7 June-17 Dec. The prestigious V&A Illustration Awards celebrate the best illustrations published over the last year, offering prizes for the best illustrated book, book cover, magazine and student illustrator of the year.
This year’s overall winner and recipient of the Editorial Award was Olivier Kugler for "A Tea In Tehran". The Book Illustration Award went to Laura Carlin for her illustrations in "The Iron Man" by Ted Hughes, and the Book Cover Illustration Award was picked up by Lorenzo Petrantoni for his cover for "Boxer Beetle" by Ned Beauman.
The Student Winner 2011 was Mike Redmond from London's Royal College of Art while Student Runner-Up was Hannah Simpson from London's Kingston University. The original winning works are on display alongside a selection of all competition entries.