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Barber and Osgerby
In the year they won the London Design Medal, British design duo Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby piqued our readers' interest as much for their contributions to industry debate as for their projects.
They provided other designers food for thought when they criticised the royalty system, saying they always try to negotiate for equity or fees from the brands they work with. And they raised concerns about London's future as a design capital, which they argued is threatened by rent rises, education cuts and a government "scared by creativity".
Two of the biggest names in industrial design, Barber and Osgerby also remained in the headlines thanks to one particularly large project – their trains for London's Crossrail, due for delivery in 2017.
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