In 2011 the cream of design came from the Olympics effort and the Alexander McQueen stable, according to a list published today by the Design Museum in London. Its longlist for their fifth annual Design awards includes nominations for the Olympic torch, created by London-based Barber Osgerby, and the Olympic velodrome, designed by Hopkins Architects and nicknamed the "giant Pringle". Alexander McQueen gets two nods, one for Kate Middleton's wedding dress – which was designed by Sarah Burton, who took over as creative director of the late designer's label in 2010 – and another for Savage Beauty, the New York Metropolitian Museum of Art's retrospective of his work.
The Guardian has been nominated for its iPad app. Other designs in seven categories – architecture, digital, fashion, furniture, graphics, product and transport – include the Hepworth Wakefield by David Chipperfield; Folly for a Flyover, a pop-up cinema and performance venue in London; the magazine Bloomberg Businessweek, designed by former G2 art director Richard Turley; and the first "virtual Tesco" in South Korea, where commuters on their way home can choose goods on their mobile devices from pictures plastered on subway walls.
The nominations also include Mine Kafon, a cheap wind-powered device that rolls around and detonates landmines, designed by Massoud Hassani. Last year, the Design Museum caused controversy by adding a Kalashnikov AK-47 to its collection.
The nominated items will go on show at the museum from 8 February, with the winners announced in April.
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