Designers
Times Square's Glitzy Look was One Man's Bright Idea
Douglas Leigh's ability to imagine new kinds of advertising shaped the signs of the city
How Jazz, Flappers, European Émigrés, Booze and Cigarettes Transformed Design
A new Cooper-Hewitt exhibition explores the Jazz Age as a catalyst in popular style
A Minnesota Home Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Is For Sale, Original Furniture And All
Everything from the floor color to the light fixtures is as the architect designed it
This Device Collects Water From the Clouds
CloudFisher does exactly as its name implies—drawing water down from the sky
These Bold Illustrations Celebrate the Incredible Contributions of Women in Science
A designer's touch brings the achievements and faces of female pioneers to a wider audience
The Romance and Promise of 20th-Century Radio Is Captured in This Mural
At the Cooper Hewitt, a rare opportunity to view "The World of Radio" with its masterful vignettes celebrating the Modern age
Can Ancient Techniques Make Modern Wine Better?
A new generation of wineries are going to painstaking lengths to acquire hundreds of historic clay karases
These Locally Grown Design Ideas Were Created by the People for the People
A Cooper Hewitt exhibition spotlights the innovative and sustainable designs generated by those in search of solutions
This Digital Prosthesis Could Help Amputees Control Computers
Designers are developing a new device that tracks gestures in an amputated limb and translates them to computer commands, like scroll and click
How Trump Tower Takes the Skyscraper Debate to New Heights
The future of urban development takes on a new twist when the president lives among the clouds
This Folded Paper Fans Out Into a Full-Size Bike Helmet
The EcoHelmet, this year's James Dyson Award winner, could be used by bike shares across the world
Did You Know That the Designs On Some White House China Are Patented?
Two, possibly three, of the 19 china services that have been made for 17 U.S. presidents are covered by design patents
Watch a 10-Ton Ice Cube Melt on a Seattle Square
It’s a different kind of block party
What Will the Memorials of the Future Look Like?
From underwater trees to mechanical parrots, the memorials of tomorrow don’t look much like the ones that exist today
Designing Classrooms For the 21st Century
By being a "Pinterest for teachers," room2learn provides ideas for improving classroom layout and functionality
Fuel Your Design Obsession With 200,000 Newly Digitized Artifacts
Explore 30 centuries of design at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum without leaving your computer
Here's What Happens When Neuroscientists and Designers Team Up to Explain Scientific Research
A new interdisciplinary project results in a moving sculpture, an animated piece, a song that evolves and more
This Floating School Was a Design Nerd’s Dream
…until it sank
What Will Future Monuments in the Nation's Capital Look Like?
Changing times and tastes leave little room for monolithic marble on the Mall
Architects Reimagine Detroit
A new exhibition in Venice showcases how 12 teams would reinvent four sites in Detroit badly in need of facelifts
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