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Honorable Mention:Health

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Benjamin Hubert, Creative Director and Founder of LAYER; Elliott Koehler, Lead Industrial designer

Honorable Mention:Products

Axyl

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Benjamin Hubert, Creative Director and Founder of LAYER; Paulo Fonseca, Mid-Weight Industrial Designer

Honorable Mention:Products

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Benjamin Hubert, Creative Director and Founder of LAYER; Emi Runnquist, Lead Strategist

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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.

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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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

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