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The "cultural DNA" of world-renowned designers. / Rodgers, Paul A.
Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design. ed. / Anders Folkeson; Margareta Norell; Ulf Sellgren; Klas Gralen. Design Society, 2003. DS31_1275FPD (Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED; Vol. DS 31).

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Rodgers, PA 2003, The "cultural DNA" of world-renowned designers. in A Folkeson, M Norell, U Sellgren & K Gralen (eds), Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design., DS31_1275FPD, Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED, vol. DS 31, Design Society, 14th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2003, Stockholm, Sweden, 19/08/03. <https://www.designsociety.org/publication/23994/THE+%E2%80%9CCULTURAL+DNA%E2%80%9D+OF+WORLD-RENOWNED+DESIGNERS>

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Rodgers, P. A. (2003). The "cultural DNA" of world-renowned designers. In A. Folkeson, M. Norell, U. Sellgren, & K. Gralen (Eds.), Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design Article DS31_1275FPD (Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED; Vol. DS 31). Design Society. https://www.designsociety.org/publication/23994/THE+%E2%80%9CCULTURAL+DNA%E2%80%9D+OF+WORLD-RENOWNED+DESIGNERS

Vancouver

Rodgers PA. The "cultural DNA" of world-renowned designers. In Folkeson A, Norell M, Sellgren U, Gralen K, editors, Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design. Design Society. 2003. DS31_1275FPD. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED).

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Rodgers, Paul A. / The "cultural DNA" of world-renowned designers. Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design. editor / Anders Folkeson ; Margareta Norell ; Ulf Sellgren ; Klas Gralen. Design Society, 2003. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED).

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