Music for Airports Soothes the Savage Passenger
Brian Eno’s Music for Airports is a sound environment created specifically to complement the experience of waiting in an airport terminal
Saab Reinvents Air Traffic Control With a Digital Panorama
With Saab’s new digital panorama, the local air traffic controller may soon go the way of the technical support specialist
How a Federally-Regulated Safety Message Distinguished a Brand
If you’ve flown Virgin America, you’ve seen its distinctive safety video. But what’s the story behind it?
Judging an Airline by its Uniform
What flight attendant uniforms say about airline brand identity, cultural attitudes, and passenger psychology
The 86-Year-Old Company that Still Designs Your In-Flight Experience
Seattle-based design firm Teague has designed every Boeing aircraft interior since the 1940s, from the post-WWII Stratocruiser to the 2009 Dreamliner
A More Efficient Airline Meal Tray
A recent innovation in the design of the airline meal tray has resulted in massive savings. Maybe the next innovation should focus on the actual food
Designing Democracy Around a Ditch
How a ditch irrigation system in the arid Southwest became the backbone of local democracy
Rebuilding Rainwater Collection in India
From one conservationist’s perspective, harvesting rainwater doesn’t mean high-tech strategies—traditional techniques have been around for centuries
Could the design of a Brita filter help us with controlling how much water we waste?
Groundwater, Gravity and Graphic Design
An important piece of science recently popped up in Times Square, in the form of a 19,000-square-foot interactive map by a Dutch information designer
Futureproofing California Farmland
Design teams propose new models for farming and suburban development in California’s water-scarce Central Valley
From the Smithsonian Collections: Famous Footwear
Famous footwear of the Smithsonian collections, from Chinese foot-binding booties to Dorothy’s ruby slippers
The High-Tech Minimalist Sock-Shoe
Nike’s latest innovation promises to improve runners’ comfort, help the environment, and revolutionize shoe manufacturing
How Ideas Become Shoes: Creativity in Process
Using shoe design to understand human creativity
These Shoes are Made for Printing
In many ways, 3D printing could be a superior way to manufacture shoes. But comfort isn’t one yet
A modern Scottish elevator shoe designer runs a global business from his Bangkok outpost
Such Great Heights: The Hidden Architecture of Elevator Shoes
How a shoe designed to address male inadequacy has become a symbol of female fashion sense
Design Specs for a Genetically Ideal Snack
How plant geneticists are growing convenience food on trees
Books on Bike Perfection and Women’s Bike-Won Freedom
Women’s clothing was a problem, and to efficiently ride a bike there was only one thing to do: Take it off
Hidden away in northern Italy’s lake district, the design factory has influenced the look of American kitchens for decades
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