Co.Design

It’s time to regulate fashion the way we regulate the oil industry

France now has an “unofficial fashion minister” tackling the massive pollution produced by the fashion sector. Other governments should follow suit.

In the home of the future, every surface is an interface

A UX magician maps a VR world over his apartment to create an entirely new interactive environment. Could your home be next?

Could this gorgeous electric plane be the Tesla of the skies?

It may be a concept, but it has some good ideas to consider.

The most common way to demolish a building is also the most wasteful

As high-rises increasingly reach their use-by date, they need to be dismantled carefully—not just blown up.

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.