The right stuff
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The UK textile industry is in decline. Only 500,000 were employed in the industry in 1992, compared to the 70's when it employed one million. The way to improve the industry is in education at design colleges. In particular this includes predicting trends quicker, training students at business management and increasing use of technology. Two Scottish design colleges, Gray's School of Art and Galashiels, have opposing approaches to design education. Gray's allows students to explore their own creative talents, whereas Galashiels emphasises cultivating technical skills.
Publication Name: Design (London, England)
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0011-9245
Year: 1992
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Built in the right spirit
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An exhibition of industrial design called 'The Inventive Spirit'was connissioned by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Embassy in Brussels. As the result of a competition, Apicella Associates, architects and designers, was selected to design the exhibition. Apicella aimed to design a building that was easy for visitors to understand and has altered the geometry of the walls to create illusions of perspective. The exhibition is a result of the UK's presidency of the European Commission.
Publication Name: Design (London, England)
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0011-9245
Year: 1992
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Geoff Crook
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Geoff Cook is the course director of MA design Studies at Central Saint Martins. He established the course himself in 1989, after persuading the accreditation board that the course did not need to be first taught as a undergraduate subject. The course allows professionals to question the future and definition of design. He dislikes the insecurity amongst designers caused by the recession because it inhibits their creativity.
Publication Name: Design (London, England)
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0011-9245
Year: 1992
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