What AI-powered design could look like with no data scraping
An interesting, design-driven response to some of AI’s biggest issues, such as data scraping, energy consumption, and the systematic disregard […]
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Innovation
Innovation drives the development of new products, processes and business models across the design industry. This section explores projects that introduce original approaches to manufacturing, materials, sustainability and user experience. Innovation is not limited to new technologies. It also emerges through production methods, collaborations and design strategies that challenge established practices. DesignWanted covers these developments across different sectors, highlighting ideas with the potential to influence the future of design.
The UK’s longest-running graduate design showcase is set for a new edition
New Designers 2026 is the moment the UK’s design industry goes to see what’s coming next. Not trend forecasts, not […]
Making music unplugged: retro samplers are back
Casio is not exactly a brand associated with the avant-garde; for decades, it occupied a niche of affordable, functional, and […]
Wind to Watt: wind as a resource accessible to everyone
When we talk about renewable energy for homes or small businesses, we immediately think of solutions like solar panels, forgetting […]
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 […]
Smart living, materials innovation, and global sourcing meet under one roof
If you want to understand where the built environment is heading — not in five years, but now, at the […]
Swimming in the Pool or the Ocean?
When Tadanori Nagasawa, Executive Chairman and Former President of Musashino Art University, posed this question at a Design for Longevity […]
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 […]
Iris Ceramica Group dresses a former chapel turned restaurant
From April 9 to May 24, 2026, Iris Ceramica Group took part in Casa Decor 2026 by transforming the former […]
Can the mop become a design object? From invisible utility to domestic desire
Today, visual storytelling and emotional projection are transforming objects associated with domestic labour into increasingly refined presences within the home, […]
At San Servolo, design begins with water
The seventh edition of VID – Venice Innovation Design 2026 takes place on 23 and 24 May on the island […]
An alternative material to petroleum-based plastics for everyday products
Since 2015, the MI Division of Panasonic Holdings Corporation has been engaged in research and development initiatives aimed at reducing […]
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