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Google’s new phone case is beautiful—and it’s made out of water bottles

Sustainable products can also be easy on the eye.

Your kitchen is about to change forever. Here’s what it could look like

This provocative concept by Future Facility can’t come soon enough.

Why Is Tech Obsessed With Smart Kitchens?

Good news! You can now Instagram your crushed ice cubes from a fridge that costs more than your car.

Free Laundry Machines Could Be A Key To Boosting School Attendance

When Whirlpool first donated washers and dryers to low-income schools, chronically absent kids started showing up an average of two more days per month. A new partnership with Teach for America will expand the program’s reach even further.

The Top 5 Ads Of (Last) Week: Cannes Lions Grand Prix Edition

A banking sci-fi film, Burger King hacks the Home, Whirlpool goes to school, Adidas isn’t finished, and Channel 4 gets superhuman.

Study: Good Design Is Good For Business

A new analysis by the Design Management Institute concludes that design-driven businesses have outperformed the S&P by a whopping 228% over the past 10 years.

4 Innovation Strategies From Big Companies That Act Like Startups

Established companies have a reputation for being way too bureaucratic to be innovative. But taking a page from startup culture, some have figured out how to become agile and fast-moving despite their size, Soren Kaplan writes.

6 Keys For Turning Your Company Into A Design Powerhouse

Integrating design into your company involves more than just hiring superstar designers. It takes a long-term commitment and developing a culture that brings everyone up to speed, writes Motiv’s Jeneanne Rae.

Simple Genius: A Kitchen Sink That Doubles As A Dishwasher

A clever concept by Ahhaproject lets you clean a sink full of dirty dinner plates at the press of a button.

Home Appliance Energy, Water Efficiency Standards Could Save 5 Trillion Gallons of Water

Most Innovative Companies in the Red Dot Design Awards

The Home Energy Management Market Heats Up

From startups to heavyweights, companies are betting that energy management will be the next big thing–a market worth $171 billion by 2014.

Most Innovative Companies – Consumer Products

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Whirlpool to Produce 1 Million Smart Grid-Compatible Dryers by 2011

The Secrets Behind Great Design: IDSA Announces Catalyst Case Study Winners

The Secrets Behind Great Design: IDSA Announces Catalyst Case Study Winners

Career Advice from Chuck Jones, VP of Global Consumer Design at Whirlpool

Whirlpool’s Smart Fridges Get Smarter