Tigerprint Competition – Don’t forget to enter by July 31st!
July 8, 2011
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Open to graduates of 2010 or 2011 – Tigerprint “Gift of Christmas Competition” – So compose a card, create a cracker or design a
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Rafale Design – UK studio signs new US designers
July 4, 2011
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UK based design studio Rafale proudly welcomes 3 new designers to their close-knit group. Melissa Crowley, Stephanie Ackerman and Ceci Bowman begin this
Julia Crossland – UK Artist/Illustrator
July 4, 2011
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Artist/Illustrator Julia Crossland studied Interior Design and has gone on to create some marvellous contemporary Art. Julia has sold her work internationally and publishes her
Carrie Osborne shouts out at New Designers
July 2, 2011
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Carrie Osborne’s wildly bold and fantastically colourful display of wrapping paper shouted out from the aisles at New Designers 2011 – great fun for kids!
New Designers’ teapots are refreshing!
July 1, 2011
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Walking around New Designers 2011 one could hardly fail to notice an extraordinary preponderance of eccentric, contemporary and vintage-style teapots in amongst the surface textiles,
Rebecca Rawlings catches the eye at New Designers
June 30, 2011
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Rebecca Rawlings, a graduate of Bradford School of Art and Design exhibiting at New Designers 2011, put on a fun, quirky and thoughtfully put-together showcase
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