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Designing A Helmet That Bike-Share Riders Will Actually Use
The winner of this year's James Dyson Award is a $5 on-the-go safety accessory for bike-share riders. Will it catch on?Helmets are an inherently unsexy topic, but they're also the most hotly debated....
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This Stealth Parka Hides All Your Devices--And Charges Them
The Power Parka, by Design Academy Eindhoven grad Thom Kool, can even lug a laptop.When Amsterdam-based designer Thom Kool set out to design the perfect jacket for people he describes as "urban...
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These Abstract 3D-Woven Fabrics Carry A Key Social Message
Riffing on traditional textiles, designer Teresa Mendler creates a fabric that represents the culture of tomorrow.To designer Teresa Mendler, expressing diversity through fashion isn't just a creative...
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Designing A Disaster-Proof Hospital
Hospital design is evolving to withstand worsening storms and rising tides.All it took was two feet of water to debilitate the Veterans Administration Hospital in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane...
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This Gorgeous Shoe Store In Norway Signals The Future Of Retail
The global design firm Snøhetta forges an intimate storefront and visual identity for a bespoke shoemaker.Stepping into Faust is like going to church, but the sermon is all about bespoke shoes. The...
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Herman Miller's New Retail Store Is Like A Shoppable Dreamhome
Part shop, part gallery and bookstore, pure design bait.Herman Miller, America's most famous design brand, opened its only retail store in North America this week, and there's plenty to ogle within the...
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How To Find Great Design Online: A Complete Shopping Guide
The best design destinations the web has on offer.Clicking "add to cart" may never be as pleasurable as browsing in a beautiful store, but in the age of overnight shipping and endless products at our...
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Up Your Camping Game With This Kitchen In A Box
A camp stove, table, utensils, and a light stand all nest into a compact cube.Unless you're Bear Grylls, going camping involves plentiful tools and sundries: a stove to make food, utensils for cooking,...
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Coming Soon To NYC: Street Furniture That Helps Fight Pollution And Save Lives
Designed for FDNY emergency vehicles, these steel pedestals combat noise and emissions from idling engines.To expedite responses to emergency calls, the New York Fire Department positions ambulances...
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Le Corbusier's Color Theories, Explained
The Swiss architect was a stickler for color, as a rare wallpaper book now up for auction shows.Henry Ford was famous for saying a customer could have any color of car she or he wanted, so long as it's...
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Trump's Pick For Transportation Secretary Could Shape His Infrastructure Plan
Like the President-elect, Elaine Chao believes in privatization and deregulation.President-elect Trump is expected to name Elaine Chao, former Labor Secretary under George W. Bush from 2001-2009, to...
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UX Is Changing How We Get High
Medical and/or recreational marijuana use is legal in 28 states. Amidst the boom, companies are thinking harder about design.We've had a tumultuous relationship with weed over the decades—it's been...
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The Cadillac Of Breast Pumps Is Beautiful, App-Connected, And Ridiculously...
The startup Naya wants to improve the UX of breast pumping with better industrial design. They have their work cut out for them.Janica Alvarez was intent on breastfeeding each of her three children but...
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The Secret Behind Zara's Warp-Speed Fashion: Its Store Managers
How does the fast fashion behemoth respond to trends in just days? The Wall Street Journal reveals its strategy.Being the flavor of the month is often frowned upon in design, but for the Spanish...
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The Best Gifts For Architects (And Architecture Nerds)
From the perfect pen to a Zaha-designed cuff, here are a few selections for the architect on your list.Architects are a fussy sort—a symptom of a job that involves minute tolerances, heady theory, and...
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Prefab's Moment Of Reckoning
An experimental modular skyscraper holds lessons for the future of prefab . . . and the building industry in general.Prefabrication has been an architecture industry obsession for decades, a promising...
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Pantone's New Color Of The Year Is Weird And Perfect
Pantone describes it as a "reassuring . . . life-affirming color." It also looks like the nuclear isotope in The Simpsons.Bucking the national mood, Pantone has selected a decidedly optimistic new...
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The Best Home Decor That Doesn't Ruin The Environment
This holiday season give the gift of kindness—to the environment.In the fight against climate change, every action helps, especially the everyday choices you make at the cash register. A study...
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Office Design Grows Up
The coolest workspaces of 2016 don't have a foosball table in sight.In the past, all it took to have a cool office was a foosball table, a beer tap, and a few couches. Today companies are looking for...
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The Worst Design Of 2016 Was Also The Most Effective
Trump's "Make America Great Again" hat was pervasive, potent, and deeply misunderstood.Trump's ubiquitous bright red trucker hat, festooned with "Make America Great Again," is now seared into our...
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