The Design Museum’s Design Awards, ‘the Oscars of the design world’, showcase the most innovative and progressive designs from around the world, spanning seven categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Product and Transport. A high profile judging panel will decide the best entries in each of the seven categories. Category award winners and the overall winner of the Design of the Year Award 2012 will be announced at an Awards event in April 2012.

This year's nominations are below, visit the exhibtion blog at designsoftheyear.com

ARCHITECTURE

BUTARO HOSPITAL, BUTARO, RWANDA
MASS DESIGN GROUP, BOSTON, USA

CARE HOME, HUISE-ZINGEM BELGIUM
SERGISON BATES ARCHITECTS, LONDON, UK

FOLLY FOR A FLYOVER, LONDON, UK
ASSEMBLE, SUPPORTED BY THE BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH CREATE ART AWARD

GUANGZHOU OPERA HOUSE, CHINA
ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS, LONDON, UK

THE HEPWORTH WAKEFIELD, WAKEFIELD, UK
DAVID CHIPPERFIELD ARCHITECTS, LONDON, UK

THE IRON MARKET, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
JOHN McASIAN & PARTNERS, LONDON, UK

LONDON 2012 VELODROME, LONDON, UK
HOPKINS ARCHITECTS, EXPEDITION ENGINEERING AND BDSP PARTNERSHIP, LONDON UK.
DELIVERED BY THE OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

MAGGIE'S CENTRE, GARTNAVEL, GLASGOW, UK
OMA, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

MOSES BRIDGE, FORT DE ROOVERE, NETHERLANDS
RO&AD ARCHITECTS, BERGEN OP ZOOM, NETHERLANDS

NATIONAL PARK OF MALI BUILDINGS, BAMAKO, MALI
DIÉBÉDO FRANCIS KÉRÉ OF KERE ARCHITECTURE, BERLIN, GERMANY

SPACEPORT AMERICA, NEW MEXICO, USA
FOSTERS + PARTNERS, LONDON, UK WITH SMPC ARCHITECTS, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, USA

YOUTH FACTORY, MÉRIDA, SPAIN
SELGASCANO, GESTALTSKATE AND JAREX, MADRID, SPAIN

DIGITAL
BBC HOMEPAGE VERSION 4
BBC, LONDON, UK

BECK'S - THE GREEN BOX PROJECT
DESIGNED FOR ANHEUSER-BUSCH InBEV BY MOTHER LONDON, JASON BRUGES STUDIOS AND MOTIM TECHNOLOGIES

FACE SUBSTITUTION
ARTURO CASTRO AND KYLE MCDONALD, NEW YORK, USA

GUARDIAN IPAD EDITION
GUARDIAN NEWS AND MEDIA IN CONSULTATION WTH MARK PORTER, LONDON, UK

HIGH ARCTIC, NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, LONDON, UK
UNITED VISUAL ARTISTS

HOMEPLUS TESCO VIRTUAL STORE, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
HOMEPLUS TESCO, SOUTH KOREA

LETTER TO JANE
TIM MOORE, PORTLAND, USA

MICROSOFT KINECT AND KINECT SDK
MICROSOFT GAMES STUDIOS, MICROSOFT RESEARCH AND XBOX, UK AND USA

MUSICITY
NICK LUSCOMBE AND SIMON JORDAN WITH JUMP STUDIOS, LONDON, UK

THE STANLEY PARABLE
DAVEY WREDEN, CALIFORNIA, USA

SUWAPPU
DENTSU, LONDON, UK WITH BERG LONDON, UK

FASHION
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: SAVAGE BEAUTY, METROPOLITAN MUSEUM IN NEW YORK, USA
ANDREW BOLTON, CURATOR

DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE'S WEDDING DRESS
SARAH BURTON FOR ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, LONDON, UK

CÉLINE AUTUMN/ WINTER '11
PHOEBE PHILO AT CÉLINE, PARIS, FRANCE

LATE NIGHT CHAMELEON CAFÉ, LONDON, UK
GARY CARD, CHRISTOPHER CARD, JOHN SKELTON, DAN MITCHELL

MARY KATRANTZOU AUTUMN/ WINTER '11
MARY KATRANTZOU, LONDON, UK

MELISSA + GAETANO BOOT AND FLIP FLOP
GAETANO PESCE, NEW YORK, USA

ORATORY JACKET
BROMPTON BICYCLE LTD, LONDON, UK

SUNO SPRING/ SUMMER '11
SUNO, NEW YORK, USA

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD ETHICAL FASHION AFRICA COLLECTION, AUTUMN/ WINTER '11
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, LONDON, UK

132 5. ISSEY MIYAKE
MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO, TOKYO, JAPAN

FURNITURE

BALSA FURNITURE
KIHYUN KIM, LONDON, UK

CHASSIS
STEFAN DIEZ, MUNICH, GERMANY

THE CRATES
NAIHAN LI & CO, BEIJING, CHINA

EARTHQUAKE PROOF TABLE
ARTHUR BRUTTER AND IDO BRUNO, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL

HARBOUR CHAIR, LONDON, UK
ANDRÉ KLAUSER AND ED CARPENTER AT VERY GOOD & PROPER, LONDON, UK

HEMP CHAIR
WERNER AISSLINGER, BERLIN, GERMANY

LIGHTWOOD CHAIR
JASPER MORRISON, LONDON, UK

MOON ROCK TABLES
BETHAN LAURA WOOD, LONDON, UK

NOT SO EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (NSEPS)
ATTUA APARICIO & OSCAR WANLESS AT SILO, LONDON, UK

OAK INSIDE
CHRISTIEN MEINDERTSMA, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

OSSO
RONAN AND ERWAN BOUROULLEC, PARIS, FRANCE

TEXTILE FIELD AT THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON
RONAN AND ERWAN BOUROULLEC, PARIS, FRANCE, IN COLLABORATION WITH KVADRAT, DENMARK

TIP TON
EDWARD BARBER AND JAY OSGERBY, LONDON, UK

WAVER
KONSTANTIN GRCIC, MUNICH, GERMANY

XXXX_SOFA
YUYA USHIDA, EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS

GRAPHICS

AA FILES
JOHN MORGAN STUDIO, LONDON, UK

BEAUTY IS IN THE STREET
FOUR CORNERS BOOKS, LONDON, UK

BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK
RICHARD TURLEY, BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK, NEW YORK, USA

THE COMEDY CARPET, BLACKPOOL, UK
GORDON YOUNG, SOMERSET, UK AND WHY NOT ASSOCIATES, LONDON, UK

COVER ARTWORK AND VIDEO FOR JOIN US BY THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
PAUL SAHRE, NEW YORK, USA AND JOHN FLANSBURG

CUT IT OUT, LONDON, UK
NOMA BAR

MATTHEW HILTON IDENTITY AND WEBSITE
SPIN, LONDON, UK

NOKIA PURE FONT
DALTON MAAG, LONDON, UK

ONE THOUSAND CRANES FOR JAPAN
ANOMALY AND UNIT 9, LONDON, UK

PHOTO-LETTERING
HOUSE INDUSTRIES, YORKLYN, USA

GF SMITH DIGITAL CAMPAIGN
SEA DESIGN, LONDON, UK

STOCKMANN PACKAGING
KOKORO & MOI, HELSINKI, FINLAND

SELF SERVICE MAGAZINE
PETRONIO ASSOCIATES

WHAT DESIGN CAN DO!
DE DESIGNPOLITIE, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

YOUR BROWSER SENT A REQUEST THAT THIS SERVER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND
KOEN TASELAAR, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

PRODUCT

ASCENT, HAUNCH OF VENISON, LONDON, UK
EDWARD BARBER AND JAY OSGERBY

pq EYEWEAR DESIGNED BY RON ARAD A-FRAME LINE AND CORBS LINE
RON ARAD

BOTANICA
STUDIO FORMAFANTASMA, EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS

CARBON BLACK WHEELCHAIR
ANDREW SLORANCE, I IMAGINE LTD, LONDON, UK

DEFIBTECH LIFELINE VIEW™AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILATOR (AED)
DEFIBTECH, LLC GUILFORD, USA

HERACLEUM
BERTJAN POT POWERED THROUGH ELECTROSANDWICH® BY MARCEL WANDERS FOR MOOOI
SCHIEDAM, NETHERLANDS

HÖVDING INVISIBLE CYCLE HELMET
HÖVDING, MALMÖ, SWEDEN

JAWBONE JAMBOX
YVES BÉHAR, FUSEPROJECT, SAN FRANCISCO, USA

THE LEARNING THERMOSTAT
NEST, PALO ALTO, USA

MINE KAFON
MASSOUD HASSANI, EINDHOVEN, NERTHERLANDS

THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC TORCH
EDWARD BARBER AND JAY OSGERBY.
COMISSIONED BY THE LONDON ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES

ORB-IT
BLACK AND DECKER, MARYLAND, USA

SHADE
SIMON HEIJDENS, LONDON, UK

SOLAR SINTER
MARKUS KAYSER STUDIO, LONDON, UK

THIXOTROPE
TROIKA, LONDON, UK

TMA-1 HEADPHONES
KIBiSi for AIAIAI

TOTEM
BETHAN LAURA WOOD IN COLLABORATION WITH PIETRO VIERO

WHITE COLLECTION
VILLE KOKKONEN, FINLAND

TRANSPORT

AUTOLIB'
SOCIÉTÉ AUTOLIB' SAS AND BERTRAND DELANOË, MAYOR OF PARIS, FRANCE

BIKE HANGER
MANIFESTO ARCHITECTURE, NEW YORK, USA

MIA ELECTRIC CAR
MURAT GUENAK AND DAVID WILKIE, MIA ELECTRIC

RE-DESIGN FOR THE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE
HELEN HAMLYN CENTRE FOR DESIGN AND VEHICLE DESIGN DEPARTMENT, ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, LONDON, UK

TAURUS ELECTRO G4
PIPISTREL DOO AJDOVSCINA, SLOVENIA

T27 CAR
GORDAN MURRAY DESIGN, SURREY, UK

787 DREAMLINER
BOEING, ILLINOIS, USA

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