AN INNOVATIVE folding electric plug has beaten a final collection by late fashion guru Alexander McQueen to land a top design award.
McQueen, who committed suicide last month, had his latest spring/summer catwalk range placed on the shortlist for the title of Brit Insurance Design of the Year just days after his death.
It lost out to London student Min-Kyu Choi’s reinterpretation of the plug, which folds flat for storage.
His design beat 90 international nominees who were shortlisted in seven categories.
The winners of the categories went forward to the final judging stage and Choi was presented with his title by judging panel chairman Antony Gormley at a gala dinner held at the Design Museum in London last night.
The winning design was inspired by having to carry around a hefty plug to power the world’s thinnest laptop, a MacBook Air.
