DESIGN OF THE YEAR 2013

The website GOV.UK has won the Design Museum Design of the Year Award 2013. This revolutionary website designed by the Government Digital Service (GDS) combines all of the UK government’s websites into a single domain. The winning design was chosen from 98 entries to claim the overall prize.
The award which was presented to Mike Bracken, Executive Director of GDS, Ben Terrett Head of Design at GDS and Nick Hurd Minister for Civil Society at an awards reception held at Angler, South Place Hotel, London. The jury unanimously agreed that GOV.UK was the overall winner for Design of the Year 2013 for its well thought out yet understated design, making the user experience faster and easier. The website is regarded as one of the leading government websites in the world.

The seven category winners were also recognised at the ceremony:
• Architecture: TOUR BOIS-LE-PRÊTRE, PARIS - Designed by
Frédéric Druot, Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal
• Digital: GOV.UK WEBSITE – Designed by Government Digital
Service
• Fashion: DIANA VREELAND: THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL -
Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland
• Furniture: MEDICI CHAIR - Designed by Konstantin Grcic for
Mattiazzi
• Graphics: VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE IDENTITY –
Designed by John Morgan Studio
• Product: KIT YAMOYO - Designed by ColaLife and PI Global
• Transport: MORPH FOLDING WHEEL - Designed by Vitamins for Maddak Inc. GOV.UK and the other shortlisted designs are currently on show at the Designs of the Year exhibition at the Design Museum, London until 7 July.

The Designs of the Year 2013 jury:
• Johanna Agerman Ross (Editor of Disegno),
• Amanda Levete (Architect),
• Olga Polizzi (Director of Design for Rocco Forte Hotels)
• Sarah Raven (Garden Designer)
• Griff Rhys Jones (Actor and Presenter)
• Nicolas Roope (Designer)
• Ilse Crawford (Designer) – Chair of the jury

About the Design Museum
The Design Museum is the world’s leading museum devoted to architecture and industrial design. Founded in 1989 and currently located in Shad Thames, its work encompasses all elements of design, including product design, graphic design, and fashion. For the past 22 years, the museum has hosted exhibitions showcasing some of the most important pioneers of design including, Paul Smith, Zaha Hadid, Jonathan Ive, and Dieter Rams.

The Design Museum plans to relocate from its current home at Shad Thames to the former Commonwealth Institute building, in Kensington, West London. The project is expected to be completed by 2015. Leading designer John Pawson will convert the interior of the Commonwealth Institute building to create a new home for the Design Museum giving it three times more space in which to show a wider range of exhibitions, showcase its world class collection and extend its learning programme. For more information please visit: designmuseum.org

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