Designer Es Devlin has been recognised for services to design in the 2022 New Year Honours list, which also gave awards to AKT II co-founder Hanif Kara and architects Selasi Awo Setufe and Andrew David Whalley, chairman of Grimshaw Architects.
Devlin was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Years Honours list, which "mark the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK." The award is the highest-ranking Order of the British Empire award.
Es Devlin's Forest for Change installation is a tree-filled courtyard. Photography is by Ed Reeve
The artist and stage designer is known for her installations, which have recently included a labyrinth installation unveiled during Miami art week to celebrate 100 years of Chanel No. 5. She often works with nature and created an indoor forest, Conference of the Trees, as a venue for the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. Last year, Devlin filled the courtyard of London Design Biennale venue Somerset House with trees for her Forest for Change installation. She was also the biennale's artistic director.
Devlin designed the cone-shaped UK Pavilion for Dubai Expo 2020. Photography is by Ry Galloway and Alin Constantin, courtesy of Es Devlin
The designer also created the UK pavilion for the Dubai Expo 2020. Her cone-shaped cross-laminated timber pavilion was designed to represent "culturally diverse Britain" and features a circular facade made from protruding timber slabs.
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