These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

Winner:General Excellence

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Charle Broskoski - Co-founder and CEO; Chris Barley - Co-founder and Marketing Lead; Daniel Pianetti - Co-founder and Product; Lead Chris Sherron - Co-founder and Design Lead; Damon Zucconi - Co-founder and CTO; Meg Miller - Editor; Leo Shaw - Communications

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Marcus Engman is leaving Ikea to run a consultancy that convinces companies to spend their marketing budget on what matters: design.

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After six years and $31 million in development, Dyson is launching the Airwrap, a device that creates ringlets using a bit of aerospace-inspired physics.

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The five-year-old brand’s founder is focused on giving back to his native New Orleans and putting it on the map of fashion-forward cities.

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There’s even a Warby Parker of towels now

Weezie wants to shake up a mundane industry with design.

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What the healthcare industry could learn from Lyft and Airbnb

The sharing economy is built upon service and interaction designs that engender interpersonal trust. Healthcare organizations could learn from it.

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The future of web design is less, not more

Low-Tech Magazine’s new website is solar-powered, which means it goes offline in cloudy weather.

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This building’s giant sundial shows how much energy it’s making

It’s one of the most efficient buildings in the country–but its most unique design feature might be the 40-foot-tall installation in the atrium.

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Dieter Rams wants Silicon Valley to stop

In Gary Hustwit’s highly anticipated new documentary “Rams,” the legendary industrial designer indicts the world he helped create.

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This long-lost Eames design is being produced for the first time

In the 1940s, radio companies rejected the Eameses’ designs as being “too modern.” Not anymore.

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Sick of midcentury modern? Here’s where to buy today’s best design

Skip the spindly leg sofas and knockoff Eames chairs, and try these shopping destinations instead.

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This new ‘net zero’ standard is designed to create climate pledges that aren’t greenwashing

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Striking workers at Kellogg’s just got a new addition to their picket line: Labor Secretary Marty Walsh

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Scientists finally measured the shocking percentage of fast food that contains harmful chemicals

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This $13 nasal mister is a promising tool to battle COVID-19

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All Stories In Innovation By Design

Design will kill marketing, says Ikea’s former design chief

Marcus Engman is leaving Ikea to run a consultancy that convinces companies to spend their marketing budget on what matters: design.

Dyson’s latest product is a $550 hair curler

After six years and $31 million in development, Dyson is launching the Airwrap, a device that creates ringlets using a bit of aerospace-inspired physics.

Meet Krewe, the eyewear brand that New Orleans (and Beyoncé) built

The five-year-old brand’s founder is focused on giving back to his native New Orleans and putting it on the map of fashion-forward cities.

There’s even a Warby Parker of towels now

Weezie wants to shake up a mundane industry with design.

What the healthcare industry could learn from Lyft and Airbnb

The sharing economy is built upon service and interaction designs that engender interpersonal trust. Healthcare organizations could learn from it.

The future of web design is less, not more

Low-Tech Magazine’s new website is solar-powered, which means it goes offline in cloudy weather.

This building’s giant sundial shows how much energy it’s making

It’s one of the most efficient buildings in the country–but its most unique design feature might be the 40-foot-tall installation in the atrium.

Dieter Rams wants Silicon Valley to stop

In Gary Hustwit’s highly anticipated new documentary “Rams,” the legendary industrial designer indicts the world he helped create.

This long-lost Eames design is being produced for the first time

In the 1940s, radio companies rejected the Eameses’ designs as being “too modern.” Not anymore.

Sick of midcentury modern? Here’s where to buy today’s best design

Skip the spindly leg sofas and knockoff Eames chairs, and try these shopping destinations instead.

Impact

This new ‘net zero’ standard is designed to create climate pledges that aren’t greenwashing

Striking workers at Kellogg’s just got a new addition to their picket line: Labor Secretary Marty Walsh

What does Neutral Milk Hotel think of the new Neutral milk?

News

Shiba Inu coin surges over 800%, finally surpassing rival token Dogecoin

Scientists finally measured the shocking percentage of fast food that contains harmful chemicals

Vaccines for kids are coming. Here are the most common symptoms reported after Pfizer doses

Co.Design

Exclusive: Adobe’s mind-blowing AI turns napkin sketches into cartoons

These sleek clothes can invisibly power your phone

This $13 nasal mister is a promising tool to battle COVID-19

Work Life

6 tips for growing your business with the flywheel model

Your employees are making empty promises because they’re short on this 1 thing

Dear founder: You don’t need to delegate everything