Bill Moggridge named the winner of the 2010 Prince Philip Designers Prize
08.11.2010 News
London (United Kingdom) - The man who changed the way many of us live and work by designing the world's first laptop computer - Bill Moggridge RDI - has been named the winner of the 2010 Prince Philip Designers Prize by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at a ceremony at the Design Council in London.
Bill Moggridge was chosen to receive this year's Prize from a stellar list of globally recognised nominees including avant-garde fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, creator of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre Zaha Hadid and the creative powerhouse behind Burberry, Christopher Bailey. The Prize is awarded annually to recognise a lifetime contribution to design.
As one of the most pioneering designers of the 20 century, Bill Moggridge has been central to how design makes technology make sense to the people who use it. In the late 1980s, he was a leading force in creating the discipline of interaction design, which has set the terms for how human beings engage with computers. In the early 1990s he co-founded the design agency IDEO, which has arguably become the blueprint for the international, strategic creative agency. Today, he makes a forceful educational contribution as Director of the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum.
With such an unprecedented line-up of nominees, the judges decided to also award three Special Commendations: to Dame Vivienne Westwood; to graphic designer Neville Brody; and furniture designer John Makepeace.
David Kester, Chief Executive of the Design Council, commented: "The Prince Philip Prize provides a timely reminder that we are a nation of innovative, sometimes maverick thinkers – that's why the UK continues to be at the forefront of global design. Celebrating those talents is a vital part of inspiring our next generation of world-changing designers, innovators and creatives."
This year's nominees include pioneers and provocateurs covering a wide range of disciplines, from architecture to industrial, graphic and fashion design. Between them they provide a snapshot of the creative and commercial strengths of the UK design industry which can be seen on the Design Council's website.
The Prince Philip Designers Prize, which last year celebrated its 50 anniversary, has been in existence since the early days of the Design Council. It was created by HRH as a response to post-war austerity, and aimed to stimulate and reward elegant solutions to design problems. In its half century, the prestigious award has rewarded the best in design from products and graphics to buildings and feats of engineering, and has put the spotlight on designers for influencing and shaping our daily lives.
Former winners of the Prize include Thomas Heatherwick (2006); the architect Lord Foster of Thamesbank (2004); Habitat founder Sir Terence Conran (2003); Pentagram founder Kenneth Grange (2001) and inventor Sir James Dyson (1997).
For images of this year's nominees and their designs (including world's first laptop computer) go to Flickr.
For more information, please contact:
Saskia Sissons
T: +44 20 7420 5248
E: saskia.sissons@designcouncil.org.uk? ?
Nigel Campbell
T: +44 20 7420 5282 / 07825 442339
E: nigel.campbell@designcouncil.org.uk
Bill Moggridge was chosen to receive this year's Prize from a stellar list of globally recognised nominees including avant-garde fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, creator of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre Zaha Hadid and the creative powerhouse behind Burberry, Christopher Bailey. The Prize is awarded annually to recognise a lifetime contribution to design.
As one of the most pioneering designers of the 20 century, Bill Moggridge has been central to how design makes technology make sense to the people who use it. In the late 1980s, he was a leading force in creating the discipline of interaction design, which has set the terms for how human beings engage with computers. In the early 1990s he co-founded the design agency IDEO, which has arguably become the blueprint for the international, strategic creative agency. Today, he makes a forceful educational contribution as Director of the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum.
With such an unprecedented line-up of nominees, the judges decided to also award three Special Commendations: to Dame Vivienne Westwood; to graphic designer Neville Brody; and furniture designer John Makepeace.
David Kester, Chief Executive of the Design Council, commented: "The Prince Philip Prize provides a timely reminder that we are a nation of innovative, sometimes maverick thinkers – that's why the UK continues to be at the forefront of global design. Celebrating those talents is a vital part of inspiring our next generation of world-changing designers, innovators and creatives."
This year's nominees include pioneers and provocateurs covering a wide range of disciplines, from architecture to industrial, graphic and fashion design. Between them they provide a snapshot of the creative and commercial strengths of the UK design industry which can be seen on the Design Council's website.
The Prince Philip Designers Prize, which last year celebrated its 50 anniversary, has been in existence since the early days of the Design Council. It was created by HRH as a response to post-war austerity, and aimed to stimulate and reward elegant solutions to design problems. In its half century, the prestigious award has rewarded the best in design from products and graphics to buildings and feats of engineering, and has put the spotlight on designers for influencing and shaping our daily lives.
Former winners of the Prize include Thomas Heatherwick (2006); the architect Lord Foster of Thamesbank (2004); Habitat founder Sir Terence Conran (2003); Pentagram founder Kenneth Grange (2001) and inventor Sir James Dyson (1997).
For images of this year's nominees and their designs (including world's first laptop computer) go to Flickr.
For more information, please contact:
Saskia Sissons
T: +44 20 7420 5248
E: saskia.sissons@designcouncil.org.uk? ?
Nigel Campbell
T: +44 20 7420 5282 / 07825 442339
E: nigel.campbell@designcouncil.org.uk
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