Beth Ditto for Evans Collection shortlisted for Design Award
An article by Sarah 
Posted January 18, 2010
Beth Ditto’s collection for Evans will be going head to head with the likes of Alexander McQueen and Christopher Kane in the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010.
Press Release:
The third annual Brit Insurance Design Awards has produced another eclectic and progressive range of nominees; from beautiful Hutong Bubbles in Beijing to the BBC iPlayer, the 2010 shortlist reflects the comprehensive and international scope of the awards.
Industry experts have nominated the world’s most compelling and progressive designs across seven categories: Architecture, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Interactive, Product and Transport. Antony Gormley will chair the high profile jury which includes designer Tom Dixon, editor of Icon magazine Justin McGuirk, graphic designer Morag Myerscough, style editor of Grazia Magazine Paula Reed and editor of Wired magazine David Rowan.
The shortlist will be on show at the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year Exhibition at the Design Museum from 17 February until 6 June. From this comprehensive list, the jury will select the seven category winners to be announced on 4 March. The finalists will then find out who will win the overall Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2010 at the Awards Dinner on 16 March.
Alex Newson, curator of the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year exhibition comments, “It’s interesting to see how themes of sustainability and social responsibility have emerged in this year nominations, revealing both the importance of economical and social change in design over the last twelve months. It’s a broad field and an exciting celebration of design.”
Brit Insurance Chief Executive, Dane Douetil, added, “We continue to marvel at the ways in which good design can improve people’s lives, from an elegant re-interpretation of the humble plug, to prototype houses for families who lost theirs in Hurricane Katrina. Alongside our two previous winners, One Laptop Per Child and the Obama campaign poster, we are sure the judges will select another future design classic as the winner of the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010.”
To see the shortlist of entrants take a look on the website.
