socks go , these paintings will capture your imagination...
6th Dec 2011 ⁄ If a partridge in a pear tree is out of the question in the current economic climate, a free app that provides a daily love poem could be the Christmas gift of choice for cash-strapped romantics. The Poetry Advent Calendar app...
5th Dec 2011 ⁄ Seven out of nine students shortlisted for knitwear awards at one of the UK’s most prestigious fashion events are from De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester. DMU’s Fashion Design students dominate the shortlists in both the Knitter of the Year and...
5th Dec 2011 ⁄ De Montfort University (DMU) honorand and world-renowned shoe designer Jimmy Choo has been honoured for his outstanding achievements in the footwear industry. As part of its annual recognition of the world’s most outstanding Chinese designer...
2nd Dec 2011 ⁄ A Derbyshire web design agency has embarked on an exciting new venture after launching an online gallery. Stylistic Web Design has founded the Stylistic Gallery, which provides artists, designers and photographers with an online market place...
30th Nov 2011 ⁄ QUAD in Derby is issuing a final call-out to all filmmakers and photographers based in the East and West Midlands to be part of a major cross region exhibition in 2012. The exhibition, entitled East Meets West, will be part of a programme of ‘off-year’ events for FORMAT...
29th Nov 2011 ⁄ Readers' Studios is a lot like Readers' Wives, except we're talking about photos of some of the most stimulating creative workspaces instead of... well, you know. Today we're taking a peek at the studio of Ruth Gray, an artist who's based in Derbyshire...
22nd Feb 2012 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ A Birmingham design agency’s newest recruit has big plans for the company. Barques Design, based in the Jewellery Quarter, has appointed Kathryn Small as business development manager...
