Zaha Hadid's sleek, curvy BRIT Awards statuette revealed

2016-12-01T14:24:00-05:00

Five different statues have been revealed, but only one - a depiction of Britannia with her hips to one side - will be handed out to winners at the February ceremony. [...] Brit Awards chairman Jason Iley said: "We are delighted with the finished statues. "Like Zaha, they are innovative and original and have gone well beyond our expectations to create something special that will progress the award into the future."

Last month, the Brit Awards revealed Zaha Hadid's concept sketches for their 2017 statuette. The finalized design will be given out at the BRITs ceremony on February 22nd in London.

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Zaha Hadid's design selected for BRIT Awards 2017 trophy

2016-11-07T18:59:00-05:00

First awarded in 1977, the BRITs are Britain's top pop music prize, and last week they announced that the 2017 Awards' trophy will be designed by Zaha Hadid.

The concept sketch, pictured above, for the BRITs trophy was one of the last projects Zaha Hadid worked on before her untimely passing this past March. Solicited by BRIT Chairman Jason Iley to "create something modern and culturally relevant", Hadid's concept also had to be (in the words of Maha Kutay, Director at Zaha Hadid Design and leader of the BRIT design project), "something different within certain guidelines, yet achieving a result recognizable to the public."

The trophy's final design will be unveiled later this year, ultimately leading to a "family of 5 statues bespoke for the 2017 BRIT Awards," according to a press release issued by the firm. The actual Awards ceremony will take place on February 22nd in London.

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Zaha Hadid's design selected for BRIT Awards 2017 trophy