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Beazley Designs of the Year 2018
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The exhibition displayed 87 of the most innovative designs across fashion, architecture, digital, transport, product and graphic design from the past 12 months, as nominated by design experts from around the world.
Keep scrolling to find out which project was crowned 2018's design of the year
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The winners
Beazley Design of the Year Overall Winner: Counter Investigations: Forensic Architecture exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Beazley Architecture Design of the Year: Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa by Heatherwick Studio
Beazley Graphic Design of the Year: Trash Isles by Plastic Oceans Foundation with LADbible & AMVBBDO
Beazley Product Design of the Year: Paperfuge by Prakash Lab
Beazley Fashion Design of the Year: Royal Ballet costumes for Christopher Wheeldon’s production of Corybantic Games by Erdem Moralıoğlu
Beazley Transport Design of the Year: Falcon Heavy by SpaceX
Beazley Digital Design of the Year: Counter Investigations: Forensic Architecture exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Beazley Design of the Year - People's Choice: SurgiBox by Debbie Teodorescu, Mike Teodorescu, Stephen Okajima and Team SurgiBox
What to expect
'The wacky and the wonderful, life-saving or just mind-changing...these are the people designing our future.' Channel 4
Now in its eleventh year, Beazley Designs of the Year is the Design Museum's annual celebration of the most original and exciting products, concepts and designers in the world today.
Explore how the future is fast becoming the present with newly-developed materials, innovative ways of managing scarce resources, playful designs for all ages and local communities claiming new spaces for themselves.
'From the brilliant to the brutal...a glimpse into what the world of tomorrow may look like' ★★★★ The Times
A hand-cut construction hoarding for an Apple store
Hoarding for Apple store, Taipei 101, designed by Yang Shiyi Taiwan. Photo by Felix Speller.
A plastic-free supermarket aisle
Plastic-free aisle, designed by A Plastic Planet and Made Thought for Ekoplaza, Netherlands. Photo by Felix Speller.
A factory line that 3D prints in algae
Algae Lab, designed by Studio Klarenbeek & Dros at Atelier Luma, France. Photo by Felix Speller.
A fashion homage to grandma, from a shed in York
Vigilamus, designed by Matty Bovan, UK. Photo by Felix Speller.
A decorative veneer made from Mexican corn husks
Totomoxtle, designed by Fernando Laposse, Mexico. Photo by Felix Speller.
An operating theatre that fits into a backpack
SurgiBox, designed by Debbie Teodorescu, Mike Teodorescu and Stephen Okajima with Team SurgiBox, USA. Photo by Felix Spellor.
A graphic interface for a future-defining film
Technology interfaces for Blade Runner 2049, designed by Territory Studio UK. Photo by Felix Speller.
A designer's riposte to London landlords
Evicted, designed by Paul Cocksedge, supported by Friedman Benda and Beatrice Trussardi, UK. Photo by Felix Speller.
In-depth
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Reading Room
Beazley Designs of the Year Reading Room
Delve deeper into the themes explored in Beazley Designs of the Year in a Reading Room, situated just outside the exhibition. Titles kindly donated by Phaidon.
The Judges
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Background image | Overall winner of Beazley Designs of the Year 2018: Counter Investigations: Forensic Architecture exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. Photo by Mark Blower.