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'''Louis van Praag''' (1926–1993) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[fashion designer|fashion]] and [[industrial designer|industrial]] designer, described as an influence on a generation of British designers from the 1960s onward.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-louis-van-praag-1482595.html|title=Obituary: Louis van Praag|author=David W. Harvey|publisher=[[The Independent]]|date=3 July 1993}}</ref> Van Praag played a major role in the development of [[design education]] in Britain over several decades.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-louis-van-praag-1490167.html|title=Obituary: Louis van Praag|author=[[Michael Davie]]|publisher=[[The Independent]]|date=7 June 1993}} </ref> A lecturer at the capital's [[Royal College of Art]], he was made chairman of the British government's Committee for Managing Design, and awarded the 1989 Bicentenary Medal by the [[Royal Society of Arts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thersa.org/about-us/history-and-archive/medals/bicentenary-medal|title=The Bicentenary Medal|publisher=[[Royal Society of Arts]]}}</ref> His portrait hangs in Britain's [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]]. |
'''Louis van Praag''' (1926–1993) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[fashion designer|fashion]] and [[industrial designer|industrial]] designer, described as an influence on a generation of British designers from the 1960s onward.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-louis-van-praag-1482595.html|title=Obituary: Louis van Praag|author=David W. Harvey|publisher=[[The Independent]]|date=3 July 1993}}</ref> Van Praag played a major role in the development of [[design education]] in Britain over several decades.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-louis-van-praag-1490167.html|title=Obituary: Louis van Praag|author=[[Michael Davie]]|publisher=[[The Independent]]|date=7 June 1993}} </ref> A lecturer at the capital's [[Royal College of Art]], he was made chairman of the British government's Committee for Managing Design, and awarded the 1989 Bicentenary Medal by the [[Royal Society of Arts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thersa.org/about-us/history-and-archive/medals/bicentenary-medal |title=The Bicentenary Medal |publisher=[[Royal Society of Arts]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608200825/http://www.thersa.org/about-us/history-and-archive/medals/bicentenary-medal |archivedate=2011-06-08 |df= }}</ref> His portrait hangs in Britain's [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]]. |
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Louis van Praag (1926–1993) was a British fashion and industrial designer, described as an influence on a generation of British designers from the 1960s onward.[1] Van Praag played a major role in the development of design education in Britain over several decades.[2] A lecturer at the capital's Royal College of Art, he was made chairman of the British government's Committee for Managing Design, and awarded the 1989 Bicentenary Medal by the Royal Society of Arts.[3] His portrait hangs in Britain's National Portrait Gallery.
References
- ^ David W. Harvey (3 July 1993). "Obituary: Louis van Praag". The Independent.
- ^ Michael Davie (7 June 1993). "Obituary: Louis van Praag". The Independent.
- ^ "The Bicentenary Medal". Royal Society of Arts. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08.
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