These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

Honorable Mention:Students

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Naitik Mehta (CEO, Co-founder), Siddhant Mehta (Designer, Co-founder), Kartik Sawhney (Co-founder), Bijan Mawji (Co-founder), Francesca Varney (Engineer), Manji Pal (Operations Volunteer)

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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.

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 Bird is working to make its scooters a truly sustainable transportation option

Impact

This macabre pig brain study tells us that “death” isn’t simply black and white

Impact

Is my measles shot from childhood still working? 5 answers to questions about the outbreak

Creativity

Feeling anxious about that stack of books you haven’t read? This video wants to help you

Creativity

Disney+ subtracts the studio’s racist movie history

Creativity

Luminary has launched. Is the latest “Netflix for podcasts” worth it?

Co.Design

What happens when a big business tries to rebrand a neighborhood

Co.Design

This iconic piece of 1960s tech is being re-released by MoMA

Co.Design

See Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos as classical sculptures

Work Life

We need to stop shaming women for wanting (or not wanting) to return to work

Work Life

Doing this one thing can speed up your recruitment process

Work Life

Honorable Mention:Students

NextBillion.org

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 Bird is working to make its scooters a truly sustainable transportation option

This macabre pig brain study tells us that “death” isn’t simply black and white

Is my measles shot from childhood still working? 5 answers to questions about the outbreak

Creativity

Feeling anxious about that stack of books you haven’t read? This video wants to help you

Disney+ subtracts the studio’s racist movie history

Luminary has launched. Is the latest “Netflix for podcasts” worth it?

Co.Design

What happens when a big business tries to rebrand a neighborhood

This iconic piece of 1960s tech is being re-released by MoMA

See Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos as classical sculptures

Work Life

We need to stop shaming women for wanting (or not wanting) to return to work

Doing this one thing can speed up your recruitment process

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