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Why the ‘Designed Experience’ is so Vital to the Post-GFC World

Japanese design house Nendo recently teamed up with international fashion label BEIGE to remind the world why ‘experience’ in design is so important.

Why the ‘Designed Experience’ is so Vital to the Post-GFC World

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May 15th, 2015

 

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