Specifically targets sleek and light designs.

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Because the movie was shot in black and white, Mr. Bridges said he wanted to make sure that the outfits worn by Ms. Bejo had high-contrast designs and light-catching sparkle.

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One of the suppliers on its list is an American company, d.light, which specialises in durable, utilitarian designs.

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In one of the most innovative new uses of LEDs, Zoon Designs has created LED handrails that light the way while transforming any common stairwell into something out of the movie Tron.

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Therefore, middle managers could not resist spending all the money that they were saving through the outsourcing on adding additional quality in their product designs and, most of all, a lot of extra detail: a working light on every table in the restaurant carriage, windscreen wipers on the locomotive, a bit of dirt painted on the bottom of the carriages, etc.

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The Place Pigalle is never far from Mr. Louboutin's designs, which incorporate Bettie Page silhouettes and punk spikes into the classic pump, yet with such a light touch that the shoes are red-carpet ready.

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