Prince Philip Designers Prize 2011

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By Lauren Ho
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Among the runners up this year was the co-designer of Anish Kapoor's 'Orbit' for London's 2012 Olympics, Cecil Balmond; environmental and exhibition designer Dinah Casson; and architects Chris Wilkinson OBE and Jim Eyre OBE. Meanwhile, architect Sir David Chipperfield and medical prosthetic designer Saeed Zahedi both received Special Commendations.

With this being the final year of The Duke of Edinburgh's involvement with the Prize, the Design Council marked his long contribution to the promotion of design with two gifts, presented to him at the ceremony. The first, was a hand-drawn certificate featuring a Quentin Blake cartoon of the Prince. The second was a one-off book of original artworks by past winners, nominees and judges, who were asked to produce a sketch illustrating what design means to them.

An illustration of Prince Phillip.

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See more from the certificate and book presented to Prince Philip

A portrait of Quentin Blake.

Illustrator Quentin Blake

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An illustration of children playing.

One of twenty lifesize mural images for the Unicorn Theatre for young people, Bermondsey, by Quentin Blake, 2011

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An illustration of a mother and a child on glass.

’Mother and Child’, one of six panels in the glass façade of the new Angers Maternity Unit, by Quentin Blake

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Wrap around the building with illustrations on it.

Wrap for the Stanley Building facing St Pancras International, by Quentin Blake, 2007

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An illustration of old people playing instruments.

’You’re Only Young Twice’, by Quentin Blake, 2006

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An illustration of an old hand, holding a little girl in the palm of his hand.

Cover illustration for ’The BFG’, by Quentin Blake, 1982

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A portrait of David Chipperfield.

Architect David Chipperfield, who received a Special Commendation from the judges

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A concrete building that looks like it's made of four cubes stuck together with titled tops.

The Hepworth Gallery, by Sir David Chipperfield

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The Hepworth Gallery all-white interior, with paintings hung on the walls and sculptures on the floor.

The Hepworth Gallery interior, by Sir David Chipperfield

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America’s Cup Building is set next to a body of water. This modern building has four protruding white constructions that separate the floors. Each floor has panoramic windows.

America’s Cup Building, by Sir David Chipperfield

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A portrait of Saeed Zahedi.

Medical prosthetics designer Saeed Zahedi, who also received a Special Commendation

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An athlete wearing a prosthetic leg.

Prosthetic, by Saeed Zahedi

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A portrait of Cecil Balmond.

Structural engineer and designer Cecil Balmond

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Red metal construction that looks like it's spiraling.

Arcelormittal Orbit, by Anish Kapoor with Cecil Balmond, 2012

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Metal construction that looks like many antlers connected together.

’Serial’, by Cecil Balmond, 2011

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A huge, red phonograph set inside of a building that goes the whole length of the ceiling.

’Marysas’, by Anish Kapoor with Cecil Balmond, 2011

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A metal roof in geometrical shapes covers the cafeteria. The light comes in through some of the openings in the roof.

Serpentine Pavilion by Toyo Ito with Cecil Balmond, 2002

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A rendering of a museum. Large, concrete building, with a body of water to the right.

Museum of the Penn, by Cecil Balmond, 2009

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An asymmetrical building with panoramic windows on every floor.

CCTV Headquarters, by OMA with Cecil Balmond, 2009

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A portrait of Sir Paul Smith.

Fashion designer Sir Paul Smith

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Two men are walking down a runway during a fashion show.

A/W 2011 menswear, by Paul Smith

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Two female models are walking down a runway during a fashion show.

A/W 2011 womenswear, by Paul Smith

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A pink building.

Paul Smith store, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles

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A black background with writing on it that says: 'Prince Phillip Designers Prize Nominee Tim Brown'.


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A portrait of Tim Brown.

CEO of global design and innovation firm IDEO, Tim Brown

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A model of a futuristic-looking vehicle. It resembles a submarine.

Spyfish, by Tim Brown

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A portrait of Dinah Casson.

Environmental and exhibition designer, Dinah Casson

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An installation at the Imperial War Museum. A showroom is set like a closed large cubicle with a video playing at the front.

’Crimes Against Humanity’, Imperial War Museum, by Dinah Casson

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A room at the science museum. We see many installations set in the room.

’The Garden’, Science Museum, by Dinah Casson

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A black background with writing on it that says: 'Prince Phillip Designers Prize Nominee Stephen Jones'.


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A portrait of Stephen Jones.

Milliner Stephen Jones

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A portrait of a woman depicting the water cascading down her hair and face.

Wash ’n’ Go, by Stephen Jones, 1993

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A black background with writing on it that says: 'Prince Phillip Designers Prize Nominee Shane Walter'.

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A portrait of Shane Walter.

Digital design curator and Onedotzero founder Shane Walter

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A banner for the visual festival is hung on a metal construction next to a building.

Adventures in Motion Festival, by Shane Walter

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Metal construction consists of pipes in rainbow colors spelling out 'Rainbow'.

Morfism, by Shane Walter

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A black background with writing on it that says: 'Prince Phillip Designers Prize Nominee Chris Wilkinson and Jim Eyre'.

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A portrait of Chris Wilkinson and Jim Eyre.

Wilkinson Eyre Architects founders Chris Wilkinson and Jim Eyre

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Gateshead Millenium Bridge photographed from the high ground at night.

Gateshead Millenium Bridge, by Wilkison Eyre

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A ballerina dancing on the Bridge of Aspiration.

Bridge of Aspiration, Royal Ballet School, by Wilkinson Eyre

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A bridge over a river in a V shape, with a boat passing through under the bridge.

Nesciobrug, Amsterdam, by Wilkinson Eyre

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