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“As a boy I had liked both drawing and physics, and I always abhorred the role of being a spectator. In 1908, when I was 15, I designed, built and flew a toy model airplane which won the then-famous James Gordon Bennett Cup. By 16 I had discovered that design could be fun and profitable, and this lesson has never been lost on me.”

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Raymond Loewy was an influential industrial designer known for his minimalist and functional design style. His career spanned various fields, from locomotives to refrigerators, profoundly impacting modern industrial design. more

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