These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

Honorable Mention:Workplace

Turner Market

Rapt Studio

See Credits

David Galullo, CEO, Chief Creative Officer; Derrick Prodigalidad, Team Lead; Sam Gray, Creative Director; Daniela Covarrubias, Designer; Rosela Barraza, Designer; Sarah Devine, Account Director; Andrew Ashey, Senior Designer; Lucia Matioli, Creative Director; Alex Adamson, Senior Designer

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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 bakery makes a point of hiring workers with a criminal record

Impact

Watch how smoke from the Camp Fire filled the Bay Area

Impact

This gift card offers a charitable fix to holiday gifts no one wants

Creativity

A Finnish newspaper’s “ugly Xmas sweaters” highlight the true ugliness of our world

Creativity

Former DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson joins Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi

Creativity

6 DIY photography gift ideas you can’t afford to ignore

Co.Design

Puma is reissuing the dorkiest shoe ever made

Co.Design

What the designer of “I love NY” thinks of the “I Amazon NY” logo

Co.Design

The long history of people worrying about tech’s ill effects

Work Life

How I took control of my to-do list by using this simple (but effective) productivity hack

Work Life

This is what kind of music you should listen to at work to be more productive

Work Life

Honorable Mention:Workplace

Rapt Studio

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 bakery makes a point of hiring workers with a criminal record

Watch how smoke from the Camp Fire filled the Bay Area

This gift card offers a charitable fix to holiday gifts no one wants

Creativity

A Finnish newspaper’s “ugly Xmas sweaters” highlight the true ugliness of our world

Former DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson joins Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi

6 DIY photography gift ideas you can’t afford to ignore

Co.Design

Puma is reissuing the dorkiest shoe ever made

What the designer of “I love NY” thinks of the “I Amazon NY” logo

The long history of people worrying about tech’s ill effects

Work Life

How I took control of my to-do list by using this simple (but effective) productivity hack

This is what kind of music you should listen to at work to be more productive

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