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Editor:

represented, although mere is a wealm of
really talented young women now workI write to congratulate you on the Fall
ing. I feel this is a fundamental question
that needs to be openly discussed now,
1991 issue of TD&T devoted ro PQ'91.
You are much ro be envied in having an
and perhaps reformulated before me next
organization that is able ro produce a valuPQ-if mere is one.
There seems to be nearly as much
able document of this kind. I am sure
work and money involved in
there are few other counrries that have done such a
mounting a PQ exhibit as in
complete coverage of this
purting a play on! If this speimportant international
cial and valuable event is to
READERS' RESPONSE
event.
continue, I would suggest
I would like ro raise one
that the time has come ro
point about PQ that does
have a real good postnot seem to have been
monem, and to try ro work
together to establish simple, democratic
coordination of designers in those countouched on by your contributors. How
representative of me work of a country are
and universal guidelines that will amact
cries, and it is left ro a few organizers who
the best possible contributors from each
me exhibits shown at PQ? Is it simply me
are often not designers to get the exhibit
work of those few designers motivated ro
country. Congrarulations again.
togemer. Although Great Britain won the
organize their work to exhibition stanGolden Triga, I do not feel it was really
Pamela Howard
dard? How is the selection process in each
representative of me work in our country,
country organized? Is there an equal
especially as only one woman (myself) was
London, England
chance for all designers to show? Is the
point of me exhibition to show new work
and developmenrs or ro try to find a "winning formula," etc., etc.?
I know mat several counrries cenainly
did not show some of their best work, for
me simple reason mat mere is Ii tde overall

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