Prince Philip Designers Prize

The UK's longest-running design award

For over 50 years the Prince Philip Designers Prize has celebrated how designers improve daily life by solving problems and turning ideas into commercially successful reality.

Winners and contenders have made their mark with everything from household products and compelling graphics to buildings and feats of engineering.

1959-2009 — 50 years of innovation in design

Watch an animated timeline of Prince Philip Designers Prize winners from 1959-2009, or use the links below to find out more about 50 years of innovation in British design.

 

H.R.H. Prince Philip. Portrait by Christine Donnier-Valentin (www.cdvphotography.com)

About the prize

In its half-century, the Prince Philip Designers Prize has rewarded the best in design. Find out why the prize was established, how its focus has changed and how the winners are selected. Portrait by Christine Donnier-Valentin.

Close up of Brompton folding bicycle

Winner: 2009

Andrew Ritchie’s single-minded dedication to the Brompton folding bicycle won him prize in its 50th anniversary year.

Adrian Westaway

A short film about design

Designer Adrian Westaway celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Prince Philip Designers Prize by taking a closer look at five decades of award winning British design.