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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 236, August 1968

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Content includes;
The sit-ins and beyond
Comment: Vending machines; government forms; London’s exhibition space; Mackintosh for Edinburgh; the art of personal
New thinking in office furniture by José Manser, Prototypes for open-plan offices and Worktop furniture for designers
Britannic House gets special treatment by Alastair Best
Fabrics by Marimekko by David Davies
The ‘For God’s sake’ campaign by Richard Carr
Prolific Dorset potter by Tarby Davenport
Ceramic tableware 1968
Bold boutique in Vienna
High lifting sideloader by Richard Carr
Competitive mobile crane by Kenneth Agnew
Projects and developments
Products, interiors, events, ideas

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Sam Lambert
  • Year: 1968
  • Client/Publisher: Council of Industrial Design
  • Size: 210mm x 300mm

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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 236, August 1968. Cover by Sam Lambert
Design, Council of Industrial Design, 236, August 1968. Cover by Sam Lambert
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