Household Plastic Waste Gets Resurrected as the N02 Recycle Chair for Fritz Hansen
The furniture manufacturer teamed up with nendo to demonstrate the possibilities of environmentally conscious design.
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Open Style Lab’s Fashion Toolkit Is a Hack-In-A-Box
The lab’s new Hack-Ability Kit offers DIY fashion solutions for people with disabilities.
Designer Brecht Wright Gander's Work Is Both Elusive and Exploratory
Gander’s practice is twofold, straddling conceptual and industrial design: He develops restrained commercial editions under a moniker and imaginative sculptural work under his own name.
New Documentary Provides a Portrait of Design Superstar Dieter Rams
In Rams, Gary Hustwit—of Helvetica and Objectified acclaim—looks into the enduring legacy of the 86-year-old German industrial designer.
This Biodegradable Coffee Cup Was Made With a Gourd and a 3D-Printed Mold
An astounding 50 billion of those paper cups per year will end up in U.S. landfills because their material cannot be recycled or composted.
Industrial Designer Todd Bracher is Making User Experience a Priority in His Products
The designer discusses his approach to workplace design, and his new forays into branding strategy to give manufacturers a global edge.
This New Book Features 300 Notable Examples of Industrial Design by Masters and Forgotten Designers Alike
Industrial Design in the Modern Age also outlines the evolution of industrial design through a series of accessible essays by such experts as Juliet Kinchin, Pat Kirkham, and Cara McCarty.
George R. Kravis II, One of America's Most Prolific Design Collectors, Dies
Kravis, a renowned collector of industrial design and founder of the Kravis Design Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away this week after a long illness.
New Talent 2017: Studio Gorm's Perfect Balance of Aesthetics and Function
An appreciation of the beauty in an object’s true function drives the work of Studio Gorm.
Underwater Electrolysis Gives These Minimal Lamps Their Color
Claudia Moreira Salles's latest collection is a departure for the Brazilian designer, in terms of both form and materiality.
The Children of Raymond Loewy
A curious lineage exists between the dapper Frenchman and today’s contemporary stars.
