Death isn’t pretty. But some designers have at least managed to give it a romantic sheen, offering alternatives to a hulking casket or gaudy urn. I was particularly struck by design student Margaux Ruyant’s Poetree, a funeral urn ...READ»
Mint is a robot that propels itself around your floors, mopping up dirt at the press of a button -- which means that even really lazy slobs don't have an excuse anymore.READ»
An unusually diverse group of men and women will judge this year's IDEA Awards, as the organization seeks to retool its mission. Not too late to enter: Deadline has been extended to Feb. 15.READ»
The greatest design innovations invariably have a story behind them: the insight that led to a radical new way to solve a problem, the failure that led to a breakthrough, the serendipity where colliding forces led to a profound ...READ»
The design world is no longer dominated by large design agencies of 100, 200, or even 500 employees. We are now witnessing studios with 10, 20, or 30 people consistently delivering top quality design and in a very different way. READ»
The IDEA Awards are supposed to represent the most cutting-edge industrial design. So why do some of the winners feel like they're nine years old?READ»
One of the biggest complaints designers in consumer product companies have is that their organization's engineers just don't ‘get' design. That, they would argue, is why so many products--especially in consumer electronics--are so ...READ»
I am not a slave to design. I have an embarrassingly low tech cell phone. Carry a functional, non-designer handbag. Do not wear cool, Kazuo Kawasaki glasses. But I'm in love with my cleverly-designed water bottle. It's the envy of ...READ»
Back in November, representatives from most of the major U.S. design organizations, from architecture to graphics to interiors met in D.C. to find a way for design to have a greater role in the incoming Obama ...READ»
