Top 7 Designs of 2007 - Brit Insurance Designs of the Year (SUPER GALLERY)

The finalists for the “Brit Insurance Designs of the Year” have been selected. The artists fall under several categories, from architecture to fashion, products and interactive art.

The seven finalists currently have their best works on display at the Design Museum in London.

One of these will be chosen the top design of the year:

Architecture - National Stadium, Beijing by Herzog and De Meuron

2008 Olympic Architecture - China’s Stadium Designs (GALLERY)

China is booming with new architecture and a mad scramble to get the city fit to play host to next summer’s Olympics when Beijing will host the XXIX Olympiad. The games are less than a year away (August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008), causing a mad scramble for the city’s big debut in the international… [More]

Fashion - Airborne Autumn/Winter 07 by Hussein Chalayan

Transformer Dresses - Hussein Chalayan’s 2007 Collection (VIDEO)

At this week’s Paris Fashion Show, Hussein Chalayan revealed six different Transformer Dresses.  One of them converted from being a dress to being a naked woman with a hat, “The girl walked in and stood stock-still, dressed in a long, high-necked corseted Victorian gown. Then her clothes began to tw… [More]

Furniture - 100 Chairs in 100 Days by Martino Gamper

Unique Seats - 100 Chairs in 100 Days by Martino Gamper (GALLERY)

Designer Martino Gamper, who was born in Italy and studied sculpture and product design in Vienna, is one of seven finalists in the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year contest. The art project which resulted in his nomination under the furniture category, is called “100 Chairs in 100 Days.” Just as… [More]

Graphics - Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition by Paul Buckley and Various Artists

Creative Cover Art - Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition by Paul Buckley (GALLERY)

These beautiful, unique and quirky book covers were designed under creative direction by Paul Buckley, but credit for The Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition has to be given to various designers whose works have been clustered together to create the commemorative art book. The Penguin Classics Deluxe … [More]

Interactive - Burble London by Haque Design + Research Ltdd with Seth Garlock and Rolf Pixley

Floating Interactive Architecture - Burble London (VIDEO)

If you’ve ever wondered what award-winning interactive architecture looks like, you’re seeing it right now. The Burble London by Haque Design + Research Ltdd with Seth Garlock and Rolf Pixley is running alongside six other projects in six different genres. The burble is the finalist in the Interac… [More]

Product - One Laptop Per Child by Yves Behar of Fuse Project

$100 Laptop: An MIT Quest to Empower the 3rd Worlds

MIT is pushing to develop the world’s first $100 laptop… What else? It’s powered by a crank handle so you can use it even where there’s no power.  The goal is to empower the third world through a new program called One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) From the MIT Website: Please note that the $100 laptop… [More]

Transport - Mex’x Wheelchair for Children by Meyra-Ortopedia

Hip Folding Wheelchair for Kids - Mex’x Wheelchair

Innovation for children’s health is fantastic, which is why it’s so great to see the Mex’x Wheelchair for Children by Meyra-Ortopedia among six other finalists in the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year. The wheelchair was designed especially for kids with disabilities, having cool details that wou… [More]