Lise Vester and designing for the mind
Lise Vester, a designer who struck me immediately because of her work. At first glance, her design felt like a […]
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Concept
Concept design explores ideas before they become products, offering a space for experimentation, speculation and new design directions. This section features conceptual projects that question existing solutions, test emerging technologies or imagine alternative futures across product design, architecture and mobility. Not every concept is intended for production. Many projects exist to start conversations, challenge assumptions or explore new ways of addressing contemporary issues. DesignWanted follows these proposals for their ability to expand design thinking and introduce fresh perspectives.
A charming bracelet can translate between sign and spoken language
In May 2026, Samuel Nagel and Paul Feiler, two students from the University of Design in Schwäbisch Gmünd, were awarded […]
Urify: the toilet cleaner that detects early signs of disease
In recent years, design applied to medicine has increasingly demonstrated how collaboration between these fields can help create new products […]
Design as reconstruction: UNBROKEN at the Ukrainian Design and Innovation Week
There is a question that Ukrainian design has been forced to ask for more than three years now, a question […]
Tom Chung and the construction of a personal design process
When observing designers of a certain quality, it’s possible to recognize a recurring pattern. Beyond differences in language or medium, […]
The joint as a statement: Benedetta Licini’s FRAME
The joint has always been an often dismissed but attractive element for designers, explored in its most practical forms, like […]
Thomas Bentzen’s evolutionary design: the art of the industrial archetype
When you look at Thomas Bentzen‘s work, something feels immediately right, but it is often difficult to articulate exactly why. […]
VELTO: the coat rack that disappears when not needed
A typical coat rack is designed to stand out, occupying a prominent place in the room. It holds our coats, […]
Walking Coat Rack, the multifunctional product that walks with you
The Call #4, part of the Ideas for Business series, focused on the coat rack, a common object that, for […]
The power of touch: bodies as sound creators
Every gesture produces sound: a hand brushing against a surface, two bodies meeting, a movement that closes an invisible circuit. […]
STRAP: a modular coat rack built from industrial transport components
It is very likely that each of us — readers and non-readers alike — keeps at least one design object […]
Ideas for Business – Call #4: Meet the winning projects
At its 4th edition, Ideas for Business confirms itself as a real way to build concrete opportunities. The open call, […]
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