THE BRIT Awards 2025 has revealed that acclaimed British-Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist Gabriel Moses is the designer of the winners’ trophies.

Moses joins an incredible alumni of creatives who have designed past trophies, including Rachel Jones, Slawn, Dame Vivienne Westwood, Sir Peter Blake, Tracey Emin, Dame Zaha Hadid, Sir David Adjaye and Es Devlin and Yinka Ilori.

Each year, the chosen artist adds their unique creative flair to a piece of BRITs history, in designing the statue taken home by the talented winners on the night.

The design of the award was inspired by Gabriel’s childhood, as he drew inspiration from sculptures his mother owned. Getting the texture of the design right was key and his creative process focused on honing in the textural tones often found in his work and recreating them in sculptural form.

On what it meant to be asked to design the 2025 trophy, Gabriel 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.

“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.”

On the inspiration for the design, the design process and why this work was important to him: “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.

“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.”

On his favourite moments from the BRITs over the years: “Probably my favourite moment from the BRITs was when Ye brought all the guys on stage in 2015.

“To see Skepta, to see Stormzy… That was a real moment! In terms of the scale of it and what it was – what it meant for London.”

Moses is a renowned artist, born and raised in South London with deep roots in his Nigerian heritage.

Since picking up a camera in his late teens and making his initial foray into the creative space through short films starring his friends, his star has grown exponentially.

His work often explores the intersections of art, family and culture through identity and community and his practice is deeply rooted and influenced by his British-Nigerian heritage, treading a line between his personal history and cultural signifiers.

Next to his commercial work, Moses has also been exhibiting globally for the past few years, showing his work in group and solo exhibitions at 180 Strand London, WSA New York, Spazzio Maiocchi Milan, Gallery Anthony Chicago, Permanent Paris and more.

Damian Christian, Managing Director and President of Promotions, Atlantic Records UK, and Chair of the BRIT Committee for 2025 said: “The BRITs always look to bring in the most interesting and trailblazing artists to put their own signature twist on the iconic statue, and this year, in Gabriel Moses, we have landed one of the most exciting and in-demand creative figures in the world.

“His extraordinary art and vision has taken him around the planet to work with the biggest names in music, fashion and sport, yet his style remains deeply rooted in UK culture as well as in his Nigerian heritage.

“We’re delighted to have him on board and his sleek, striking, design will be one for the history books.”