Carpenters Workshop Gallery, a studio founded in 2004 was the first to set the stage for design as art.

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The firm, established by Amazon entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, has a design for a capsule and two-stage rocket.

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The new production will be designed by Tim Hatley, who has previously won two Olivier Awards and two Tony Awards for his work in stage design.

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But many of the objects exhibited are clunky, ungainly, garish, ugly or, stunningly uncomfortable-looking, like Kamsai Yamamoto's (for a "British Design" show, ever so slightly anomalous) knitted-wool stage costume for David Bowie.

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Sageworks analyzed accounts receivable days for privately held companies in various construction-related industries, including those tied to early-stage work, such as architectural design and foundation work, and those for drywall, flooring and other end-of-project tasks.

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