ElectroGlide: making wheelchair mobility more accessible
When it comes to wheelchairs, there are several issues affecting the end user that need to be considered: weight and […]
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Inclusive
Inclusive design creates products, spaces and services that can be used by the widest possible range of people. This section gathers projects focused on accessibility, universal design and solutions that address different physical, cognitive and social needs. Design has the potential to remove barriers and improve everyday experiences for diverse communities. Across DesignWanted, inclusive design is presented through projects that place usability, dignity and accessibility at the centre of the design process.
Palaces for the people: on the importance of designing social infrastructure
Espace Solaire is a permanent installation by Aire Commune, a Montreal studio focused on events and spatial design, built in […]
Talkid: Keep the connection, remove the smartphone
Using a smartphone and always being connected can make everyday life much easier, but intensive and unregulated use can create […]
A Occhi Chiusi: What would you design without sight?
Most design education starts with the eye. Sketch it, render it, show it. “A occhi chiusi” (“with eyes closed”) begins […]
What if humans are no longer at the center of design?
My recent encounter with Satu Miettinen’s Planetary Design for Services workshop in Singapore in 2026 prompted a question that has […]
A new standard for water safety: the Mamuli-Surf Helmet
“Safety First” is a universal expression that we have all heard at least once in our lives, however, when it […]
Designing the hospitals of tomorrow with PARK and Carlo Ratti Associati
Brescia is not an obvious place to look for a rethink of what public architecture should be like. It is […]
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 […]
Approaching architectural densification in a different way: Student Studies 46B
In Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, a mid-sized city in the Mexican state of Chiapas, the architecture studio Carmelina & Aurelio Taller […]
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 […]
From handmade ceramics to fine dining: a project shaped by many
A plate arrives at the table. At first glance, it holds what it is meant to hold: a carefully composed […]
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 […]
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