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Senior vice-president of Unilever Simon Rothon and WPP chairman Martin Sorrell last week referred to how creativity in advertising is beginning to originate from emerging markets such as Brazil and
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Kemistry redesign for Institute of Masters of Wine
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Last week the Design Council asked both Government and business, including design consultancies, to invest in a raft of national skills initiatives. Would you invest cash in the UK design
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COI launches unit to buy interactive design
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NY museum showcases Sanaa work
New York’s New Museum is launching an exhibition this week to celebrate a decade of work by the Japanese architects that designed its contemporary art building in the Bowery area
Design Council asks business to invest in UK skills
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AND retains teaching council design brief
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