These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

Honorable Mention:Students

Tangible Formations

University of Stuttgart

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ITECH Master Thesis, Kyriaki Goti and Shir Katz Institute for Computational Design and Construction(ICD), Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE),University of Stuttgart Supervisors:Prof. Achim Menges, Prof.Jan Knippers Tutors: Ehsan Baharlou, Lauren Vasey

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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.

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.

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Skip the spindly leg sofas and knockoff Eames chairs, and try these shopping destinations instead.

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This just-add-water hand wash lets you stop using so many plastic bottles

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