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La Boca

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La Boca has designed the book and CD versions of Anna & The Witch’s Bottle by Geoff Cox, which features illustrations by Rohan Daniel Easton. Thelimited-edition title will be published by Black Maps Press in September.

The Paul Smith Globe

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The Paul Smith Globe at Heathrow Terminal 5 is hosting a selection of photographs from cycling magazine Rouleur to mark this year’s Tour de France, which starts on Saturday. The exhibition runs from 3-26 July.

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Summer high for design bodes well for the future

02 July 2009 | By Lynda Relph-Knight

We enter high summer on a positive note for the future of design. Graduate shows at schools like the Royal College of Art and collective events such as D&AD’s New Blood and New Designers highlight the best of the new generation. Meanwhile, top-level changes within a couple of key institutions bode well for the continued focus on excellence in design.

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Futurecity founder Mark Davy promotes the value of public art

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By Anna Richardson

Futurecity founder Mark Davy devised a business model that is convincing developers of the value of public art. Anna Richardson talks to the consultant aboutcreativity and cultural currency

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Zigzag vibe

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By Anna Richardson

The bold use of zigzags, stripes and kaleidoscopic colours is instantly recognisable: they are the key design elements of fashion house Missoni. Created by husband and wife team Rosita and Ottavio, Missoni’s knitwear is inspired by the natural environment as well as fine art. The influence of the Modernist art of the likes of Tancredi, Giacomo Balla and Gino Severini is explored in a new exhibition, Workshop Missoni: Daring to be Different, which also offers a glimpse into the Missoni ...

Clive Grinyer

Making an impact

02 July 2009 | By Clive Grinyer

The design industry espouses sustainability, but eco-awareness has largely been driven by legislation and materials development. Designers must change the parameters of their practice if they want to make a difference, says Clive Grinyer

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