The British Council’s Design and Architecture department has announced the 15 winners of its annual student design competition. Their work was exhibited at the British Council office in the heart of Milan during the Milan Furniture Fair. The world’s most significant international design event opened on the 5th April and attracts the most important international design press, furniture and product design buyers, retailers and manufacturers.

The nationwide competition was judged by Tom Dixon, Thorsten Van Elten, and the British Council Design team. This year we have had huge interest in the competition, with nearly 200 entries from colleges and universities around Britain.

These were the wining exhibits:

Joe Nunn - "Qin" Stool (Royal College of Art)

Sebastian Denver Hejna - "Get Well Soon" vase (Loughborough University)

Yael Mer - Milk Cartons (Royal College of Art)

Shay Alkalay - "Bin Bag Bear" (Royal College of Art)

Peter Marigold - Paper Weight (Royal College of Art)

Gen Suzuki - Pen Stand (Royal College of Art)

Liliana Ovalle Piedra - "Fuego Lento" hot pot stand (Royal College of Art)

Tomoko Kagawa - "A Door" (Buckinghamshire Chilterns University)

Andrew Haythornthwaite - "Snuck Space"/Living space (Royal College of Art)

Alexena Cayless - Fish and Chips travelling condiment case (Loughborough University)

Daniel Fosbery - "Home and Away" coffee table (Buckinghamshire Chilterns University)

Kieren Jones - "Flat-pack re-arranged" Ikea (University of Brighton)

Yuichi Ishihara - Bird Light (Central Saint Martins College)

Leon Lai Fong Hang - Tea Cup Design - 7 Sins (Central Saint Martins College)

Stephen Reed - "Hot Stuff" mug (Ravensbourne College)

The show was at the British Council, Via Manzoni 38, Milan, from the 5th – 10th April. For further information, contact Will Sorrell (020 7389 3152).