Designer of the Future - Prize winners
Oct 16th, 2007
Designer of the Future is an exciting, annual design competition open to all Year 12 students in England taking AS/A2 graphics, fashion and textiles or 3D/product design courses within Design + Technology or Art + Design subject areas.
Now in its fifth successful year, the competition - a collaboration between the Design Museum and the Specialist Schools & Academies Trust - aims to increase young designers’ awareness of and enthusiasm for design, and inspire them to develop innovative design solutions to a specified brief. This work can then be carried through to Year 13 final A2 projects.
The students shortlisted for this years award were; Tolani Musiska from St Annes Catholic High School for girls with a fashion entry, Dan Reymond from Barton Peveril College with a product design entry (stackable shelving), Mohammad Ahadur Rahman from Seven Kings High School also with a product design entry (tables) and James Martin from Darrick Wood School with his graphic design entry.
The students shortlisted for Designer of the Future 2007, along with their teachers and Year 12 student groups, were invited to the Design Museum a prize giving and celebration event.
Designer of the Future competition 2007 was judged by the Design Museum, Zaha Hadid Architects and the Specialist Schools & Academies Trust and, after four superb presentations from all finalists Tolani Musiska was confirmed as the winner. The three runner-up finalists received prizes including Design Museum goodie-bags and a visit to a top London design studio.
The winner of Designer of the Future 2007 Tolani Musiska from St Annes Catholic High School for girls with her Fashion entry showed stunning illustrative skills to promote her innovative range of fashion styles and was, by the end of the award show the happy owner of a brand new Apple iPod.
Architect Woody Yao who judged the shortlist for Zaha Hadid Architects said afterwards:
“The independence of thought and level of creativity demonstrated in this work is striking, as is the outstanding presentation. The research is good and she knows an understanding of Zaha. The reference to the iconic waistcoat as Kate Moss’s signature garment is a nice detail, but it is the overall thinking behind the final idea that stands out. A bold, witty response to the design brief!”.
