Design project of the year "breaks down barriers" say Dezeen Awards judges

Wheeliy 2.0 by Quantum won Dezeen Awards 2022 design project of the year because "it really ticked all the boxes of being beneficial and beautiful," says judge Meneesha Kellay in this movie.

Japanese startup studio Quantum won overall design project of the year, against 10 other projects, for its foldable lightweight wheelchair Wheeliy 2.0, as well as being crowned product design of the year.

Wheeliy 2.0 was designed to improve both the lives of users as well as those who support them, further reducing its weight and simplifying usage mechanisms.

Kellay, curator of the contemporary programme at the V&A museum, told Dezeen "The jury felt that this project deserved the overall design project of the year award because it really elevates wheelchair design".

Joining Kellay, who is also co-curator of the British Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, was Lara Bohinc of eponymous Bohinc Studio, Arrival chief design officer Jeremy Offer and head of programme and content at London Craft Week Naomi Davenport.