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Many of the products < and materials on display t at the Canterbury Building f Centre, at 211 Cashel t Street, carry the Design- s mark award, assisting vis- f itors to the Centre to judge what is best for t their needs. < s i This article was written £ by IVIr B. Alexander, man- t ager of the Canterbury < Building Centre. < i To some extent, I be- t lieve this is due to the t fact that in many in- i
dustries, design is critical to, and in fact inseparable from, function. This however, does not seem to apply enough in products for the house and home. We believe therefore, that it is desirable to develop a greater consciousness on the part of both the manufacturers and the public, to ensure the application of gooddesign to products in the domestic field. Design of course, should not be solely aesthetic. We must consider functional design, safety in use, ease of operation and
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Press, 27 March 1979, Page 26
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