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Interior Design
Leeds College of Art
LEEDS COLLEGE OF ART - INTERIOR DESIGN
BA (Hons)
Interior Design
Bruce Mau from ‘Incomplete Manifesto for Growth’ 1998
Leeds College of Art
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‘Process is more important than outcome. When the outcome drives the process we will only ever go to where we’ve already been. If process drives the outcome we may not know where we are going, but we will know we want to be there.’
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WELCOME MESSAGE
Study BA (Hons) Interior Design at Leeds College of Art (LCA) and you will not be force-fed design dogma. Instead, you will be offered an integrated approach, based on the Bauhaus vision of team-based research and conceptual thinking which synthesises the principles of abstract art, with architectural and spatial ordering, building construction tectonics and the science of human activity. At LCA, whose degrees are validated by the Open University, Interior Design is considered one of the key art forms. Design enables us to create, manipulate and reconstruct places from spaces through detailed technical knowledge and a thorough appreciation of the human senses. This is not about the isolated concerns of mere decoration or skin-deep style, but more about the fundamental understanding of space through touch, taste, sight and smell. As an LCA student, you will explore the qualities of material technology as well as the methods of expressing visually dynamic 3D design. In addition, you will experience the advantages of integrated study, covering film, theatre, literature, popular culture, social history, philosophy and the high arts and finally, you will be encouraged to develop, for yourselves, a modernism fit for the next generation. The LCA Interior Design course takes three years to complete in full. About 20 students are accepted each year. We have excellent student/staff ratios and close relationships with our students which we consider to be vital to the courses detailed and individual tuition
programme. The result is a highly popular course which is also extremely cosmopolitan in its appearance – some 20 per cent of all students are accepted from overseas each year. The Interior Design course is part of the Leeds College of Art (LCA), which is a growing 2000 strong student community of arts-related activities spanning from Further to Higher Education. The result of this high-level, interdisciplinary activity is that expertise, resources and facilities from all departments are available for the benefit of all students. Sited in a prime position in the heart of the industrial North West, LCA is one of the last independent Colleges of Art and Design in the UK. It is also well equipped with dedicated studios with individual personal workstations which mirror professional practice, the latest technology and software including AutoCAD with an ancillary laser cuvtter for model making, 3D Studio Max for producing virtual walkthroughs, Photoshop and all the other Adobe packages and Wi-Fi in all studios. Throughout all this we will use the urban fabric of the city of Leeds as a canvass to explore, test and reveal the hidden truths and future possibilities of our 21st century Built Environment.
The programme’s philosophy is predicated on the overriding premise that true creative spirit is born from a radicalisation of the design process, with this in mind we aim to liberate the students from the constraints of preconceptions and prior experiences. This is done primarily by providing them with a holistic educational experience and the opportunity to mature into successful, independently minded Interior Design practitioners, with an appetite for change and a determination to make a difference.
Welcome message 04 Course overview 05 First year module breakdown 06 / 07 European study visits - Berlin 08 / 09 2nd Year module breakdown 10 / 11 European study visits - Lugarno 12 / 13 3rd year module breakdown 14 /15 CTS dissertation 16 GIDE competition 17 Case study 01 18 / 19 Case study 02 20 Case study 03 21 Course showcase 2008 - 2011 22 / 31 Prize winners 33 Free Range 35 Acknowledgements 36
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CONTENTS
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STAFF PROFILES
Emma Sharman Year Tutor
Steve Edge Course Leader
Emma has a BA (Hons) Politics degree from the University of Sheffield and a First Class BA (Hons) degree in Interior Design from Leeds College of Art. She has also completed courses in management, communication and leadership. In addition to being second year tutor, Emma works as a freelance designer on a range of projects for private clients.
Pat Oliver Level 04 tutor
Emma’s background was originally in graphics and magazine design before she retrained as an Interior Designer. She worked for five years in Hong Kong and another five in London as an Art Director. During this time she oversaw the global re-brand of a major international airline’s award winning customer magazine and in-flight titles, and was also shortlisted for best designer at the APA Customer Magazine Awards. More recently she project managed a design team across three countries that was awarded second prize in an International competition to redesign the global corporate identity for Audi car showroom interiors. The entry was praised for having the best overall concept and for most successfully integrating sustainable materials into the scheme.
Niall O'Leary 2D & 3D CAD tutor Sue Lonegan Course Administrator Michael Corker CAD Technician
Studying Interior Design at LCA is an exhilarating journey through the syntax and vocabulary of a complex spatial language. As a discipline Interior Design encourages students to be designers who solve design problems, relating to the occupiers and end users of the spaces. This is contextualised through the exploration and examination of particular physical, environmental, international, historical, political, and socio-economic factors. It deals with the specifics of site through rigorous critical analysis, and contextual concept development to final design proposals. Students are encouraged to explore the relationship between the interior and the wider arena of the built environment as a key part of the design process, and to consider them as integral rather than disparate entities. Participation in live projects and with external clients is a key aspect of Interior Design education. The introduction of actual sites, end users and the accompanying issues of market forces, sector analyses, compromise and negotiation help to make the module experience a mirror of actual professional design practice. This is always balanced with the principle that the student experience is primarily focused upon developing appropriate conceptual skills and challenging ways of thinking, together with the technical rigours and requirements of professional practice. The course places an emphasis on the role of sustainability as an integral component in the design process, rather than a separate element of design and professional practice. It encourages students from the earliest opportunity to consider the level of sustainability in their design proposals, together with the wider environmental impact, and the overall
benefit of their designs on the well being and daily life of local communities. It is acknowledged that designers will always need materials, so Sustainability is considered as a holistic process which includes whole-life-cycle design principles of reusing, recycling and reducing finite resources. These principles are taking into consideration when sourcing new products and materials for construction purposes. Also when deliberating on the appropriateness and specification of renewable technologies to provide comfortable and healthy interiors for the end users, often in response to the external environmental conditions which may affect the interior space. The Final Major Project in the Extended Practice module at the end of Level 6 is a key element in the Interior Design education process to ensuring that sustainable, technical, professional and lateral thinking principles are embedded in the key skills which students have developed throughout the duration of the course. It gives students the opportunity to apply and test acquired skills, to build confidence and experience professional and critical processes through design and theoretical investigations that focus upon personal interests. This culminating experience enables students to produce a portfolio with comprehensive skills and abilities to confidently approach other institutions and employers in any of the disciplines included within the broad remit of Interior Design.
For example, graduates have gone on to work with architects and designers who specialise in Retailing and Leisure, Hotels and Travel, Museums and Exhibitions, Civic and Local Government, Education and Healthcare, Corporate Office Design and Planning, Film and TV or simply just as Interior Design practitioners. In addition, some students have progressed onto further study at Masters Level in Interior Architecture, Lighting Design, Environmental Design, Urban Design and Art History at some of the UK’s premier universities.
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COURSE OVERVIEW
LEVEL 04
Module Breakdown
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The first level of the programme of study acts as a foundation to help underpin the breadth and depth of knowledge and skills required to progress further on the course. It deals primarily with the embedding of the basic elements of 3D form, architectural and spatial ordering principles, the interaction of people to spaces and places including the influence of scale, colour, light and texture on form. CAD and 3D Max are taught from week one, with students learning to balance hand drawing skills with newly acquired software knowledge, and material manipulation for model making. Programme specific and core modules are complemented with the academic rigour of critically engaging in discourse with architectural and design theory and philosophy, this are delivered through a series of lectures, seminars and tutorials the results of which are formulated into a portfolio of essays and research reports. Students are also encouraged to develop the complex discipline of 3D ideas generation and graphic visualisation for presenting and defending their concepts in verbal peer group constructive critiques, as well as developing an in-depth understanding of human sensory and psychological behaviour. There is a group trip to London to visit museums, galleries and to look at the latest interior and architectural developments. At the end of this year a Certificate of Higher Education is awarded.
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Level Four Modules Context of Practice Personal Professional Development 1 Visual Studies & Communication Design Innovations Team Project 2D & 3D AutoCAD
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The second level of the course further develops the students’ knowledge of these basic elements and principles, applying and testing them with the detailed study of commercial interior design with live projects in e.g. retailing, bars, restaurants, hotels, offices, museums and exhibitions etc. The professional practice of the day to day organising of a design project is also introduced from Client Briefing to the roles and responsibilities of Contract Administration, on site Project Management and gaining legal approval with applications to the Planning and Building Regulation authorities. This is supplemented with advanced CAD, 3D Max and laser cut model-making and a study of sustainable and energy efficient issues. This year also includes a European study trip which culminates in an international and interdisciplinary team competition undertaken in a one of our European partner institutions in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Scotland, Slovenia or Switzerland. Architectural and Interior Design Precedent Studies are used as vehicles for further in-depth and critical examination of design history, theory and philosophy, these run in tandem with the main programme of study. Students are also given instructions in how to create their own graphic identity with a logo, letterhead, CV, electronic portfolio and a website. They then use this to apply for a placement for work experience, with an interior design consultancy or an architect’s practice in the summer vacation. At the end of this level a Diploma of Higher Education is awarded.
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Emmanuel Ryngaert Charlotte Wells Ben O'Conner
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Level Five Modules Context of Practice 2 Personal Professional Development 2 Responsive Design Strategies Professional Design Practice
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U.K. STUDY VISITS
Climate change is real and upon us. Scientific papers are regularly predicting serious consequences and irreversible changes unless we reduce green house gas emissions. By acting locally the Sustainable Hockerton group members hope to do their bit and make a difference. We all use energy and thus perhaps we should take responsibility for its production. How will future generations judge us if we don’t? One of the most positive things we can do is to save energy and then meet our remaining energy needs from renewables. Fortunately both these options are now cost effective and practical. We at Sustainable Hockerton are aiming to become a more sustainable community.
LEVEL 06
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The third and final level helps students focus on demonstrating their independence, using all the knowledge and skills they’ve accumulated on the course, in preparation for the rigours of the real world. They will follow a professional design process produced by the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) called the Plan of Works. It’s an approved industry standard design methodology which helps architects and interior designers manage and monitor the progress of what can often be quite a complicated process. They will gear-up for professional practice, by further developing extensive practical and theoretical knowledge, from feasibility to realisation, to reveal the efforts of their endeavours Stage by Stage. This process culminates in the production of a full working drawing package and a professional presentation of a Final Major Project of their own choice, and is displayed in a college wide exhibition attended by potential employers, looking for talented graduates. For those students who don’t feel ready to enter into full time employment there’s an opportunity to produce a longer dissertation in preparation for Post Graduate study at masters Level. At the end of the third year a BA (Hons) is awarded.
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Level Six Modules Context of Practice 3 Personal & Professional Development 3 Extended Practice
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We have a new Programme of Study which incorporates what was Contextual and Theoretical Studies into the new Context of Practice modules. These are core modules at levels 4 and 5 (years 1 and 2) of the BA (Hons) Interior Design degree, and helps build knowledge and understanding towards the final year dissertation. Level 4 places Interior Design and architecture within the more general history of art and design, and introduces you to iconic designers, architects, and their works, as well as historians and theorists from historical and contemporary times. Level 5 introduces more complex critical theory, including aesthetics, psychology and psychoanalysis, gender and sexuality, identity, globalisation and sustainability, and museums, exhibitions and audiences, and applies them to interior design and architecture. At level 6, it’s anticipated that students propose a topic for independent research for a dissertation in the 40 credit Context of Practice, often linking their own practice and career aspirations with elements introduced at levels 4 and 5.
Recent dissertation topics have included The Fetishism of Difference in Architecture; The potential role of the skyscraper as a sustainable solution for high density mega-city planning; Urban Nomadism: an investigation into the responses of Architecture and Fashion to emerging lifestyles in the twenty-first century; An Investigation into the notion of 'Concept', its role and value in the development of the Final Design; and The Psychology of Hotel Design. Teaching and learning is not confined to the lecture theatre and seminar room, and regular visits take place, including day trips to iconic regional buildings for example Daniel Libeskind's Imperial War Museum North, in Salford and other places of cultural interest such as the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. There are also annual European and UK based residential visits, which this year included twenty level 5 and 6 students visiting Magdeburg and Berlin, where buildings visited included Hundertwasser's Green Citadel in Magdeburg, and Libeskind's Jewish Museum, and Mies Van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie, both in Berlin.
GIDE COMPETITION Group of International Design Education
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The ‘Seat for Shine’ project was a live competition brief to design seating for a business and community centre in the under-priveleged area of Harehills, Leeds. Greg Austin’s submission was designed to bring an element of play to an otherwise very business-orientated interior. The designs play with peoples’ perceptions of materials and form, suggesting un-balance and encouraging interaction from the user. The competition requested mock-up designs, and here the collection represents designs at differing levels of completion, from the almost finalised light and concrete stool to the under-development seating and low table. Winner of the GIDE (Group for International Design Education) design prize for Leeds College of Art, held in Lugano, Switzerland
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Martha Burrough
Graduated 2006–2009 1st Class Honours and Contextual & Theoretical award for best dissertation in LCA 2009
Workplace design was never something I thought could ever be particularly creative or inspiring, but the kind of projects we work on at MoreySmith have definitely proven this wrong for me. Before I left university I thought I wanted to go into retail or restaurant design because I thought it would be the most exciting, but I am really enjoying the challenges that come with designing a office space that is a practical working environment, but still fun and interesting at the same time. I think there is a lot to be said for having a nice environment to work in for 8 hours a day! MoreySmith have been fortunate enough to design offices for some very high profile companies such as Sony Music, RedBull, Aegis Media, EMI and Nokia. My work placements during the summer before my final year at LCA were absolutely invaluable, and I was very fortunate to be contacted for a job straight after graduation by MoreySmith - top London interior architecture company who I had spent a 4 week placement with in the previous summer. I was initially employed on a contract basis, 6 weeks at a time, as we were still only just coming out of the recession so no jobs were secure. I was let go after the first 6 weeks as there just wasn’t enough work, so I spent a couple of months looking for another job and went to Thailand to do some travelling. Luckily, MoreySmith contacted me in my last week away to say that there was more work if I wanted to come back. After 3 months on contract basis, I was then offered a permanent contract as a Design Assistant. My job generally involves supporting the other designers and directors, putting together finishes boards, preparing presentations for meetings, sourcing and ordering furniture and fittings, managing the furniture
procurement from sourcing to ordering, through to installation on site. MoreySmith is a fairly small practise, with around 20 people in the team, which makes for quite a close, family atmosphere; which is lovely and feels similar to how my 3 years at uni as part of a small year group felt! 200 Aldersgate St was the first major project that I worked on from start to finish, and the first that I felt a massive sense of achievement for! The interior redesign included two large reception areas, cycle storage and shower and changing facilities, with new business lounge and cafĂŠ on the first floor, which linked the two blocks that make up the building. I was responsible for selecting furniture and choosing finishes for these key areas, which I had to present to the client. I was also in charge of monitoring the allowance for the furniture side of the project and making sure that it all stayed within budget. The last 18 months have been such a steep learning curve, you are constantly learning day by day, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and feel so lucky to be in the position I am in and to have the opportunity to work on such exciting jobs. I look forward to building up to more and more responsibility, and hope that will soon be able to run my own project!
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CASE STUDY 02
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Theresa Tang
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“It’s been great out here, been really interesting to see the diverse designs from students that are not all based around Interiors. All the tutors and students have been friendly and had some fantastic experiences from the places we have visited, I will be sad to leave. I feel it’s benefited my work greatly too.”
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CASE STUDY 04 Karen Dammone
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“I have just enrolled onto the final year of the architecture course at Lincoln University part time.” “When I graduated I went back to the company where I did my year out (Lewis and Hickey, for 6 months before moving on to Cambridge where I worked at RMJM for 12 months! This was a very interesting time with very high profile projects and bids. Since then I have moved back to Newark where I bought a house and started at a firm called RPS burks green where I have been ever since! They’re sending me back to university 1 day a week in the hope I’ll eventually become an architect!!” Andignim osandit incilis ea consectur, si re veligent, occat qui doluptur sandestium ipsuntorecte velicto modicae lam, nonsedit pos dolestiusam ulluptatem es ex estrum hariaer sperendae sit adi coreriorit hitatium es que endio. Nam dolupiet harumquam quas eos qui sant, officaerum fugiasi repra aut exera nus, quia dendi dolorum simus es volupid que sitas ut rati ut et voluptatus atur sequias dolorem porrovitiis verum acit quatem solut aut raercim olupide cuptatecae lit ullaborit, senihilliae poriae numquistrum dolorum as conet ad mossi ut odit utatet audis sapiet pa quam esendiam hariasperume nem raes aut optatendi rersperferum remqui a voluptius sum quat endit essuntis reprendame volupta turest idipsandem vista bueno grande fugiatur?
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Graduate 2001 – 2010 1st class honours Joint winner of GIDE competition
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COURSE SHOWCASE 2008 / 2011
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02 Francesco Pillitteri 'PROJECT NAME?' Level 06, YEAR?
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03, 04 Ice Lo 'Hong Kong Exhibition at Chep Lap Kok airport' Level 06, YEAR?
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A  Shrinking  City  Problem  As  a  society  we  are  bombarded  with  misery  and  negative  information  which  inevitably  provokes  a  disposition  of  unhappiness.  One  might  turn  on  the  television  in  the  morning  to  hear  news  reports  about  the  faces  a  cholera  epidemic.  In  addition  to  this  we  are  currently  incessantly  reminded  of  the  economic  crisis  threatening  our  careers  and  lifestyle.  As  a  result  of  this  stress,  many  live  to  work  and  worry  about  the  penalties  of  arriving  to  work  late  or  losing  concentration  when  making Â
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Design  Intent When  a  conversation  takes  place  between  two  people  amongst  between  two  people  on  a  train,  others  listen  in  and  forget  the  irritating  behaviour  of  those  around  them.  If  the  chatting  commuters  begin  to  " !
The  new  installation  will  bring  colour  and  light  to  the  lives  of  those  who  visit  as  well  as  providing  places  for  people  to  sit  and  interact  with  one  another.  During  the  evening,  it  will  be  an  entertainment  venue  with  space  provided  for  a  live  stand-Ââ€?up  comedians  and  a  bar  to  assist  the  merriment.  With  this  venue  so  close  to  the  train  station  and  within  the  business  district,  it  will  give  the  working  commuter  a  much  needed  lease  of  life  during  their  lunch  and  perhaps  even  before  and  after  a  day  of  gruelling  work.     Â
‘Shrinking ‘Cities’ The location chosen for this popup installation is the PSL (Project Space Leeds) unit. It sits within a business district situated on the banking of the River Aire, parallel with the train lines entering Leeds from the surrounding suburbs. Consequently, this lead to the exploration of train travel and the psychology of those commuting on a daily basis. The design of this interior is based upon counteracting the stress caused by commuting through promoting laughter and relaxation. It aims to spread the positivity through providing docking stations for downloading comedy media.
Sarah Dufton
Stephen Edge
Programme Leader BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design
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Therefore,  the  proposal  for  the  installation  is  a  comedy  club  combined  with  the  features  of  a  breakout-Ââ€?room,  open  throughout  the  day  providing  much  needed  endorphins  to  counter  the  misery  and  hindrance  of  everyday  routine  and  stress.  Laughing  can  counteract  stress  according  to  the  BBC  and  many  other  reliable  sources.
Free Range is an Old Truman Brewery special project set up by Tamsin O’Hanlon to provide new creative graduates with the opportunity to showcase their work on an international level. Since its inception 11 years ago Free Range has become the number one platform and launch pad for the next crop of creatives to showcase their work to both public and industry. Attracting visitor numbers to rival the largest art events, the annual Free Range exhibitions present the work of thousands of art, design students in several distinct categories including: fashion, art, graphics, photography and interior design. Free Range is the best place to spot the latest trends and newest talents.
The Old Truman Brewery Main Reception 91 - 95 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL General Enquiries: E-Mail info@free-range.org.uk Telephone + 44 (0) 207 770 6001 Fax + 44 (0) 207 770 6005
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PRIZE WINNERS
Katrina Johnson, Josie Lisle, Ben O'Conner, Francesco Pillitteri, Jo Rosier & Matt Smurfwaite - 2011 Shortlisted for the Denby Dale Community Sports Complex live brief. Sophie Hall - 2011 Overall winner for Denby Dale Community Sports Complex live brief, securing work placement.
Sheryl Ozols - 2010 Prize winner GIDE competition Karen Dammore & Katie Lawrence - 2010 Designs selected to represent the course at GIDE workshop in Lugano, Switzerland Clement Cheng - 2009 Concrete Interiors Award - Highly Commended Anna Molas & Chris Dawson - 2009 Co-winners GIDE competition, Leeds Lauren Davies - 2008 Firetrap Store Redesign - Winner Simon Walker & Jo Gomm - 2008 Prize winners for redesign of First Floor live brief, West Yorkshire Playhouse. The students secured work placements with the architect and chartered surveyor for the scheme.
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Theresa Tang, Sarah Dufton & Stacey Ingle - 2011 Designs selected for exhibition following live brief at Heart Headingley Enterprise Arts Centre.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Howard Bates Greig and Stephenson Architects & Designers, London, Duncan Beal YSP Publishing, York, Angela Beaumont Colour Theorist Kevin Brennan and Murray Aitken Brinkworth, Designers, London, Firetrap Barbara Jillings Interior Designer Stephen Richards Head of Creative Development National Railway Museum Jim Robson Architect Jamie Rogerson Interior Designer
Graham Savage Erasmus and GIDE Co-ordinator Nicola Scammell Interior Designer Jonathan Sheard Jowett & Sowry Louisa Wood Corporate Fundraiser National Railway Museum Andrew Thurman Judge Gill + PLB Thomas Kong Course Leader Interior Architecture, Chicago Institute, U.S.A.
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LEEDS COLLEGE OF ART - INTERIOR DESIGN