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Jeanne Gang is creating a better future by building on the past

Fast Company Magazine

Jeanne Gang is creating a better future by building on the past

Co.Design

How New York’s hippest architects are reimagining communal space for the post-Covid era

How New York’s hippest architects are reimagining communal space for the post-Covid era

I hate myself for loving this whimsical VW bus pontoon boat

I hate myself for loving this whimsical VW bus pontoon boat

The American West is running out of water—and Big Oil, of all things, can help fix it

The American West is running out of water—and Big Oil, of all things, can help fix it

Fast Company Magazine

Jeanne Gang is creating a better future by building on the past

Jeanne Gang is creating a better future by building on the past

This new platform lets you buy shares of blue-chip paintings. Is it a wise investment?

This new platform lets you buy shares of blue-chip paintings. Is it a wise investment?

Beyond AOC’s ‘Tax the Rich’ dress: 5 acts of fashion provocation that changed history

Beyond AOC’s ‘Tax the Rich’ dress: 5 acts of fashion provocation that changed history

Toilet paper really is terrible for the planet. Here’s what you can do about it

Toilet paper really is terrible for the planet. Here’s what you can do about it

This collaboration aims to make dream homes for the 99%

This collaboration aims to make dream homes for the 99%

See the Black-centered design motif Nordstrom, Sonos, and The Inside can’t get enough of

See the Black-centered design motif Nordstrom, Sonos, and The Inside can’t get enough of

Astronauts can build cosmic concrete from moon dust, pee, and their own blood

Astronauts can build cosmic concrete from moon dust, pee, and their own blood

Ikea launches a massive collection for gamers—including the weirdest product it has ever made

Ikea launches a massive collection for gamers—including the weirdest product it has ever made

This magic room charges your phone as soon as you walk in

This magic room charges your phone as soon as you walk in

This device sucks snot out of babies’ noses so parents don’t have to do it themselves

This device sucks snot out of babies’ noses so parents don’t have to do it themselves

The phenomenal story of how Christo wrapped the Arc de Triomphe in 270,000 square feet of fabric

The phenomenal story of how Christo wrapped the Arc de Triomphe in 270,000 square feet of fabric

The most successful companies infuse their business with design. Now they need to think bigger

The most successful companies infuse their business with design. Now they need to think bigger

This FDA-authorized necklace is designed to prevent brain injuries in athletes

This FDA-authorized necklace is designed to prevent brain injuries in athletes

Stitch Fix wants to revolutionize e-commerce—by treating it like an old-school department store

Stitch Fix wants to revolutionize e-commerce—by treating it like an old-school department store

Paging cat people! This apartment building is a love letter to feline friends

Paging cat people! This apartment building is a love letter to feline friends

The world’s most creative people have this one thing in common

The world’s most creative people have this one thing in common

Meet the visionary designer behind AOC’s Tax the Rich dress

Meet the visionary designer behind AOC’s Tax the Rich dress

The American West is running out of water—and Big Oil, of all things, can help fix it

The American West is running out of water—and Big Oil, of all things, can help fix it

How New York’s hippest architects are reimagining communal space for the post-Covid era

How New York’s hippest architects are reimagining communal space for the post-Covid era

See the Black-centered design motif Nordstrom, Sonos, and The Inside can’t get enough of

See the Black-centered design motif Nordstrom, Sonos, and The Inside can’t get enough of

The most successful companies infuse their business with design. Now they need to think bigger

The most successful companies infuse their business with design. Now they need to think bigger

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How New York’s hippest architects are reimagining communal space for the post-Covid era

For Roman and Williams, the design team behind Ace Brooklyn, being original means looking both to the past and the future.

How New York’s hippest architects are reimagining communal space for the post-Covid era

I hate myself for loving this whimsical VW bus pontoon boat

This is my way of going off the grid.

I hate myself for loving this whimsical VW bus pontoon boat

The American West is running out of water—and Big Oil, of all things, can help fix it

It’s time to repurpose our oil and gas infrastructure to do something good for the planet: transport water to the parched West.

The American West is running out of water—and Big Oil, of all things, can help fix it

Fast Company Magazine

Jeanne Gang is creating a better future by building on the past

The internationally renowned Chicago-based architect is transforming neglected old structures into modern marvels.

Jeanne Gang is creating a better future by building on the past

This new platform lets you buy shares of blue-chip paintings. Is it a wise investment?

Put more bluntly: Will it help you get rich? Probably not.

This new platform lets you buy shares of blue-chip paintings. Is it a wise investment?

Beyond AOC’s ‘Tax the Rich’ dress: 5 acts of fashion provocation that changed history

Social change needs its visual forms. Fashion is one of them.

Beyond AOC’s ‘Tax the Rich’ dress: 5 acts of fashion provocation that changed history

Toilet paper really is terrible for the planet. Here’s what you can do about it

No, you don’t have to stop wiping.

Toilet paper really is terrible for the planet. Here’s what you can do about it

This collaboration aims to make dream homes for the 99%

These cheaper custom homes combine prefab, virtual reality, and the touch of an architect.

This collaboration aims to make dream homes for the 99%

See the Black-centered design motif Nordstrom, Sonos, and The Inside can’t get enough of

Sixteen years ago, Sheila Bridges revamped the iconic toile pattern to celebrate Black culture. Today, you can find it at several major retailers and The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

See the Black-centered design motif Nordstrom, Sonos, and The Inside can’t get enough of

Astronauts can build cosmic concrete from moon dust, pee, and their own blood

It’s not really that gross. It’s just history repeating itself.

Astronauts can build cosmic concrete from moon dust, pee, and their own blood

Ikea launches a massive collection for gamers—including the weirdest product it has ever made

See more than 30 new products, from chairs to neck cushions.

Ikea launches a massive collection for gamers—including the weirdest product it has ever made

This magic room charges your phone as soon as you walk in

Researchers have built a wireless charging room that can power a lamp, a fan, and a smartphone, no matter where in the room they’re located.

This magic room charges your phone as soon as you walk in

This device sucks snot out of babies’ noses so parents don’t have to do it themselves

Frida gives the snot sucker a high-tech upgrade.

This device sucks snot out of babies’ noses so parents don’t have to do it themselves

The phenomenal story of how Christo wrapped the Arc de Triomphe in 270,000 square feet of fabric

Inside the $16.5 million installation.

The phenomenal story of how Christo wrapped the Arc de Triomphe in 270,000 square feet of fabric

The most successful companies infuse their business with design. Now they need to think bigger

Read Debbie Millman’s exclusive foreword to our new book ‘Fast Company Innovation by Design: Creative Ideas That Transform The Way We Live and Work,’ available now for pre-order.

The most successful companies infuse their business with design. Now they need to think bigger

This FDA-authorized necklace is designed to prevent brain injuries in athletes

In the future, all athletes may wear neck bands.

This FDA-authorized necklace is designed to prevent brain injuries in athletes

Stitch Fix wants to revolutionize e-commerce—by treating it like an old-school department store

Stitch Fix is known for its curated boxes, but it’s rolling out a whole new shopping experience.

Stitch Fix wants to revolutionize e-commerce—by treating it like an old-school department store

Paging cat people! This apartment building is a love letter to feline friends

A London architect covered a building in cats and created a fictional backstory in order to change the neighborhood’s narrative.

Paging cat people! This apartment building is a love letter to feline friends

The world’s most creative people have this one thing in common

Researchers used artificial intelligence to study the careers of 4,500 directors, 70,000 scientists, and 2,000 artists. The most successful among them share an important trait.

The world’s most creative people have this one thing in common

Meet the visionary designer behind AOC’s Tax the Rich dress

Aurora James, the designer behind Brother Vellies, has spent her career advocating for economic equality.

Meet the visionary designer behind AOC’s Tax the Rich dress

Impact

‘Scope 3 emissions’: what they are and why companies must start reporting them

How U.S. taxes on the wealthy have taken a 70-year slide away from progressive taxation

This roadmap shows how the U.S. can cut emissions in half by 2030

News

When can children get the COVID vaccine? Good Pfizer-BioNTech results could mean fast timeline

What’s happening with Evergrande? China’s real-estate debt crisis rattles stock markets

Lego’s newest adventure-filled ad shows how creative play can solve real-world problems

Co.Design

How New York’s hippest architects are reimagining communal space for the post-Covid era

I hate myself for loving this whimsical VW bus pontoon boat

The American West is running out of water—and Big Oil, of all things, can help fix it

Work Life

One unlikely culprit to burnout? Your lack of laziness

After a year of loss, grief support should be a permanent benefit

5 ways to reboot your résumé this fall