Over the next few months we'll be searching for houses and products that demonstrate design excellence and innovation, and showcase the determination, ambition and a commitment demonstrated by architects, designers, manufacturers, retailers, self-builders and homeowners.
Kevin McCloud, presenter of Channel 4’s hit TV programme, Grand Designs, commented: 'It’s never been more important to celebrate design excellence than in the current economic climate. The architects who produce bespoke, responsive buildings, the people designing innovative product, self-builders, and those brave souls who commission exemplary architecture, are the design heroes of our economy. They're out there, still challenging perceptions, pushing at the boundaries of engineering, aesthetics and invention, and they need to be celebrated and given their moment.’
