Reimagining the Speculum: How Designers Are Tackling the 19th-Century Medical Tool
It was a quiet afternoon inside the San Francisco headquarters of Frog, the renowned design firm best known for helping…
Former Mythbusters Host Adam Savage Launches Savage Industries and Unveils the EDC One Utility Bag
SAN FRANCISCO — Adam Savage is clearly overjoyed about his new bag. Known globally as a gear-obsessed designer, former co-host…
Converse Teams Up With Gore-Tex for High-Performance Urban Utility Line
The rain is drenching Darryl "Curtains" Jackson, coming down in sheets from an overhead machine programmed to dump water droplets…
Inside Bell Labs: Douglas Coupland Explores the Past, Present, and Future of Alcatel-Lucent
The shuttle bus from the local hotel drops passengers off outside what appears to be an architecturally unmodified early-1980s facility…
The Burberry Revolution: How Creative Chief Christopher Bailey Manages a Design-Driven Global Brand
A decade ago, the historic British fashion house Burberry was struggling to maintain its footing in a rapidly shifting global…
Behind the Sketchbook: Christoph Niemann’s Meditations on Craft, Financial Survival, and Creative Risk
For years, acclaimed illustrator and artist Christoph Niemann dedicated his Sundays to a deceptively simple yet brilliant visual experiment. Sitting…
Room to Disagree: How Cleveland’s Redesigned Public Square Will Shape RNC Protests
By Robbie Gonzalez In March, Donald Trump made a menacing prediction about what would happen should the Republican Party not…
The Secret Lab Where Nike Invented the Power-Lacing Shoe of Our Dreams
The sneaker should come alive. That was the foundational thought that crossed Tinker Hatfield’s mind as he sat at a…
Inside the Customized Chaos of Tom Sachs: The Maker Mindset Behind "Space Program: Europa"
Deep within a labyrinth of customized rooms in lower Manhattan, sculptor and bricoleur Tom Sachs presides over a chaotic ecosystem…
The Evolution of Urban Design: How Cities Around the World Are Transforming for the Future
For most of human history, cities grew by accident. Locations were chosen for practical, defensive, or economic reasons—such as a…