Designs of the Year, now in its 8th year is an innovative, thought provoking exhibition of 76 international projects designed or launched in the twelve months from November 2013 to the end October 2014. Selected by invited nominators (renowned academics, critics and designers) the projects cover 6 areas of design - architecture, product, graphic, fashion, digital and transport design. When making their choices, Designs of the Year nominators are asked to consider the following criteria:
Design that promotes or delivers change
Design that captures the spirit of the year
Design that enables access
Projects that extend design practice
This talk will ask a nominator to tackle each question in turn offering their thoughts and reflections on their chosen designs and the criteria in question.