Stanford D.school

Ideo's Newest Design Projects

Fast Company staff — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:45:05 -0500

Under David Kelley, Ideo has received more than 1,000 patents since 1978 and 346 design awards since 1991. Here are a few of the firm's many projects.

A rendering of the Stanford d.school's new facility, opening fall 2009

The i2i chair for Steelcase

The KickStart water pump (in Kenya)

A KP Medrite sash for Kaiser Permanente

The Launching Pad Lobby for Marriott TownePlace Suites

Ideo's David Kelley on "Design Thinking"

Linda Tischler — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:46:08 -0500

The smell of ramen noodles wafts over the Stanford d.school classroom as David Kelley settles into an oversize red leather armchair for a fireside chat with new students.

Three More Who Design for Society

Fast Company Staff — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:45:45 -0400

Ezio Manzini

An industrial-design professor at Politecnico di Milano, Manzini hatched many theories that underpin the movement to crack social problems with design. "Design is a powerful agent socially and environmentally," he says. Convinced that society needs "systemic change," Manzini -- who also works for the UN Environmental Program -- sees designers as "agents for sustainability."

Marcia Lausen