The 2025 BRIT Awards trophy has been crafted by acclaimed British-Nigerian artist Gabriel Moses.
Known for his multidisciplinary approach, Moses, who has collaborated with names like Skepta, Little Simz, and Burberry, joins a prestigious roster of past trophy designers, including Dame Vivienne Westwood, Sir Peter Blake, Tracey Emin, and Dame Zaha Hadid.
On what it meant to be asked to design the 2025 trophy, the artist said: “To be listed alongside some of the greatest artists, designers, architects, such as Vivienne Westwood, Zaha Hadid, Anish Kapoor, is truly an honour and something I will always be grateful and proud of,” he said in a statement.
“To now have both Slawn, and this year also myself, in the same group as people that informed our/mine visual approach, puts lots of things in perspective and it is an amazing achievement across the board.”
The 2025 trophy, which will be handed out to winners on March 1 at London’s The O2, features a minimalist bronze design, inspired by Moses’ childhood and the sculptures owned by his mother.
To achieve its unique texture, he drew from the tonal elements of his artistic style, translating them into the striking sculpture.
He added: “It all stems from my upbringing, my Nigerian heritage, sculptural works my mum would showcase all around our house…. We tried to blend history and presence, with the latter informing the colours and texture of the sculpture, as for me it was also key to bring my photographs into this. To do so, we focused on the textural aspect of it, which is reminiscent of light and backdrops I use.
“Texture is everything, in all my mediums really, so creating the tones that people can identify within my work and bringing that to sculpture was an exciting process. Throughout the whole research phase, it was exciting to explore materials that we’d like to delve into and shapes in which we’d be able to push the sculpture.”
“That said, the features were the most important. With so many of the sculptures that I’d grown up seeing at home that my mum would have in the living room, I kind of wanted the features to almost sit similar to that,” he continued.
“A lot of my work takes me back to my childhood and the things that I grew up seeing so, in trying to create something that sat differently to what had been done before, I wanted to explore the fabrics that made me. That’s all I’ve ever tried to do with my work – just bring my memories and my culture into everything, whether that be South London or Nigerian heritage.”
Earlier this year, RAYE made history at the Brit Awards, winning six out of seven categories she was nominated for—the most awards ever won by a single artist in one night. Previously, the record was held by Adele, Harry Styles, and Blur, each with four wins in a single year.
The 2025 BRIT Awards will return to London’s The O2 on March 1 and broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX.
