Last night, the Design Museum’s Design Award for Design of the Year was announced at an awards ceremony in London. The winner of this year’s Design of the Year went to British studio Barber Osgerby for their design of the London 2012 Olympic Torch.
Winning designs were also announced by category:
Architecture Award
London 2012 Velodrome, UK
Hopkins Architects
Digital Award
Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360 and Kinect SDK
Microsoft Games
Fashion Award
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Issey Miyake Design Studio Tokyo, Japan
Furniture Award
1.3 Chair
Kihyun Kim
Graphics Award
Nokia Pure
Dalton Maag
Product Award
London 2012 Olympic Torch
Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby
Commissioned by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)
Transport Award
Redesign for the Emergency Ambulance
Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design and Vehicle Design Department Royal College of Art
All of these designs are showcased at the Design Museum in London until 4 July, so check them out before they go away!
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Photo Credit: Luke Hayes