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From 1985 to 2010, Mau was the creative director of Bruce Mau Design (BMD). In 2003, while still at BMD, he founded the
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designer and educator. He began his career a graphic designer and has since applied his design methodology to architecture, art, museums, film, eco-environmental design, education, and conceptual philosophy. Mau is the chief executive officer of
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remains one of his most notable works. The firm has produced work for the Andy Warhol Museum, the Art
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Medal in 2007. In 2007, Mau was in residence at the School of the Art
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