These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

Honorable Mention:Workplace

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Designed by Nacho Martin Phd. Architect. Construction Company: Fast & Furious Production Office SL. Prototyped at IED Innovation Lab. Powered by IED (Instituto Europeo di Design)

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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

How Copenhagen plans to reach carbon-neutral status in just six years

Impact

These apps for good were made by teenage girls from around the world

Impact

The East Coast is sinking under water—this photographer is documenting it as it disappears

Creativity

Kanye’s ‘Star Wars’-themed homeless shelter could get the Death Star treatment

Creativity

‘Pose’ co-creator Steven Canals on why intention matters for inclusive storytelling: ‘We aren’t just a trend’

Creativity

A fan used 13,000 LEGOs to build this amazing, life-size, fully operational claw machine

Co.Design

Vertical landfills and DNA storage towers: 6 wild concepts for tomorrow’s skyscrapers

Co.Design

Move over Lego: The next big collectable toy powerhouse is here

Co.Design

7 simple landscape designs that make cities better for everyone

Work Life

We need to change our perception about what it means to have a successful career in tech

Work Life

This is how the cover letter has evolved throughout the years

Work Life

Honorable Mention:Workplace

IED Innovation Lab

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

How Copenhagen plans to reach carbon-neutral status in just six years

These apps for good were made by teenage girls from around the world

The East Coast is sinking under water—this photographer is documenting it as it disappears

Creativity

Kanye’s ‘Star Wars’-themed homeless shelter could get the Death Star treatment

‘Pose’ co-creator Steven Canals on why intention matters for inclusive storytelling: ‘We aren’t just a trend’

A fan used 13,000 LEGOs to build this amazing, life-size, fully operational claw machine

Co.Design

Vertical landfills and DNA storage towers: 6 wild concepts for tomorrow’s skyscrapers

Move over Lego: The next big collectable toy powerhouse is here

7 simple landscape designs that make cities better for everyone

Work Life

We need to change our perception about what it means to have a successful career in tech

This is how the cover letter has evolved throughout the years

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