Now in its seventh year, Designs of the Year at the Design Museum gathers together a year of cutting-edge innovation and original talent; showcasing the very best in global Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphic, Product and Transport design.
DESIGNS OF THE YEAR
26th March – 25th August 2014
DESIGN MUSEUM
Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD (020 7940 8790)
Open daily 10am – 17.45pm. Last admission 17.15pm
Tickets: £12.40 Adults, £9.30 Students, £6.20 Children under 16, Under 6 Free.
2014’s nominees include international design stars such as Zaha Hadid, John Pawson, Stephen Jones, David Chipperfield and Miuccia Prada, alongside crowd-funded start-ups and student projects.
The broad reach of the competition allows for an overview of emerging trends and common themes from across different design disciplines. This year the ubiquity of the smartphone is particularly apparent, as is the disruptive effect of crowd-funding sites such as Kickstarter.
New for 2014 is the Social Vote, which sees two nominations fight it out each day through the exhibition’s online Social Vote platform. Broadcast to over one million of the Design Museum’s Twitter and Facebook followers, the Social Vote allows people from all over the world to participate in Designs of the Year 2014.
A distinguished panel of experts chose a winner from each category and one overall winner, to be announced later in the year.
Designs of the Year 2014 is supported by Bird & Bird.
Images from top: IRO, Lego Calendar, Makoko Floating School, New Interior for United Nations North Delegate Lounge and ME,WE: Forward-Thinking Car.
