AFID Design founder to exhibit at Launch2006
AFID Design founder Michael Armstrong will exhibit his +T2A table at the Launch2006 event for contemporary designers in the North East. The show kicks off a four-day run on 21
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Bubble appointed by architect website Arca
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Design bodies must have better things to spend time on
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A logo for all times
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Esterson reworks New Statesman
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