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Alastair Curtis

By DEIRDRE VAN DYK Friday, Apr. 13, 2007

Nokia's head of design Alastair Curtis

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Nokia's new head of design Alastair Curtis is working on the company's newest fashion phone collection, to be released later this year. The Englishman, who looks to architecture, street style and landscapes for inspiration, says "designers have to create new ideas for the future, things people don't even know they want or need today." So stay on the line to hear what's next.

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