And this month, while showing during New York Design week, from May 17 to 22, he will open a pop-up shop at 45 Bleecker Street, with online design hub Fab.com.

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He's been working hard behind the scenes with the New York City Economic Development Corporation to develop a new hub of clothing manufacturing and design in Manhattan.

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Look at the radial, hub-and-spokes, design of Spain's rail networks and Air Iberia's flights.

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You need to involve the side of design, arcitecture and art to create a hub and a platform.

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Less than three months ago, MySpace introduced a new design meant to position it as an entertainment hub rather than an also-ran social network.

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In this Preview, you'll get all of the Skype basics in the new, modern design along with many of the new features such as integration with the People Hub and a combined contact list with buddies from Windows Live Messenger.

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The South Korean capital city, awash in economic exuberance, is developing as a design, fashion and technology centre, and is breaking out as a key business hub.

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Provo, the home of Brigham Young University, is a high-tech hub, the home of Novell and hundreds of other computer and graphic-design companies.

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