These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

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

See past winners: 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012

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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.

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

People fought for time off from work, so stop working so much

Impact

How the Robin Hood Foundation is fighting a hunger emergency in New York caused by the shutdown

Impact

Watch the flu spread across the U.S. in real time

Creativity

Brands are finally realizing they’ll never be 100% safe on YouTube

Creativity

R. Kelly officially charged with 10 counts of criminal sexual abuse

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Why “Black Panther” should absolutely win Best Picture at the Oscars

Co.Design

Why every restaurant has an illegible menu

Co.Design

Ikea hit with new class action lawsuit alleging age discrimination

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The Pope’s guards are 3D printing their helmets now

Work Life

Why older workers are the economy’s hidden asset

Work Life

How working for someone else helped me be a better entrepreneur

Work Life

Finalist:Workplace

Honorable Mention:Products

Honorable Mention:Timeless 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.

People fought for time off from work, so stop working so much

How the Robin Hood Foundation is fighting a hunger emergency in New York caused by the shutdown

Watch the flu spread across the U.S. in real time

Brands are finally realizing they’ll never be 100% safe on YouTube

R. Kelly officially charged with 10 counts of criminal sexual abuse

Why “Black Panther” should absolutely win Best Picture at the Oscars

Why every restaurant has an illegible menu

Ikea hit with new class action lawsuit alleging age discrimination

The Pope’s guards are 3D printing their helmets now

Why older workers are the economy’s hidden asset

How working for someone else helped me be a better entrepreneur

Managers, here’s how you deal with negative employees