Product Design

Julie Lasky|Essays

Happy Birthday, Handsome

Getting tired of praise for the IBM Selectric? What else do you expect from writers?

Alexandra Lange|Essays

The Uses of Cranks

Maybe comedy isn't Larry David's calling.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Making Dieter Rams

Why is Braun still the best?

William Underhill|Projects

Transensing: Glassware for the Blind

Award-winning glassware for the visually impaired.

Julie Lasky|Projects

Ringing in the New Air

Nendo's Bell-Orgel collection for Tokyo's Isetan department store.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

On GOOD: Why Are Car Seats So Poorly Designed?

If you want parents to use public transportation, first you have to fix the car seat.

Alexia|Essays

My Studio H Experience

Adventures in design crits: A high school junior recounts her Studio H year working with onerous classmates and power tools.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Vicarious Thrifting, via Twitter

On the lively, effective and erudite thrifting community on Twitter.

Julie Lasky|Essays

Chandigarh to Create Inventory of Corbu/Jeanneret Furniture

A committee convened by the government of Chandigarh, India, is assessing the value of site-specific furniture pieces designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret a half-century ago.

Phil Patton|Reviews

Another Wrong Turn for Chris Paine

Review of the documentary film Revenge of the Electric Car.

Phil Patton|Report

Sustainable Gold

Phil Patton on the conference “Gold: Substance, Symbol and Significance."

Debbie Millman|Audio

Steve Frykholm

After a 40-year career with Herman Miller, Steve Frykholm discusses life inside this iconic, National Design Award-winning furniture company.