1.   Jeffers, who has a design background, is a laminate historian in New York writing a book about the history of manmade materials.

2.   Mitchell says his design fees are high but his construction costs are lower than average due to his set design background.

3.   Some staff members were also boning up along the way, since many do not have formal design backgrounds.

4.   With Mohd Fairoz Marzuki, an artist with textile design background, as assistant curator, Galeri Tangsi mapped out its exhibition schedule.