Category Winners Announced for the 2010 Brit Insurance Design Awards
March 10, 2010 | Levent OZLER
The seven category winners of the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010 are announced today.
Collectively they celebrate everyday design, reflecting international trends, current themes of sustainability and social enablement.
Winners originate from Chile, China, Netherlands, UK and USA.
The winners include Monterrey Housing, a new model for social housing in Mexico, a project which was first trialed in Chile.
The E430 Electric Aircraft, the first of its kind which produces zero emissions; and Grassworks a beautiful flat pack furniture kit made of sustainable bamboo which requires no drills or glue.
British designer, Alexander McQueen, was selected as winner of the Fashion category.
The seven winning designs will now compete for the overall Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2010, to be announced at the Awards Ceremony at the Design Museum on March 16.
The winning entries, along with all the shortlisted designs, are on show at the Design Museum until June 6.
more: designsoftheyear.com/2010/03/05/category-winners-2 (192)
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