February 2009
The winning entries in each category of the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2009, awarded to the most progressive and forward thinking designs from the past 12 months, are: New Oslo Opera House for Architecture, Vogue Italia: A Black Issue for Fashion, MYTO chair for the Furniture category, and the Graphics category is awarded to the Barack Obama Poster.
Interactive goes to Make Magazine, Magno Wooden Radio wins Product and the Transport winner is Colombia’s Line-J Medellin Metro Cable.
The winning entries represent a snapshot of contemporary design and demonstrate the role that design plays at a global level.
Ranging from Shepard Fairey’s iconic Obama poster, to the economically sustainable Magno Wooden Radio and the multi-functional landmark of the New Oslo Opera House, the international winners are spread across Indonesia, Colombia, USA, Norway and Italy.
The seven winning designs will now contend for the prestigious accolade of Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2009, to be revealed at an awards dinner hosted by Channel 4 design presenter Naomi Cleaver, at the Design Museum on 18 March.
The panel of judges, chaired by Alan Yentob, had a difficult undertaking in selecting just one winner in each category from such a diverse collection of entries.
Yentob was joined by MoMA’s senior design and architecture curator Paola Antonelli, designer, environmentalist and educator Karen Blincoe, architect Peter Cook, fashion author, stylist and critic Sarah Mower and last year’s winner, designer Yves Béhar.
The panel commented, “We were captivated by the stories behind the winning projects and how they demonstrate the strength of design as a tool for cultural, political and social change.”
The winning designs, along with the rest of the shortlist, are currently on show at the Design Museum.
Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum said: “The judges had an exceptionally challenging role in selecting seven category winners from such a comprehensive shortlist."
"This year’s winners are a true reflection of the exceptional calibre of design that has been conceived internationally in the past 12 months.”
The Category Winners:
New Oslo Opera House, Norway
Snøhetta
Client: Ministry of Church and Cultural Affairs
Italian Vogue: A Black Issue, July 2008
Vogue Italia, published by Condé Nast
MYTO Chair, Italy
Designed by Konstantin Grcic
Commissioned by BASF, Manufactured by Plank
Barack Obama Poster, USA
Designed by Shepard Fairey
Make Magazine, USA
Published by O’Reilly
Magno Wooden Radio, Indonesia
Concept and design by Singgih S Kartono
Manufactured by locals in Java
Line-J Medellin Metro Cable, Colombia
Designed and Manufactured by Poma, France
Client: Metro de Medellin Ltda
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