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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Innovation By Design

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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A former NFL player is turning this abandoned building into an eco-village

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As companies try to address racism, a generic response is no longer enough

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5 takeaways from MacKenzie Scott’s giving $1.7 billion in support for social justice causes

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This new app from choreographer Benjamin Millepied lets you train at home with some of dance’s biggest stars

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You need to see all of these amazing ‘Umbrella Academy’ season 2 title cards

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Beyond Meat’s first-ever TV commercial features Octavia Spencer asking, ‘What if?’

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Have to fly? You definitely need this airplane seat cover

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Meet the Youtuber who’s schooling developers on how blind people really use tech

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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

A former NFL player is turning this abandoned building into an eco-village

As companies try to address racism, a generic response is no longer enough

5 takeaways from MacKenzie Scott’s giving $1.7 billion in support for social justice causes

Creativity

This new app from choreographer Benjamin Millepied lets you train at home with some of dance’s biggest stars

You need to see all of these amazing ‘Umbrella Academy’ season 2 title cards

Beyond Meat’s first-ever TV commercial features Octavia Spencer asking, ‘What if?’

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Have to fly? You definitely need this airplane seat cover

Meet the Youtuber who’s schooling developers on how blind people really use tech

Why people should stop designing prosthetics that look realistic—and start designing ones that work

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