London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Mascots Announced

In Design Magazine

Creative agency iris has unveiled Wenlock (right)  and Mandeville (left), the mascots for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The two characters are based on blobs of steel used to make the girders for the Olympic stadium, and feature headlights derived from the hire light on London taxis.

Wenlock, the mascot of the Olympic Games, is named after the English town of Much Wenlock, which inspired Baron Pierre de Coubertin to found the modern Olympic movement.

Mandeville, the mascot of the Paralympics, is named after the town of Stoke Mandeville, the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.

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