What ever happened to French design?

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French design has gone underground - the designers are not communicating, and there are few manufacturers in France who support design. In the 1970s, Philippe Starck found small manufacturers in Italy and Spain who would produce his designs. Only later, when he became known, would French manufacturers pay him generous fees. French furniture manufacturers must support the Valorisation de l'Innovation dans l'Ameublement, an organization from which Starck and other designers receive minimal support.

France, Biography, Industrial design, Art industry, Art industries and trade, Starck, Philippe

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Mixing messages: design in flux

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The Cooper-Hewitt exhibition 'Mixing Messages: Graphic Design in Contemporary Culture' features trends in innovative graphic design between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s. Contemporary trends include the appropriation of underground imagery by corporate advertisers, the experimental use of typefaces, and computer-manipulated imagery. Graphic arts industry observers point to the heavy emphasis contemporary messages place on form at the expense of content.

Social aspects, Design, Graphic arts, Smithsonian Institution. Cooper-Hewitt Museum

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Slovenian graphic design: here and now

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Slovenia has a history of graphic art production, and Lubljana has hosted the International Biennial of Graphic Arts for forty years. Slovenian graphic art reflects the country's return to democracy and capitalism, and graphic artists use the newest tools and incorporate contemporary trends. Influential pieces are depicted.

Slovenia, Works, Graphic arts industry

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