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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Breaking the mould: Brit Insurance Design awards shortlist

Panda Eyes
Pandamonium ... The interactive shortlist includes the UK's Jason Bruges Studio for WWF's Panda Eyes. The army of 100 bears rotate as the viewer approaches, tracking their presence
Photograph: Jason Bruges Studio for WWF
PlantLock
Pedal power ... From the UK, the Front Yard Company's Plantlock is shortlisted in the product category
Photograph: Front Yard Company
Honda EV-N Concept
Judges for the transport section have selected Honda's electric EV-N Concept by Kanna Sumiyoshi
Photograph: Kanna Sumiyoshi
Zimbabwean's Trillion Dollar Campaign
Money to burn ... The Zimbabwean's Trillion Dollar Campaign, by TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, is shortlisted for the graphics award. The campaign used near-worthless high-denomination Zimbabwe currency as the material for its posters in protest at the impact of Robert Mugabe's government on Zimbabwe's economy
Photograph: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris for The Zimbabwean
Polytopia
Hard lines ... From Australia, Lucas Chirnside's Polytopia makes the shortlist in the furniture category
Photograph: Lucas Chirnside
Hutong Bubble 32
Housing bubble ... From China, Hutong Bubble 32 by Ma Yansong and Dang Qun of MAD Architects is in the running for the architecture award
Photograph: Ma Yansong and Dang Qun, MAD Architects
Beth Ditto at Evans
Gossip girl ... Beth Ditto at Evans, from Beth Ditto and Lisa Marie Peacock, up for the fashion prize
Photograph: Beth Ditto and Lisa Marie Peacock
Hats An Anthology
Competing with Ditto for the fashion award is Stephen Jones's Hats: An Anthology at the V&A Museum, curated by Stephen Jones and Oriole Cullen
Photograph: Stephen Jones and Oriole Cullen
Cafe of Equivalent$
Fair play ... Shortlisted for the graphics category is the UK's Cafe of Equivalent$ by Kennardphillipps. The Cafe sold food at a cost equivalent to that in the producing countries; soup and bread for a Mozambique worker earning $2 a day costs 20 cents, for example, so an average banker would pay $181.67
Photograph: Kennardphillipps
Graffiti Taxonomy
Street art ... Graffiti Taxonomy from France's Evan Roth, which presents isolated letters from various graffiti tags, is shortlisted for the graphics prize
Photograph: Evan Roth
Alexander McQueen
Fashion royalty ... Shortlisted in the fashion category is Alexander McQueen's spring/summer 2010 collection and spring/summer 2010 catwalk presentation
Photograph: Alexander McQueen
Pig book
One little pig ... Christien Meindertsma from the Netherlands has been shortlisted for the graphics award for PIG 05049, a photo book that tracks all the various products that have been made from a single pig
Photograph: Christien Meindertsma
Women’s Lives in Paris 1940-1944
Flagged up ... Shortlisted for the fashion category is an image from 'Accessories and objects, testimony of women's lives in Paris 1940–1944', curated by the Musée Galliera and the Memorial-Musée, designed by Jean-Jacques Raynaud, graphics by CL Design
Photograph: Jean-Jacques Raynaud/CL Design
Chandelier Hope
Lighting up ... Hope Chandelier by Paolo Rizzatto and Francisco Gomez Paz, shortlisted for the product award
Photograph: Paolo Rizzatto and Francisco Gomez Paz
Clouds
Flying high ... Danish entry Clouds, by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Kvadrat, is in the running for the product prize
Photograph: Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Kvadrat
Porchdog house prototype
Riding high ... Marlon Blackwell Architects' Porchdog house prototype is up for the architecture prize. These are affordable prototype homes designed for families in East Biloxi, Mississippi, whose houses were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina
Photograph: Marlon Blackwell Architects
L-E-D-LED-L-ED
Switched on ... From Japan, Dilight's L-E-D-LED-L-ED is in the running for the interactive award
Photograph: Dilight
War Memorial
Graphic memory ... Harry Pearce for the Science Museum's War Memorial, up for the graphics prize
Photograph: Harry Pearce for the Science Museum
Extrusions
Standing out ... Extrusions by the UK's Thomas Heatherwick Studio is shortlisted for the furniture prize
Photograph: Thomas Heatherwick Studio
Houdini Armchair
Escape artist ... Houdini Armrest Chair by Stefan Diez was selected by judges as a contender for the furniture award
Photograph: Stefan Diez
Monterrey Housing
Latin beauty ... Chilean firm Elemental's Monterrey Housing in Mexico is up for the architecture prize
Photograph: Hugo Muniz/Elemental
Corporate Diversity
Hands on ... Published by Lars Müller and designed by Norm, Corporate Diversity is shortlisted for the graphics prize
Photograph: Published by Lars Müller and designed by Norm
MAXXI
Italian job ... MAXXI, National Museum of the XXI Century Arts by Zaha Hadid Architects, of Rome, is up for the architecture category
Photograph: Roland Halbe/Zaha Hadid Architects
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