Who needs art when you can get a dumbbell that doubles as a sculpture? At this point, COVID-19 has reshaped almost every aspect of our lives, from the way we work, to […]
Sexy dumbbells and sculptural rollers: Even fitness gear is going high design
How cities can be redesigned for neurodiversity
We are living in a time of increased awareness about neurodiversity. One in 54 children has been diagnosed with autism, and the World Health Organization estimates that one in eight people in the world […]
The twisted genius behind AirPods chopsticks, Crocs underwear, and more Unnecessary Inventions
As a successful entrepreneur in the consumer products space, Matty Benedetto knows what people want. He just has more fun—and now a full-time career—doing the opposite. Benedetto is the creator of Unnecessary Inventions, […]
This porous pavement helps prevent flooding by absorbing rain
When Hurricane Harvey dumped as much as 60 inches of rain on Houston in 2017—turning highways into rivers, flooding nearly 100,000 homes, and killing 68 people—part of the problem had to do […]
These gorgeous wall tiles are made from eggshells
We tend to see eggshells as fragile, but they’re stronger than we think. Nature Squared, an ethical design studio founded in 2001, has developed a beautiful wall tile made from discarded eggshells […]
‘Good taste’ is a myth
As a college student in the 1990s, I was unconsciously accustomed to being one of the only Black Caribbean designers in the room, and one of two in the architecture department. My […]
Target will design all its own products for circularity by 2040
At Target, you can buy compostable cutlery, cleaning products in glass bottles (easier to recycle than plastic), and shoes that can be sent back to the manufacturer to be recycled into new […]
Only 4.8% of designers are Black. Herman Miller, Adobe, and Gap unveil a plan to change that
Design is a particularly white profession. Depending on the poll, only 3% to 4.8% of designers are Black. But a powerful new collective of design companies is looking to change that. Launching today, the Diversity in Design […]
To keep schools open during the next pandemic, they’ll need to look like this
Of all the places that weren’t designed to handle a pandemic, schools may be among the worst. Small classrooms packed with dozens of young people can be swimming with viral droplets. Unable to […]
White Castle’s new designer uniforms include a durag
When White Castle asked its employees what they wanted in their uniforms, many asked for a durag. So the fast-food brand commissioned the award-winning Liberian-American designer Telfar Clemens to create one. It’s the first […]
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