Design for life
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London's universities play a vital role supporting up and coming designers. The Great Exhibition of 1851 at the Crystal Palace in London celebrated and cemented London as a world design leader.
Today, the city's reputation for producing and showcasing forward thinking designs continues to surprise, impress and inspire artists and audiences worldwide.
“London has a creative atmosphere and is an amazing place to be right now,” says designer Jay Osgerby, of the acclaimed BarberOsgerby, “It is a multi-layered mesh of diverse influences, information and people. Living in London, it is easy to feel that you are at the centre of things, and this creative energy pervades your life.”
The city is host to a third of Britain's design industries, accounting for 50% of its turnover, with the majority of these companies providing design solutions for global clients.
Russell Pinch of Pinch Design believes that London is one of the best places to be a young designer in such a competitive industry, “London is going through a wonderful period in terms of design at the moment,” he explains.
“It is heralded on the international stage, and the tutoring in the colleges is a reflection of that. The quality of the design colleges is second to none. Courses at Goldsmiths, University of London, Camberwell College of Arts, The Royal College of Art, Central Saint Martins, Middlesex University, Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication and Chelsea College of Art & Design, are just a few of our amazing institutions.”
Posted: Tuesday 9 February 2010