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

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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.

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.

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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.

Impact

Which cities make it easiest to commute without a car?

Impact

This healthcare giant invests millions in affordable housing to keep people healthy

Impact

This city is using a “Goat Fund Me” to pay for goats to make it safe from wildfires

Creativity

President Trump can’t spell and Burger King is clowning on him for it

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Gillette targets toxic masculinity in a new campaign–but still advertises on Fox News

Creativity

Your Netflix subscription is getting a price hike–the biggest one in 12 years

Co.Design

See this eerie ghost town of castles, created by Turkey’s recession

Co.Design

Report: Retailers have zero clue what shoppers really want

Co.Design

Inside the $3 billion race to kill plastic

Work Life

Help! I want to pitch VCs but don’t want anyone stealing my idea

Work Life

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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

Which cities make it easiest to commute without a car?

This healthcare giant invests millions in affordable housing to keep people healthy

This city is using a “Goat Fund Me” to pay for goats to make it safe from wildfires

Creativity

President Trump can’t spell and Burger King is clowning on him for it

Gillette targets toxic masculinity in a new campaign–but still advertises on Fox News

Your Netflix subscription is getting a price hike–the biggest one in 12 years

Co.Design

See this eerie ghost town of castles, created by Turkey’s recession

Report: Retailers have zero clue what shoppers really want

Inside the $3 billion race to kill plastic

Work Life

Help! I want to pitch VCs but don’t want anyone stealing my idea

How I made ends meet as an unpaid intern (and why it was worth it)

How to dig yourself out of a creative rut