These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

Honorable Mention:Products

JAQ Hybrid

Aruliden

See Credits

Johan Liden, CCO; Brett Tom, Director of Industrial Design; Stephen Christopher, Director of Industrial Design; Eric Call, Industrial Designer; Danvu Nguyen, Industrial Designer; Kyle Laidlaw, Junior Industrial Designer.

Honorable Mention:Products

MoMA Dip Scoop

Aruliden

See Credits

Johan Liden, CCO; Felix De Voss, Design Director; Nick Burrows, Associate Director, Industrial Design; Eric Call, Industrial Designer

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All Stories In Innovation By Design

Co.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.

Co.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.

Innovation By Design

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.

Innovation By Design

There’s even a Warby Parker of towels now

Weezie wants to shake up a mundane industry with design.

Innovation By 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.

Innovation By Design

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.

Innovation By Design

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.

Innovation By Design

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.

Innovation By Design

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

Here’s how the footprint of the plant-based Impossible Burger compares to beef

Impact

White people cause the most pollution, but people of color suffer the most from it

Impact

Sweetgreen is redesigning school lunches to make them more healthy–and more fun

Creativity

Tavi Gevinson’s impression of Elizabeth Holmes is bloody good

Creativity

Miller Lite mocked Dilly Dilly this morning with a new ad but Bud Light already has a response–and you can see it here

Creativity

You have to see this Cheetos-themed mansion, a real thing that actually exists

Co.Design

Dyson’s $600 task lamp is the closest you’ll get to natural light indoors

Co.Design

McDonald’s new HQ makes it look more like a wellness startup

Co.Design

This new startup makes affordable outdoor furniture–out of ocean plastic

Work Life

5 ways to give yourself more time when it feels like there’s never enough

Work Life

This is the one simple act that helps me be more creative

Work Life

Honorable Mention:Products

Aruliden

Honorable Mention:Products

Aruliden

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

Here’s how the footprint of the plant-based Impossible Burger compares to beef

White people cause the most pollution, but people of color suffer the most from it

Sweetgreen is redesigning school lunches to make them more healthy–and more fun

Creativity

Tavi Gevinson’s impression of Elizabeth Holmes is bloody good

Miller Lite mocked Dilly Dilly this morning with a new ad but Bud Light already has a response–and you can see it here

You have to see this Cheetos-themed mansion, a real thing that actually exists

Co.Design

Dyson’s $600 task lamp is the closest you’ll get to natural light indoors

McDonald’s new HQ makes it look more like a wellness startup

This new startup makes affordable outdoor furniture–out of ocean plastic

Work Life

5 ways to give yourself more time when it feels like there’s never enough

This is the one simple act that helps me be more creative

Why you need unlike-minded people on your team (and 3 ways to get them)