Breaking the mould: Brit Insurance Design awards shortlist
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 Photograph: guardian.co.uk Pedal power ... From the UK, the Front Yard Company's Plantlock is shortlisted in the product category Photograph: Front Yard Company Photograph: guardian.co.uk Judges for the transport section have selected Honda's electric EV-N Concept by Kanna Sumiyoshi Photograph: Kanna Sumiyoshi Photograph: guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: guardian.co.uk Hard lines ... From Australia, Lucas Chirnside's Polytopia makes the shortlist in the furniture category Photograph: Lucas Chirnside Photograph: guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: guardian.co.uk Fashion royalty ... Shortlisted in the fashion category is Alexander McQueen's spring/summer 2010 collection and spring/summer 2010 catwalk presentation Photograph: Alexander McQueen Photograph: guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: guardian.co.uk Lighting up ... Hope Chandelier by Paolo Rizzatto and Francisco Gomez Paz, shortlisted for the product award Photograph: Paolo Rizzatto and Francisco Gomez Paz Photograph: guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: guardian.co.uk Switched on ... From Japan, Dilight's L-E-D-LED-L-ED is in the running for the interactive award Photograph: Dilight Photograph: guardian.co.uk Graphic memory ... Harry Pearce for the Science Museum's War Memorial, up for the graphics prize Photograph: Harry Pearce for the Science Museum Photograph: guardian.co.uk Standing out ... Extrusions by the UK's Thomas Heatherwick Studio is shortlisted for the furniture prize Photograph: Thomas Heatherwick Studio Photograph: guardian.co.uk Escape artist ... Houdini Armrest Chair by Stefan Diez was selected by judges as a contender for the furniture award Photograph: Stefan Diez Photograph: guardian.co.uk Latin beauty ... Chilean firm Elemental's Monterrey Housing in Mexico is up for the architecture prize Photograph: Hugo Muniz/Elemental Photograph: Photographer: Hugo Muniz/guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: Roland Halbe/guardian.co.uk
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