And the world's first folding wheel won a 2013 Design of the Year Award presented at the Design Museum in London.

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Sir Terence also founded the Design Museum in London in 1989.

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Libeskind is also known for "The Spiral", a controversial design for an extension to the Victoria and Albert museum in London.

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Ms. Yeung has already made her mark on the West: Her spiky heels are in the permanent costume collection of London's Victoria and Albert Museum as representations of contemporary Chinese design.

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