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Two months on from Blackout Tuesday, how is the design industry addressing its lack of diversity?

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United in Design, launched by interior designers Sophie Ashby and Alexandria Dauley. It aims to address the lack of representation of black, Asian, ethnic minority and low-socio-economic communities, by asking design businesses to take a pledge to do more to address the issue, and by setting up an apprenticeship scheme.

It all started when Ashby posted on her Instagram account on 4 June, acknowledging her own studio’s shortcomings in running a diverse company. “The outpouring of energy and the drive for change I received in response to this post, having spoken to so many people and listened to their stories of struggle, sidelining and missed opportunities, was overwhelming,” she says.At the same time, Dauley was also “having the same.

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