Co.Design

In Arizona, a case study in how architecture can adapt to climate change

Innovative architectural practices will become increasingly necessary in coming years. Here’s how one architecture firm did it.

This home improvement brand now sells high fashion. It’s surprisingly good

Fiskars fanboys: you can now wear the brand known for its iconic scissors.

McKinsey’s new Tokyo office is a perfect architectural metaphor

Look all you want, but you can’t see in.

Shop online? Your packages may have toxins hiding in plain sight

Brands plaster their packaging with logos and designs to improve the unboxing experience, but the inks they use often contain VOCs that are bad for the environment.

Hero dad turns his son’s sketch into a real dresser

The Outsider Art Fair is the wacky escapism we all need right now

Ceramics get a futuristic makeover

3D printed molds allow for infinitely customizable pottery designs. It’s the future of domestic design that we want.

Unlike Ikea, this easy-to-assemble couch won’t test your relationship

Save the relationship tests for Ikea. This couch doesn’t have extra parts, need extra tools, or cause extra headaches.

Move over, princesses. These girls’ clothing brands glorify science

It’ll take more than space-themed dresses to break through gender stereotypes. But since clothes are an early form of self-expression, they’re not a bad place to start.

Can a shoe make you run too fast? Nike may find out the hard way

Nike’s Vaporfly shoes are so fast, they might get banned from the Olympics.

The one thing employees really want in a workspace

53% of professionals in a recent survey claim they need this one thing to stay engaged on the job. No, it’s not a beer tap.

Designers reimagine the iconic logos of Apple, Twitter, and more

Are they hot, or not?

Housing in SF is so bleak, this developer wants to build underground ‘sleeping pods’

It’s like a hostel crossed with a garden apartment—and don’t even think about bringing a love interest home.

Everything you think you know about minimalism is wrong

Kyle Chayka’s new book, ‘The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism,’ investigates how the striking design principle has been commodified into a superficial trend.

Board-game design is thriving

In Germany, the home of modern board-gaming, the industry has grown by over 40% in the past five years. Here’s why.

Instagrammers rejoice: A face filter for your clothes is here

The iconic white T-shirt gets a 21st-century update.

Low-CO2 food labeling will be the next ‘low fat’ craze

Meat substitute Quorn is about to start labeling the carbon footprint of its foods. This could change the way we shop forever.

What’s the carbon footprint of your closet? This handy tool will tell you

Changing how you buy and care for clothes makes a bigger environmental impact than you think.

The perfect ergonomic keyboard is here

The heaviest computer users accumulate up to 3 million keystrokes and 17 miles of mousing a year. Enter the Logitech ERGO K860.