Prince Philip Designers Prize

The Prince Philip Designers Prize is an annual design recognition given by the Chartered Society of Designers and originally awarded by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021).

It is the longest running design award in the United Kingdom, having been started in 1959 as the Duke of Edinburgh's Prize for Elegant Design.[1][2] The recognition is on the basis of a design career which has upheld the highest standards and broken new ground.[3]

It was agreed in December 2015, that the Chartered Society of Designers should re-introduce and manage it as a global prize after the Design Council had ceased in 2011 after managing it for 52 years.[4]

  1. ^ "Brompton bike creator wins UK's longest-running design award". Independent. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20. Andrew Ritchie was named the winner of the 50th Prince Philip Design Award
  2. ^ "Royal award for fold-up bike man". BBC News Online. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-20. The Duke set up the prize, run by the Design Council, in 1959
  3. ^ "Notes to editors". Prince Philip Designers Prize goes to ‘zero hero’ Max Fordham. Design Council. 2008-11-12. Archived from the original on 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  4. ^ "Prince Philip Designers Prize". www.csd.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-15.