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Exhibition showcases Bristol’s design heritage
A new exhibition showcases how five creative companies have evolved in their home city of Bristol.
The exhibition at the Ken Stradling Collection explores what the companies make, how they came into being and how Bristol helps them flourish.
The businesses are Aardman, Amalgam, Kinneir Dufort, Limbs & Things and Xylotek.
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‘Design Icons: Made in Bristol’ is at the Ken Stradling Collection on Park Row until November 4.
For more information, visit www.stradlingcollection.org/design-icons
Aardman are a four-time Oscar-winning animation studio, creators of Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run and Morph – photo: Aardman
Amalgam began making scale models for some of the world’s most influential architects and over the years the range of clients and types of work has widened to include industrial prototypes, maritime models and exhibition centrepieces – photo: Amalgam
Kinneir Dufort is a user-centred design and product development consultancy, discovering designs and developing innovative solutions for global medical, consumer and industrial clients – photo: Kinneir Dufort
Limbs & Things make medical task trainers and simulators, with its products enabling healthcare practitioners worldwide to become more competent and confident professionals – photo: Limbs & Things
Xylotek specialises in the design and delivery of advanced timber structures, connecting digital design and fabrication techniques with capability in practical delivery – photo: Martin Phelps
Main photo: Kinneir Dufort
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