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Richard William Seymour; Dick Powell

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Richard William Seymour; Dick Powell

by Jillian Edelstein
chromogenic print, 16 November 2001
21 5/8 in. x 15 1/2 in. (550 mm x 393 mm)
Commissioned jointly with Management Today magazine, 2002
Photographs Collection
NPG x125413

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  • Dick Powell, Product designer and founder, Seymour Powell Designs. Sitter in 2 portraits.
  • Richard William Seymour (1953-), Product designer; Founder and Director, Seymour Powell Design. Sitter in 2 portraits.

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  • Jillian Edelstein (1957-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 120 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.

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Product designers Seymour (right) and Powell both studied at the Royal College of Art, setting up Seymour Powell Design in 1984. Highly regarded in British design the company has designed products as varied as Shimano bicycles, Renault vehicle interiors to Casio digital watches. Seymour and Powell brought British design to the public's attention with their publications and 2001 television series Better by Design. Photographed at Seymour Powell Design Consultancy, London W14

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Current affairs

Labour wins a second landslide general election victory campaigning on improvements to public services based on private finance projects. The Conservative party proved itself to be out-of-touch by ignoring public services and campaigning on the issue of Britain's membership of the EU. The day after the election William Hague resigned as leader of the Conservative Party.

Art and science

The Eden Project opens in Cornwall. The eco-centre, conceived by Tim Smit, replicates tropical and temporal climates and houses plants from all over the world in two domed biomes. The project is both a large-scale scientific experiment to study the environmental changes in different biomes over time, and a visitor attraction teaching the public about the natural environment.

International

On 11th September (9/11) America comes under foreign attack for the first time since Pearl Harbour when Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists hijack four planes, flying two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre, and one into the Pentagon; the fourth plane crashed in a field.
George Bush launches his 'War on Terror' by invading Afghanistan to overthrown the Taliban and capture Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda.

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