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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
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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
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Designing Democracy Around a Ditch
How a ditch irrigation system in the arid Southwest became the backbone of local democracy
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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
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Could the design of a Brita filter help us with controlling how much water we waste?
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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
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Futureproofing California Farmland
Design teams propose new models for farming and suburban development in California’s water-scarce Central Valley
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From the Smithsonian Collections: Famous Footwear
Famous footwear of the Smithsonian collections, from Chinese foot-binding booties to Dorothy’s ruby slippers
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The High-Tech Minimalist Sock-Shoe
Nike’s latest innovation promises to improve runners’ comfort, help the environment, and revolutionize shoe manufacturing
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How Ideas Become Shoes: Creativity in Process
Using shoe design to understand human creativity
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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
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A modern Scottish elevator shoe designer runs a global business from his Bangkok outpost
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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
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Design Specs for a Genetically Ideal Snack
How plant geneticists are growing convenience food on trees
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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
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Hidden away in northern Italy’s lake district, the design factory has influenced the look of American kitchens for decades
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Inviting Writing: Can a Kitchen Forgive?
We’ve grown apart, I know. But it’s me, really, not you. I’ve been cheating on you with easy catches and have brought home some unsavory characters
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Charles Harrison, former industrial designer at Sears, Roebuck and Company, created practical innovations that touched many lives
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Revelry and Architecture
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The capital hasn’t seen this kind of makeover since the Mongols overtook the city, but a new Beijing may not be what’s best for a modern China
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