These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

Honorable Mention:Products

HiLo by Seth Murray and Bret Recor + Box Clever

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Co-designers of HiLo, Seth Murray and Bret Recor + Box Clever

Honorable Mention:Workplace

HiLo by Seth Murray and Bret Recor + Box Clever

Knoll

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Co-designers of HiLo, Seth Murray and Bret Recor + Box Clever

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All Stories In Innovation By Design

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 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

Impact

Google’s new employee perk: paid sabbaticals to work for nonprofits

Creativity

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

Creativity

Honorable Mention:Products

Knoll

Honorable Mention:Workplace

Knoll

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 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

Google’s new employee perk: paid sabbaticals to work for nonprofits

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

Ikea to release a hackable bed that could last a lifetime

8 robots racing to win the delivery wars of 2019

How to get over fear of the blank page

Work Life

How the era of the remote worker complicates management

These are the 3 components of a great story

This bot judges how much you smile during your job interview