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“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” →
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“The wheel is the extension of the foot, the book is an extension of the eye, clothes as the extension of the skin, electric circuitry, an extension of the central nervous system.” →
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“The world we have is the product of our way of thinking” →
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“With creativity at the core, a new paradigm for creative subjects in higher education is emerging that removes barriers between teaching , research, needs of industry and the employability of graduates. The boundaries between these areas become more permeable and there is a move towards integration and collaboration. This collaborative culture fosters the continuing professional… →
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“The medium, or process of our time – electric technology is re-shaping and restructuring patterns of social interdependence and every aspect of our personal life. It is forcing us to reconsider and re-evaluate every thought, every action, and every institution formerly taken for granted. Everything is changing: you, your family, your education, your neighbourhood, your… →
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“Today someone in Moscow, someone in Buenos Aires, someone in Sydney, someone in Bangalore can all eat the same meal in the same fast food restaurant, drive the same car, watch the same movie, struggle with the same computer software, drink the same beer, lust after the same pop star and wear the same clothes,… →
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“ The work of art is a complex but continuous single system within which parts fall into place, and without which the particular judgments can have no validity.” →
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“The arts are related in certain specific ways, and none is independent of the others. Collectively, the arts serve society. Therefore one must consider the function of particular arts or groups of arts as they affect the well-being of society.” →
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“The global economy and market, the technological revolution and the rapid development of a knowledge based society are all having a significant effect on the development of education and training in the 21st century. The post-industrial society has been characterised as the shift from Fordism to Post Fordism. This is characterised by a change in… →
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“Perhaps in reaction to this onslaught of globalisation, regional and national identities are now cherished as never before. This is especially evident in ‘the West’, where we crave sushi from Japan, batik prints from Java, kung foo movies from Hong Kong, tango from Argentina, beaded jewellery from East Africa etc precisely for their cultural otherness,the… →