The BRIT design project was led by Sir David Adjaye – founder and principal architect of Adjaye Associates, Jason Iley – BRITs Chairman and CEO, and Chairman of Sony Music UK & Ireland, and Alice Beal – Sony Music UK. Sir David accepted and commenced on the brief in May of this year.

Speaking about the design, Sir David said: “The BRIT Awards are a quintessential part of a celebration of British talent and a powerful forum to really talk about the evolving nature of British culture and the contribution of people to that culture. My take on the BRIT trophy is the manifestation of a great material forged in fire and shaped into the body of a woman.

“She is unique, and proportionally she is very different. For me, designing the award was an opportunity to question and explore – what is the nature of perfection and imperfection, what is the notion of beauty… it was exciting to transfer those ideas to a smaller object. Now, we have something that I really, really love; I’m very happy with it.”

The new statue, which is cast in solid glass, saw Adjaye partner up with progressive Czech glassmaking and design company, LASVIT, who utilised a complex glass casting process to produce a completely unique set of statues.