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DESIGNED TO DELIGHT

What separates good design from great design?” Shay Alkalay muses, his eyebrows raised as he takes a thoughtful pause. “Good design is something that fulfils a function; it does the job. But great design needs that something extra, something emotional. It does the job, but it’s something you love and it makes you happy. It’s something you want to keep.”

If anything is a testament to this idea of a long-lasting love affair with design, it’s

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