These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

Honorable Mention:Space, Places, and Cities

Global HOPE

CannonDesign

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Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative at Texas Children’s Hospital (BIPAI), Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, and CannonDesign

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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

This free app tracks the air quality around you in real time

Impact

How “Ban the Box” has helped (and hurt) the job prospects of people with criminal records

Impact

Ikea wants to clean up India’s skies by turning waste into products

Creativity

“Ringleaders, followers, and dipsh-ts:” Sarah Silverman on that Nazi prom photo

Creativity

Here’s how to download your Facebook archives, if you suddenly want to do that

Creativity

Producer Jason Blum isn’t hiring white dudes for his Amazon series

Co.Design

Stop everything: You can get Ikea’s meatballs delivered now

Co.Design

There’s even a Keurig for booze now

Co.Design

Disaster relief is dangerously broken. Can AI fix it?

Work Life

How to tell your friends and family that you’ve been laid off

Work Life

Our image of an entrepreneur desperately needs an update–here’s how we change it

Work Life

Honorable Mention:Space, Places, and Cities

CannonDesign

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 free app tracks the air quality around you in real time

How “Ban the Box” has helped (and hurt) the job prospects of people with criminal records

Ikea wants to clean up India’s skies by turning waste into products

Creativity

“Ringleaders, followers, and dipsh-ts:” Sarah Silverman on that Nazi prom photo

Here’s how to download your Facebook archives, if you suddenly want to do that

Producer Jason Blum isn’t hiring white dudes for his Amazon series

Co.Design

Stop everything: You can get Ikea’s meatballs delivered now

There’s even a Keurig for booze now

Disaster relief is dangerously broken. Can AI fix it?

Work Life

How to tell your friends and family that you’ve been laid off

Our image of an entrepreneur desperately needs an update–here’s how we change it

How to talk to your boss so she’ll respect you