Stephanie Schomer

Perfecting Your Flight Accommodations With Pete Guard of Boeing

Pete Guard is leading Boeing’s efforts to improve in-flight design and comfort for aging passengers.

Designing for the Retirement Boom

GE’s Marc Hottenroth Is Building a Home Made for Baby Boomers

As the first of the 77 million baby boomers reach retirement age, their $2 trillion worth of annual spending power is driving companies to rethink aging.

Certification Labels That Make The Grade

How Retailer Hot Mama Is Rethinking Shopping for Moms

Midwest retailer Hot Mama is building an empire by rethinking shopping as a mom.

Deb Citrin of Philips Home Healthcare Weaves a Boomer Safety Net

Deb Citrin is rethinking how to market products for the elderly — by targeting their aging children.

How Boomer Bodysuits Help Researchers Empathize With the 50+ Crowd

Rozanne Puleo and Lisa D’Ambrosio use a suit called AGNES (the age gain now empathy system) to research the changing needs of boomers.

The Designer Gift Wrap of Whimsy Press

Recycled, avant-garde, retro: There’s never been such gorgeous diversity in the marketplace for gift wrap.

Bye Bye, Baby Gap: Trading Children’s Clothes With James Reinhart of ThredUP

James Reinhart is building a nationwide kids’ clothing swap to save parents time and money.

Object of Desire: Brunello Cucinelli Leather Trolly Suitcase

It may be hard to understand how a $3,868 piece of luggage helps the world, until you realize that Cucinelli’s business has been the saving grace of Solomeo, a village of fewer than 500 residents in central Italy.

The Best of Etsy’s Handmade Objects

Look past the handmade trash and you might just find some splendidly designed treasures on Etsy.

Best of Artisan Chocolate

What tastes better with chocolate? According to these confectioners, just about everything.

Copper Sticker for Cell Phones Claims to Ward Off (Supposedly Harmful) Electromagnetic Fields

Clarus Transphase Scientific’s Q-Link Mini claims to ward off electromagnetic fields from your cell phone, but no one knows if they’re actually harmful.

Swizzle Sticks: The Ultimate Affordable (Not to Mention Adorable) Promo Tools

The swizzle stick–part branding platform, part beverage accessory–ensures that no drink goes unadorned.

The Season’s Best Headphones and Earbuds

With temps dropping, it’s time for thicker skullwear, and whether you’re listening to Passion Pit or the Philadelphia Orchestra, NPR or Neil Diamond, these headphones will help it all sound better—and make you look more stylish.

Comedian Eugene Mirman Talks About How His Web Videos Have Made Him Sort of Famous

Getting Serious About Web Drama

Object of Desire: Makr Farm Ruck

“People are sick of that tech look — nylon, overly masculine,” says Jason Gregory, owner and designer of Makr Carry Goods. Hence the Farm Ruck, which, like everything else from Makr, is hand-sewn in a workshop just outside of Orlando, Florida. The bag, inspired by a classic Duluth Pack, is made of thick canvas with straps of dense and durable horse leather.

Joe Russo Modernizes Agricultural Water Management With Modeling

Joe Russo creates programs that help farmers better manage their water use.