In all, the French company has roughly 50 freelance artists at a time designing new scarves, with the aim of producing 20 new designs per year.

WSJ: Every Scarf Has a Story

During the committee hearing, the chairman Graham Stuart said exam boards competing to win franchises to design replacements for GCSEs felt they were "designing in the dark", with not enough time.

BBC: Gove challenged over exam changes by watchdog Ofqual

Married, with three children, Libeskind lives and works in Berlin and divides his time between designing and lecturing around the world.

BBC: Daniel Libeskind: Visionary architect