These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018 | Fast Company

Finalist:Workplace

IDEO Creative Difference

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David Aycan - Managing Director; Sean Tang - Quantitative Organization Designer; Joshua Lavra - Product Lead; Lauren Carter - Product Manager; Sophie Chow - UX Designer; Josh Schwartzman - Software Developer; Dave Kaplan - Software Developer; Marco Segreto - Software Developer; Diana Lyman - Sales and Marketing Director; Anthony Stimola - Senior Designer

Honorable Mention:Products

SOG Multi-tools

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Teams from SOG Specialty Knives and Tools and IDEO

Honorable Mention:Timeless Design

Heartstream Forerunner Defibrillator

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Teams from Heartstream and IDEO

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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.

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

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.

Dyson’s latest product is a $550 hair curler

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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.

There’s even a Warby Parker of towels now

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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.

What the healthcare industry could learn from Lyft and Airbnb

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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.

The future of web design is less, not more

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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.

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

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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.

Dieter Rams wants Silicon Valley to stop

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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.

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

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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.

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

Impact

This Gates-backed, MIT-based biotech company solves a key vaccination problem

The real reason your company might not do COVID testing: The cost

Corporate consolidation could spell trouble for COVID-19 vaccine production

News

Thanksgiving travel hits record numbers, despite COVID warnings

Snapchat is launching its answer to TikTok

Skipping Black Friday sales because of COVID-19 this year? You’re not alone

Co.Design

This new book on the Sistine Chapel costs $22,000

Why this Vancouver suburb is putting 950 new homes right next to a farm

Black Friday is notorious for terrible impulse buys. What if we just skipped it this year?

Work Life

The psychological benefits of writing by hand

3 tricks for dealing with annoying coworkers remotely

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