Here are the hottest winning-designs from the A’ Design Award 2021
While we slowly put this pandemic in our rear-view mirror, here’s something to look forward to – the A’ Design Award and Competition 2021 just…
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The Volvo New Garage Challenge’s winner features a green curved roof and integrated solar panels!
In honor of the debut of Volvo’s first pure-electric vehicle, the new XC40 Recharge, Volvo Cars Canada, and the Interior Design Show Toronto have chosen…
Shenzhen’s new Institute of Design comes with a Hyper Roof & preserves the natural landscape
Shenzhen recently announced plans to build ‘ten new major cultural facilities’ over the span of three years and hosted international architecture competitions for structures like…
Shenzhen’s Maritime Museum is a hub of educational experiences that resemble a cluster of glass icebergs!
Oh, how I miss museums – those architectural hubs of knowledge that take you through decades-long history lessons, bring you up close to works of art, and introduce you…
Modular treehouse units with triangular pitched roofs offer unlimited views of an old French château in the countryside!
Treehouses inherently exude an air of myth and adventure. When stationed either in dense jungles as a natural hub to study wildlife or placed in…
These Igloos designs for penguins rebuild polar ice caps to help fight the threat of global warming!
These Igloos designs for penguins rebuild polar ice caps to help fight the threat of global warming!
Several human activities are to blame for today’s climate crisis, including the burning of fossil fuels which release large amounts of harmful air pollutants, like…
How a design competition turned this innovative hairdryer concept into a real product
I must admit I feel very passionately about concepts. It definitely is a part of my job description, but to be honest, I’ve always loved…
Robotic Prosthetic Knee sweeps the Luminary at the Red Dot Design Award: Design Concept 2020
During one of our Q&A’s, a reader asked our founder, Takashi Yamada, what a design should be according to him. “Innovative”, he said, “It is…
The SHAPL Design Contest is here to prototype your ideas into actual products!
While most design competitions reward ideas, SHAPL is actually committed to developing them. One of the few design competitions that’s focused on the outcome rather…
IDEO’s Winter Dining challenge’s winning designs balance safety without sacrificing the experience!
IDEO launched its very own Chicago-based Winter Dining Challenge during the age of COVID-19. Through this challenge, the city of Chicago aims to stimulate and…
This modular home workout setup fits in your closet, no more excuses to not exercise!
Few industries have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic like the fitness industry has changed. Acclimating to the increasingly strange times, home gym designers have…
The Lexus Design Award is on a mission to make the world better. Here’s how you can participate!
I’ve noticed something rather interesting over the past couple of years. The purpose of a design, any design, is to see itself evolve in a…