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Article: Road works; The car's most definitely the star at an exhibition to celebrate 30 years of the RCA's celebrated Vehicle Design course, says Matthew Valentine.
- Article from:
- Design Week
- Article date:
- August 13, 1999
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It could be argued that Moving Objects - the exhibition at the Royal College of Art to celebrate 30 years of the institute's Vehicle Design course - is long overdue. Cars are definitive 20th century objects, and a large proportion of the vehicles we spend our time in have been designed by RCA graduates.But a 30th anniversary does have the benefit of making available a large pool of graduates who have had the opportunity to climb to the top of their respective careers. The impact their work has had on everyday lives - in the form of more efficient, more attractive and more affordable cars - can be charted. At the end of the millennium, it also gives visitors a chance to see ...