Product Design

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Ingrained

Redefining Hand Crafted Furniture

Sara Hendren|Audio

The Futures Archive S2E4: The Defibrillator

On this episode of The Futures Archive Lee Moreau and Sara Hendren discuss the defibrillator, designing life-saving machines for everyday users, and the power of the power button.

Lee Moreau|Audio

The Futures Archive S1E2: The Toothbrush

On this episode of The Futures Archive Lee Moreau and Harry West discuss the toothbrush, toothbrushing, and over-learned behaviors.

Angela Riechers|Insights Per Minute

Angela Riechers on Banks

Angela Riechers is a Brooklyn-based art director and writer specializing in design, media, and visual culture.

Sara Hendren|Audio

The Futures Archive S2E9: The Insulin Pump

How does the act of care get designed into our everyday lives—beyond medical procedures and technology, into our relationships, our schedules, our lives? On this episode of The Futures Archive, Lee Moreau and Sara Hendren consider …

Sloan Leo|Audio

The Futures Archive S2E10: The Automatic Door

The automatic door is a part of most peoples everyday lives, and certainly considered a convenience. But when you walk up to one does it feel magical? Futuristic? Frustrating? On this episode, Lee Moreau and Sloan Leo discuss the automatic …

Phil Patton|Essays

The Green Dashboard

The design of instrument panels reflects the new technologies of hybrid and electric vehicles

Julie Lasky|Projects

Bigshot Camera

Report on a camera that children assemble to learn about science and engineering principles.

Jane Withers|Essays

In Praise of Shadows

Essay adapted from "In Praise of Shadows: New European Lighting Design," presented at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, September 19–October 18, 2009.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Making Kids Modern: Or is it Their Moms?

An informal experiement aims to determine whether or not kids have an interest in the likes of Alexander Calder or Alexander Girard.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

White Knight

With the opening of Less and More, the new exhibition of Dieter Rams' work, I'm reminded of how frustrating it is that his past work is not in production.

The Editors|Primary Sources

And Speaking of Sustainability...

Proceedings of a 2003 seminar about Timeship, a visionary project designed by Stephen Valentine for storing the frozen remains of people awaiting reanimation.