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Reporter Roger Renstrom of Plastics News takes a closer look at the role of plastics in #IDSAIDEA 2017 winning product designs.

Jaguar has revealed what it calls the steering wheel’s future: an artificially intelligent, voice-activated steering wheel that's removable from the car.

A Cornell professor has partnered with Google, IDEA 2017 Gold winner, to develop robots that help children with autism learn to react emotionally in social situations.

A new exhibition at London’s Wellcome Collection will show how design plays a fundamental part in the healthcare sector, whether we are conscious of it or not.

Officials announced three significant programs developments that will be rolled out during the fall semester.

IBM CEO Thomas Watson Jr. famously declared “good design is good business.” Jeneanne Rae, IDSA has the numbers to prove it. In 2013, Rae, founder of Virginia-based consultancy Motiv Strategies, devised the Design Value Index (DVI), an investment tool she says shows that companies that integrate design thinking into corporate strategy can outpace industry peers by as much as 228%.

Despite its solid economic growth and sizable population (the largest in the world), China is noticeably absent from many conversations and events surrounding design.

German carmaker BMW has unveiled the basic design for the full-production electric version of the next Mini car.

A partially 3-D printed wheelchair that is custom-fit to its owner. It not only looks cool, it uses some smart design tricks to make pushing yourself a little easier.

Aptly called the Fast Food Furniture series, the colorful seating aims to have unpretentious fun with product design by fusing it with icons of American pop culture.

For her graduate work at the Royal College of Art, Dani Clode created a wearable third thumb that can help its user carry more objects, squeeze lemons or play complex chords on the guitar.

After her own negative experiences with mental health services, a graduate designer developed a self-assessment kit that lets users figure out the kind of help they need.

“People use products to compensate for their need for dominance,” says Ahreum Maeng. Over a series of studies, her team set out to understand why certain products evoke that dominance while others don’t.

Musk revealed an image of a person sitting in what looks like a spacecraft cabin, wearing a bright white-and-silver spacesuit. Musk said that the suits have already been tested in "double vacuum pressure," although these suits are likely not intended to be worn outside the spacecraft. He also noted that it was "incredibly hard" to balance aesthetics and function.

“Color,” Laurie Pressman says, “is the language of life.” This is just one of many color-related phrases that Pressman, VP of the Pantone Color Institute, repeats like mantras: red is passion and energy; blue is seriousness and stability.

Jane Thompson made her mark first as the co-editor of the pioneering magazine Industrial Design (or I.D. as it was later known).

The VP of global design at Coca-Cola is making headlines on the eve of his talk at IDSA's International Design Conference in Atlanta. See how.

Medical Design & Outsourcing Senior Editor Heather Thompson takes a closer look at the mission of IDSA's Patient Safety Task Force, led by Sean Hägen, IDSA.

Learn about vibrator design with Crave co-founder Ti Chang, IDSA. She will give a brief introduction on building an innovative company in a taboo space. You will then assemble your own special edition Duet vibrator.

How is it even possible that Elon Musk could build four multibillion companies by his mid-40s — in four separate fields (software, energy, transportation, and aerospace)?

This fun-filled festival is serving up the South's favorite brand of chicken wings, Springer Mountain Farms, prepared by 25 of the South's most acclaimed chefs Sunday Aug. 20!

It’s no secret that Atlanta is quickly cementing its position as a tech capital and a hub for startups.

If you know the name Ettore Sottsass, you’re likely to associate it with Memphis—the design collective he spearheaded in the 1980s, which remains one of his most well-known achievements.

An industrial design student's life is saved thanks to newly designed medtech. See how.