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Fitbit Edge: Premium design for an active life
With a reimagined screen, refined mechanics, and elevated style, our newest fitness tracker looks as good as it performs, year after year. Your browser does not support the audio element. We designed the new Fitbit Edge with a bright Hybrid OLED…
3 design principles in the AI age
We live in a world where technology is evolving at a breakneck speed. It can be daunting, especially for designers, when tools that seem to replace us come out every week. What does it mean to be a designer today? What is good design anymore? How…
These tiny trackers were designed to be light enough for a butterfly
Researchers track animal movements through tags on their limbs, wings, and shells, but how do you track a creature that weighs less than a gram? To build a device tiny and light enough for a monarch butterfly, designers had to make the smallest…
Designer Henry Zankov Is One to Watch
It's the process designer Henry Zankov has been following since founding his own label in 2020 after designing and consulting across the fashion industry for over 15 years for the likes of DKNY/Donna Karan, Edun and Diane von Furstenberg. And it's…
Who's designing Africa's future? Discover seven emerging designers to watch
What does it mean to design a new Africa? Design Week Lagos 2026 explored the topic inside the Nigerian capital's beret-shaped National Theatre, through a series of exhibitions, installations, launches, talks, showrooms, creative hubs, and design…
Sudhakar Nadkarni and the making of Indian design
Nadkarni breathed his last on October 20 in Mumbai at the age of 90. His seven-decade-long career began in 1958 when he joined an advertising agency in Mumbai as a commercial artist. There, a colleague, Yeshwant Chaudhury, advised him to join Ulm…
H&M Design Award Unveils Eight Finalists
LONDON — H&M on Tuesday revealed the eight finalists of this year's Design Award, having announced the return of the fresh graduate-focused competition in January after a five-year hiatus. The finalists come from schools in Tokyo, London…
PAÑPURI's New Hong Kong Boutique Is Designed as a Moment of Pause
PAÑPURI opens a new Sensorial Boutique at Hysan Place in Causeway Bay. “Lush Reminiscence” translates Hong Kong through olive tones, reflections and shifting light. The boutique extends PAÑPURI's wider philosophy of…
Manchester Christmas Markets unveils 2026 mug design, price and deposit scheme
We're less than two weeks away from the launch of the Manchester Christmas Markets, and today, the iconic mug design for 2026 has been revealed. The tall and short mugs will be used across the markets for mulled wine and hot chocolate drinks with…
Cadence Design Systems: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
On its third quarter of 2026 earnings call, held on Oct. 26, 2026, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS +1.80%) raised full-year revenue guidance to 21% growth alongside record backlog, which represents contracted revenue reserved for future delivery, of…
Has Kim Jones designed the ultimate hotel merch?
‘One of the first things I do is go to the hotel shop, and buy everything,' says the British fashion designer Kim Jones, who – having held roles at Louis Vuitton, Fendi and Dior Men – is well-versed in the business of travel.
Designers Say Placemats Are Falling Out of Style-Here's What They're Using Instead
There was a time when no tablescape was complete without a carefully chosen placemat. Department stores, boutiques, and linen closets in hosting-ready homes were filled with placemats covered in holiday motifs and seasonal hues. Whether serving as…
A Lot of Players Don't Want to Play a Monster' - WoW Forever Principal Designer Sheds More Light on Why the Skyborne Were Added
World of Warcraft Forever has its full launch a week from now on November 4, but ahead of time, Blizzard principal game designer Kris Zierhut shared a little bit of insight on why the new Skyborne race was added to the game. When I asked Zierhut…
3 Alums of the School of Susan Cianciolo Speak About What the Designer Means to Them
Susan Cianciolo—this year's recipient of the CFDA 's Isabel Toledo Board of Directors' Tribute—hasn't been on the New York Fashion Week schedule for years. Still, her quiet and steady influence can be felt in the work of a new…
From Stadium to City, The Next Frontier in Venue Design Is Everything Around the Building
I often describe the buildings we design as “cathedrals for memories.” Why? While architects design venues, what happens around and inside them is what makes those places matter. The gathering. The connection. The energy. Yet some of…
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