Can an underwater body scanner replace traditional MRI machines?
Midjourney, the generative AI company, is building a body scanner that can assess a user’s health by submerging them in […]
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Healthcare
Healthcare design addresses the products, services and environments that support health, wellbeing and medical care. This section features medical devices, assistive technologies, hospital design, digital health solutions and innovations that improve patient and caregiver experiences. As healthcare continues to evolve, design plays an increasingly important role in making treatments, services and environments more accessible, efficient and human-centred. DesignWanted covers projects that balance technological progress with practical needs across the healthcare sector.
Designing for the hours we don’t see – The invisible architecture of comfort
Simmons has spent more than 150 years studying one of the most overlooked aspects of everyday life: how we sleep. […]
Flossr, the reusable dental floss holder that lasts a lifetime
When it comes to personal hygiene, environmentally conscious consumers face many choices, from reusable toothbrushes to solid soap bars. The […]
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 […]
Light at the Joint: MOVE+ and wearable medical tech
What if there were a version of pain management that didn’t involve pills or needles? Kineon’s MOVE+ Pro is a […]
Reconnecting with your own heartbeat through a wearable bag
Wellness technology can often be intimidating; a foreign object that watches you, scores you, and presents you with complex information […]
Ottobock’s neuromodulation suit: treating muscle spasticity at home
In 2009, in Stockholm, a Swedish chiropractor named Frederik Lundqvist was trying to find a way to relieve the suffering […]
ZEUGMA: The hyperbaric chamber that was designed to feel like a space capsule
Most people have never heard of hyperbaric oxygen therapy — until they suddenly need it. Used across wellness centers, elite […]
Elvie Curve is a reinvented breast pump for modern mothers
Every day, nursing mothers lose precious ounces of breast milk to absorbent pads, as during letdown while nursing on one […]
Better healthcare design starts with understanding what patients really want
For patients managing chronic illnesses, the autoinjector has become an indispensable companion, a small device that enables independence and normalcy. […]
ACE by Marco Ciacci: when hearing design becomes a matter of material
In the landscape of contemporary product design, the hearing aid remains one of the least explored typologies from a formal […]
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