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In a landmark decision, a state judge has dismissed the lawsuit against Remington Arms filed by families of victims of the 2012 shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. “In the present case, the defendants argue that the plaintiffs seek wrongful death and personal injury damages allegedly resulting from product design. ’To prevail on a design defect claim a plaintiff must prove that the product is unreasonably dangerous...'"

David Bowie—the late English singer, actor and all-around icon—was also a big fan of Italian architect and industrial design mastermind Ettore Sostsass and, more generally, Memphis Design.

Apple's CEO meets Nintendo's video game franchise creator, as well as Japan's prime minister, and announces Apple's new tech center in Japan will open in December 2016.

A federal lawsuit was filed by Blu Dot to protect alleged IP rights for a floor lamp against Canadian Rove Concepts' “strikingly and confusingly similar” floor lamp.

Samsung recalls all Note 7s and suspends production on the line.

Millennials (Generation Y) seem to ignore shifting values and have a shorter attention span regarding traditional print and television advertising.

Nearly 300 million tons of plastic are created each year in the US—including 40 billion plastic utensils and 25 billion plastic cups—and only 8% is recycled. Enter Loli.

The New York Times finds the work of IDSA Medical Design Conference keynote speaker and renowned neurologist Adam Gazzaley, PhD, MD, "commands respect." Find out why, then register for #IDSAMedical.

Driver vs. Driver, a new tv series presented by Wilson, follows the trials and tribulations of aspiring golf equipment designers as they develop golf’s next cutting edge driver.

Last year, the UK decided to repeal a part of its copyright law that enforced a drastically reduced copyright term for "industrially exploited artistic works" including "works of artistic craftsmanship"—in other words, the industrial design of manufactured objects that are primarily functional, like appliances and furniture.

Designers who have proposed gondolas as an urban transit solution have met a mix of fanged skepticism and derision. But many US cities are considering just that.

FastCo talks to Amina Horozić who came to the US as a refugee during the Bosnian War. Today, she is an industrial designer at fuseproject.

NewDealDesign has designed a digitally connected, mechanical brass coin that you load with money like a MetroCard.

What makes a successful team? Is it a strong leader? Smart people? Good processes?

For the second year in a row, a Loughborough University ID student has been named the UK winner of the James Dyson Award. See how he came up with the lifesaving design.

The USA Today network takes a closer look how The Access Strength won three big IDEAs, almost 10 years after winning three others.

"The project is about more than just having the medication there if someone goes into an overdose,” RISD's Beth Mosher, IDSA, said. "It’s also to help try to counteract the stigma and the shame.”

Karim Rashid wants you to realize how poorly designed everything you own is.

"The journey of finding factories and managing vendor relationships is a long process of hustling, fist-pounding, nail-biting, friendly drinking, karaoke-ing, and most of all, testing the limits of one’s adaptability," writes Ti Chang, IDSA.

Rejection is an inevitable part of startup life. Here's how to use it to your advantage.

THE SCAD Bike Share program had 130 registered users in just its first week. It doesn’t take a degree in rocket science (or maybe more appropriately, industrial design) to understand why.

A big month for funding for digital health companies, and for acquisitions. See why in Mobile Health News.

An Irish entrepreneur has introduced a product designed to reduce football-related contact injuries in the US.