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Informationen zum Autor Aric Chen is curator-at-large for M+, the new museum of visual culture under construction in Hong Kong, where from 2012 to 2018 he led the formation of the museum’s design and architecture collection and programme. He now lives in Shanghai. Eleanor Watson is assistant curator at the Design Museum. Her previous exhibitions include Beazley Designs of the Year 2017 and Imagine Moscow: Architecture, Propaganda, Revolution . Eleanor is responsible for the museum’s programme of free public displays, and is currently working on a etrospective of work by architect Peter Barber. Deyan Sudjic is the director of the Design Museum in London. He was previously editor of Domus magazine, and founding editor of Blueprint magazine. His portfolio of publications includes The Language of Cities (2017), Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things (2015) and B is for Bauhaus (2014), amongst others. He was made an OBE in 2000. Klappentext Every year since 2008, hundreds of design experts from around the world nominate the most innovative designs from the past 12 months. Experience up close this year's 87 nominated projects across fashion, architecture, digital, transport, product, and graphic design. Zusammenfassung The Designs of the Year awards and exhibition, now in its eleventh year, is an annual review of the most innovative and thought-provoking projects in contemporary design. Introduced by Deyan Sudjic and Aric Chen, this catalogue brings together all the shortlisted projects. It is a snapshot of the most exciting things happening in design right now.
