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

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.

Certification Labels That Make The Grade

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.

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 Retailer Hot Mama Is Rethinking Shopping for Moms

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

The Designer Gift Wrap of Whimsy Press

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

Best of Artisan Chocolate

The Best of Etsy’s Handmade Objects

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

The Season’s Best Headphones and Earbuds

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

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

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

Getting Serious About Web Drama

Joe Russo Modernizes Agricultural Water Management With Modeling

Object of Desire: Makr Farm Ruck