Co.Design

Sweater weather is here, but read this before you buy anything cashmere

Everlane and other brands are nixing virgin cashmere for a recycled variety, citing environmental problems with the fabric.

The most beautiful map of fall foliage we’ve ever seen

Airlines can’t agree about whether seats should have screens

Will your next flight have a screen or not? The industry is divided.

The outrageous, deeply sexist history of the pantsuit

From the first female congresswoman elected in 1917 to the four women who will take the stage tonight during the latest presidential debate, dressing as a political candidate has never been simple.

These algae tiles can turn any building into a pollution-scrubbing machine

Thanks to algae’s natural talent for sucking pollutants and toxins out of water, the tiles offer a passive, accessible way to clean wastewater.

Now you can wear a melting glacier

Canada Goose’s latest line features images of the places already being ravaged by climate change.

Robots have skin now. This is fine

A new project created synthetic skin that works much like our own nervous system, opening the door to new, safer, more empathetic robots.

Why people associate ‘cold’ with luxury products

What’s cooler than being cool? Ice cold.

Dear Apple and Google: It’s time to stop releasing a new phone every year

“I don’t think it’s sustainable. But currently, nobody wants to admit it.”

It seems like every city wants to be “smart.” Not all of them are succeeding

A huge survey of more than 100 cities looks at how efforts to connect urban centers are going—and how citizens themselves feel about them.

The London Underground’s beloved textiles are being rereleased for anyone to buy

The 156-year-old train network is famed for its “moquettes,” or carpeted textiles. One design studio is working to reimagine the archival patterns for today.

An ode to Japan’s vibrant, influential graphic design culture

Nearly a century of branding, advertising, and graphic art are showcased in a new exhibit celebrating Japanese designers.

Can’t find jeans that fit? This startup will custom-make your next pair for you

No more tight waistbands, or too-wide shoulders.

What operating rooms can teach us about ‘calm’ design

Proprio’s Evie Powell shares what she’s learned about not bombarding users by creating new VR tools for surgeons.

How the Extinction Rebellion got its powerful, unsettling logo

It’s a symbol for the age of mass extinction.

Dyson is canceling its ambitious electric car project

Billions of dollars in development later, Dyson will end its plan to produce an EV by 2021.

Away is going after Americans (and their love of carry-ons) with its new bags

Away found that 50% of Americans only travel with soft-shell suitcases. So it made one.

5 affordable ways to bring Bauhaus design home

These Bauhaus-inspired products celebrate the 100-year anniversary of arguably the most influential design school of the 20th century.

The button that could fix one of Facebook’s biggest problems

New research offers a simple solution to help people parse fact from fiction.