A brief has been put out to redesign the London Underground, specifically the fabric on the seats. Compared to it’s counterpart in New York, the London Underground has generally always tilted a little bit more toward providing some sort of palatable colour and design to enhance the experience of the 3.5 million commuters.

The Underground’s Design history includes Edward Johnston’s sans serif font, Harry Beck’s map and Paul Nash’s fabric.

Wallpaper explains the brief…

The colours should respond well to natural and artificial light (there’s even a pantone reference wheel allocating percentage allowances), the pattern must wear and tear well and the fabric must be comfortable and durable. This might sound fairly restrictive but entrants are also encouraged to challenge convention where possible, being mindful not to create a repeat pattern that’s too small to ‘dazzle’ the 3.5 million commuters who will see it each day.

The competition ends on September 14th. More details may be found here.

Designers Get on it! w00t! :)))

(via PSFK)

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