Floating schools and folding helmets: eight amazing designs

Highlights from the 2014 design of the year awards shortlist, compiled by London's Design Museum

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THE Design Museum in east London has unveiled 76 candidates for its prestigious design of the year awards 2014. The list includes a floating school, a fold-away helmet, and a modular mobile phone that could last you for the rest of your life.

The shortlist also includes radical designs from the architect Zaha Hadid, designer Tracy Neuls, and fashion designer Miuccia Prada.

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