Design can never be interpreted as a single narrow professional field.? It has spread to books through the endeavours of researchers, computer environments and most importantly universities where designers of the future are trained by designers of the present.

10 presents a regional overview of contemporary design, in particular the design practice of ten designer-educators currently teaching and exercising their design philosophies in and out of the classroom.? The designers featured in 10 cover many areas of design.? Some careers are still in their infancy whilst others have already established clear pathways in various fields.? Practicing in a world that embraces new technologies, but at the same time renews established methods, the designers all have very different approaches to their projects - some work with 3D forms, whilst others produce computer renderings.? Some draw sketches and others 'make'.

Whilst 10 presents diverse design activities, the exhibition's central theme is the acknowledgment that designers are not isolated practitioners, but part of a large design community that has the responsibility to educate, foster and nourish the minds and talents of the young minds of today to produce the most innovative, challenging and designers of tomorrow.

"Consider the notion of a gift.? We give all kinds of things all the time, whether aspart of the role we are assuming, in exchange for money or in the expectation of a future benefit.?However what constitutes a gift is carefully negotiated between givers, recipients and third parties or judges not to be confused with a bribe, an insult, a burden, an obligation or aid". [Krippendorff, 1992, p25]

What better gift to give than the gift of knowledge?

What better gift to receive?