09-30-20

The best home innovations in 2020

See all the honorees of Fast Company’s 2020 Innovation by Design Awards in the Home category.

By Fast Company1 minute Read

Winner

[Photo: Bearaby]

Bearaby Tree Napper
Bearaby
A weighted blanket that’s filled with Tencel fabric weights, instead of plastic, to promote a good night’s sleep without damaging the environment

Finalists

[Photo: Our Place]

The Always Pan
Our Place

[Photo: Ammunition]

Ammunition x Gantri
Ammunition

[Photo: Dyson]

Dyson Pure Humidify+Cool
Dyson

[Photo: Flo Technologies]

Flo by Moen Smart Water Detector
Flo Technologies

[Photo: Truman’s]

Home Care Membership Bundle
Truman’s

[Photo: Branch Creative]

Ode
Branch Creative

[Photo: Samsung Electronics America]

The Sero TV
Samsung Electronics America

Honorable Mentions

[Photo: Behr]

Behr Simple Pour
Behr Paint Company

[Photo: HB+A Architects]

Box Factory
HB+A Architects

[Photo: Fuseproject]

Coway Icon Air Purifier
Fuseproject and Coway Design Center

[Photo: Dyson]

Dyson Lightcycle Morph
Dyson

[Photo: Food52]

Five Two
Food52

[Photo: GE Appliances]

GE Appliances Microwave Kitchen Hub
GE Appliances

[Photo: Beijing Puppy Robotics]

Hachi Infinite
Beijing Puppy Robotics

[Photo: Henrybuilt]

Primary Objects
Henrybuilt

[Photo: Minimal]

Skip Hop Sit-to-Step High Chair
Minimal

[Photo: Span.IO]

Span Smart Panel
Span.IO

[Photo: Astro Studios]

Stokke Clikk High Chair
Astro Studios

[Photo: Space10]

The Urban Village Project
Space10

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