Brit Insurance Designs of the Year
Winning design, MIn-Kyu Choi's Folding Plug and nominated designs by Alexander McQueen, Thomas Heatherwick and Jason Bruges.
More images of all the projects on DesignsoftheYear blog
17 February – 17 October
"Critics' Choice" Time Out
Now in their third year, the Brit Insurance Designs Awards, "the Oscars of the design world," showcases the most innovative and forward thinking designs from around the world. Last year's winner, the unofficial Barack Obama poster by Shepard Fairey, demonstrated the power that design can have at a grass-root level. This year's winner is the Folding Plug by Min-Kyu Choi that revolutionises a humble, but essential, piece of everyday equipment. See all the category winners, nominations and comment on the designsoftheyear.com blog.
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Alex Newson, curator of Brit Insurance Designs of the Year walks through the exhibition
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Read the London Evening Standard exhibition review
Read the Guardian feature about the Design Awards
BBC News - Min-Kyu Choi and Janet Street-Porter talk about the folding plug
