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R o b C u r e d a l e
Professor, Chair Product Design
College for Creative Studies Detroit
201 East Kirby
Detroit MI 48202-4034
Phone: 313 664 7625
Fax: 313 664 7620
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http://www.ccscad.edu
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>>> Sanjoy Mazumdar <[log in to unmask]> 11/28/03 19:38 PM >>>
"Perhaps you can suggest a term better than universal design?"
The current direction in manufacturing is universal platform that allows mass customisation so that every consumer may be involved in the design process and end up with an individual product.
Henry Ford's approach to design is no longer necessary with modern manufacturing techniques. Ford's T Model Factory is located a few blocks from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. It is now boarded up and derelict. Such an important building in the history of global manufacturing. A sad reminder of the continuing influence of change in manufacturing.
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