Review; Marion Hancock on a talk exploring gender values in design
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Royal College of Art senior lecturer Dr Penny Sparke maintains that female design differs from masculine design in that form is not the principal criterion and the object does not stand alone. Sparke cites the Norton motorcycle as the epitome of masculine design values and the design ethos of the Body Shop as a key example of female design. The growing interest in decoration, which the BBC television series, 'Signs of the Times' showed was primarily a female concern, is said to reflect the feminisation of design.
Publication Name: Design (London, England)
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0011-9245
Year: 1992
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The Design Council office furniture symposium
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The Design Council of London hosted a British furniture symposium on June 25, 1992, bringing together office furniture designers, manufacturers, specifiers and users. The symposium was aimed at addressing the problems connected with the industry and to consider possible remedies. Manufacturers are failing to keep pace with fast changing business environments and are finding that overseas companies are ahead of them in the contract race.
Publication Name: Design (London, England)
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0011-9245
Year: 1992
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