Product Design

Alexandra Lange|Essays

All That Glitters (and Swoops)

What reviews of aberrant design and Van Cleef diamonds have in common: the death of the design show.

Phil Patton|Essays

On the Shoulders of Rebels

On the rocket-propelled grenade: one of the most successful designs on the planet.

Constantin Boym|Essays

True East

Meditations on the Middle Eastern incense burner.

Julie Lasky|Report

Chandigarh on the Block

Furnishings designed for Corbusier's urban masterpiece are being sold at auction. How outraged should we be?

Phil Patton|Essays

Just My Typewriter

Commemorating the IBM Selectric, which turns 50 this year.

Julie Lasky|Reviews

Design Indaba 2011

Review of Design Indaba 2011 conference in Cape Town, South Africa

Chaz Maviyane-Davies|Projects

DéjÁ Vu

Designer Chaz Maviyane-Davies on the reappearance of an old invention.

Ernest Beck|Projects

GlobalTap Update

GlobalTap water station update.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Objects Fall From the Sky

What's more important: crediting a designer or the designer credited?

Edited by Julie Lasky|Case Studies

Social Design in Three Dimensions: Four Examples

A business-school case study inspires MFA design students.

Julie Lasky|Essays

Bushpunk and the Future of Africa

Why Maker Faire Africa is a model for economic development

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Is No the Answer?

Bag bans, yes. But why is no plastic the answer?