Fast Company’s sixth annual Innovation By Design Awards drew more than 2,500 submissions. The 299 honorees, chosen by expert judges in 13 categories, represent the best products, services, interfaces, and ideas of 2017. Read on and get inspired.
Items geared toward mass consumers and niche markets.
Winners
Futurecraft 4D
Adidas' Futurecraft 4D sneakers feature soles made from a liquid plastic material that can be customized to a runner's needs.
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Finalists
Coding Awbie
Osmo's augmented reality learning platform for kids.
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Daydream View
The Daydream View is a headset and controller for experiencing high-quality, immersive virtual reality with mobile phones.
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Dough Universe
From toy company Technology Will Save Us, Dough Universe teaches kids about technology through electronic play dough.
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Google Home
Google's smart speaker and home assistant.
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IKEA Smart Lighting
IKEA's wireless smart lights--including LED bulbs, lighting panels, and doors--are dimmable, switch from cold to warm light, and can be remotely controlled.
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Jamboard
Google's collaborative, digital whiteboard that allows teams to share ideas in real time.
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Kuri
A smart home robot, featuring a security camera, a Bluetooth speaker, and a winning personality.
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Levi’s Commuter
A jacket designed for urban commuting. By connecting with your mobile device through touch, it allows commuters to use mobile phones hands-free.
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LINK AKC
A smart dog collar.
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Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4%
A high-performance running shoe designed for the needs of world-class marathon runners.
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Oculus Touch
A pair of tracked wireless controllers that deliver hand presence—the feeling that your VR hands are actually your own.
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Ori
A robotic furniture system from Ori and Fuseproject.
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OTHR
3D-printed home goods developed by leading designers from around the world.
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Pacific Chair
A minimalist office chair from Vitra and British design studio Barber & Osgerby.
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Pro Hijab
Nike's breathable, lightweight performance hijab for Muslim women athletes.
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Ripple
A wearable device meant to make it easier to meet new people.
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Suzy Snooze
An all-in-one smart nightlight, sleep trainer, and baby monitor, created by BleepBleeps.
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The Nebia Shower System
A shower system that's designed to save users thousands of gallons of water a year.
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The Roadster
A premium motorcycle design from the brand Vanguard.
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The Willow Pump
An all-in-one smart breast pump that works inside a bra, collects milk in an internal bag, and tracks volume through an app, without any dangling cords or bottles.
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Well
Well is a home water conservation system that teaches people how to use their household water more efficiently.
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Woobi Play
Woobi Play is an anti-pollution mask for children ages 6 and older. It filters at least 95% of dangerous airborne particulate matter.
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Zones
A series of office furniture products, including seating, tables, screens, easels, and accessories.
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Honorable Mentions
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A new LED light from Plumen that emits a soft, warm glow.
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Abode DIY Security System
A simple, affordable home security system, consisting of a hub, a motion-detecting camera, two door and window sensors, a key fob, and a mobile app, all wireless and easy to assemble without tools.
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Amp
Designed to improve communication between Lyft drivers and riders, Amp is a multifunctional and programmable two-sided LED display that sits on a Lyft driver's dashboard and conveys various messages by changing color.
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Aristotle
A voice-activated smart baby monitor powered by Mattel.
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Buoy
A smart home device for managing household water use, from Buoy Labs.
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Caavo
Caavo unifies home entertainment by merging pay TV, streaming, and gaming into a single sleek device.
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Casper Dog Mattress
A mattress designed with canines’ natural behaviors in mind.
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Core
Norton Core is a secure Wi-Fi router for the connected home.
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Cubetto
An interactive playset that makes the core concepts of coding, like algorithms and debugging, simple and tangible.
Echo Look
Amazon's hands-free camera that functions as an artificially intelligent style assistant, letting you take 360-degree view photos of your daily outfits using voice commands.
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Edge
Movado’s Edge watch is a contemporary evolution of the Museum Dial watch created for MoMA in 1947.
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ElliQ
An artificially intelligent companion for older adults.
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eSight 3
A wearable device that restores sight to the legally blind and those with low vision.
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First Period Kit
LOLA's First Period Kit is a keepsake box filled with menstruation products and an e-book, designed to educate prepubescent girls about their bodies.
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Flexible Living
Bang & Olufsen's Flexible Living is a collection of wireless, portable home audio and entertainment devices.
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Giroptic iO
Giroptic iO is a 360-degree camera that lets you shoot immersive 4K still photos and enhanced 2K video, share on social networks, and live-stream.
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GoTenna Mesh
A device that allows off-grid communication by pairing to your smartphone via Bluetooth and using the goTenna app to communicate with other goTennas up to several miles away.
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Guardian S
A surveillance and inspection robot that can traverse challenging terrain and enable two-way, real-time video, voice, and data communication.
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Here One
Smart earbuds that augment the sound around you.
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K780
Logitech's wireless keyboard, which allows users to switch between three connected devices.
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Molekule
Molekule is an indoor purifier designed to break down and eliminate pollutants at a molecular level.
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NanoGrid
BioLite's NanoGrid is a line of modular, rechargeable lanterns and string lights for off-grid outdoor lighting.
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PlayStation VR
PlayStation's VR gaming platform.
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Plume Wi-Fi Pods
Smart, cloud-powered Wi-Fi pods that plug into power outlets and provide connectivity in any room of the home.
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Polarity Collection
Magnetic wall accessories for the workplace.
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POP Smart Button
Logitech's Pop Smart Button let you execute common smart home commands—like turning on and off lights, locking doors, and playing music—with the press of a single button, eliminating the need for a collection of remotes.
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R16
A light fixture built from its own packaging.
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RaceYa
Customizable, radio-controlled toy race cars that teach kids about science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Runwell Turntable
A turntable designed for the vinyl resurgence.
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Self Journal
The Self Journal is a daily planner and notebook designed to maximize productivity.
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Smart Remote
A smart remote control that adapts to any device in the home, eliminating the need for multiple remotes.
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Snooz
SNOOZ is an Internet of Things-connected white noise machine designed to improve your sleep.
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Surface Dial
A peripheral tool for the creative process, designed to optimize your digital workflow when using Microsoft Surface.
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Tascent InSight One
An iris and face recognition system that uses biometric technology to verify people's identity at airports, border crossings, and secure facilities.
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The Bigger Carry-On
Away's Bigger Carry-On is a spacious suitcase designed to fit in major airlines' overhead compartments.
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The Frame
Designed by fuseproject for Samsung, The Frame is a television that turns into a sensor-based digital wall art display when not in use.
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The Rapture VR System
Hardware that runs The VOID, a series of destination VR gaming facilities.
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Wave Work Assist Vehicle
From Crown, a work assist vehicle that increases productivity and reduces risks associated with ladder work and other manual labor.
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Waytap
Fizzics's Waytap is a personal beer dispenser designed to improve the taste of canned or bottled beer.
