Creative industries in Britain

From architecture to music, British innovation is hard to beat. Although the fruits of the creative industries are one of this country’s major exports, there’s no place better to get a real taste of British innovation than its birthplace. Here’s a selection of what not to miss on the trail of Brit-inspiration.

Glasgow School of Art

Design

Englishman Jonathan Ive is responsible for two of the design icons of our age, the Apple iMac and iPod. Although he now lives and works in the Silicon Valley, California, he trained at Newcastle Polytechnic.

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The Great Court, British Museum

Cultural heroes

Evidence of extraordinary creativity can be found everywhere in Britain today. It’s also a testament to a generation of British cultural heroes that enrich our lives through fashion and architecture.

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