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Designing for the 21st Century – A call for proposals

4 May 2004

Craig Higginson

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The most recent Creative Industries Mapping document estimated that design-related activity within the UK employed one million people in around 240,000 companies. According to the Design Council, 90% of the UK’s growing businesses say that design is integral and essential to their development and operation. This suggests clearly enough that design, and the investment in design, is crucial to our economy. As Professor Geoffrey Crossick, the Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) has said: ‘Design is a vital source of competitive advantage for UK enterprise. It contributes to the country’s wealth creation, affects social inclusion and impacts on people’s quality of life.’

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Craig Higginson

About the Author

Craig Higginson is a writer, theatre director and teacher. He has worked for companies including the Young Vic Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Time Out Magazine. His first novel, Embodied Laughter, was published in 1998, and his first play, Laughter in the Dark, was first performed at the RSC in Stratford in 2000. Laughter in the Dark was recently rewritten as a radio play for BBC Radio 3 and broadcast in January of this year. Craig Higginson lives and works in London.