This Solar Pavilion Powers the Grid and Charges Phones from Its Seats
The typical park pavilion or bus-stop canopy offers shade but little else. A roof on posts that sits in the sun all day, casting shadows,…
Sustainable Design
This Japanese Cabinet Uses Real Forest Branches as Doors
There’s something deeply satisfying about furniture that refuses to stay in one place. Not in the sense that it walks around your living room, but…
This Kevlar Medical Brace Folds Flat Like Origami and Might Finally Kill the Plaster Cast
What do Swiss timepieces and sailing rigging systems have in common with orthopedic braces? More than you might think. The engineers at Osteoid drew inspiration…
iF Design Award Makes Sustainability 20% of Your Score: What Designers Need to Know in 2026
Yanko Design’s podcast, Design Mindset, continues to bring compelling conversations with design leaders who are shaping the future of the industry. Powered by KeyShot, the…
Award-Winning Microhome Actually Replenishes Groundwater While You Live In It
If you live in a place where drinking water and groundwater is not a major problem, then you’re one of the lucky ones. There are…
Someone Built a Biodegradable 8GB Hard Drive Out of Mushrooms
So here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: someone made a USB drive out of mushrooms. Well, technically mycelium, the sprawling fungal network that…
Fishing Nets and Snack Wrappers Just Became Retaining Wall Blocks
Some plastics never get recycled, no matter how much you sort them. Fishing nets, buoys, agricultural films, and multilayer snack packaging are too dirty or…
Anker SOLIX E10 Brings Hybrid Whole-Home Backup to the Modern House
Modern homes depend on electricity for everything, from fridges and routers to medical devices and central A/C. Storms, rolling blackouts, and grid hiccups trigger a…
Nuon Medical: Why the Future of Skincare Isn’t Another Serum
The beauty industry has spent decades perfecting what goes inside the bottle. Formulas have become more sophisticated, actives more potent, ingredient lists more transparent. Yet…
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition Scores 9/10 From iFixit at CES 2026
ThinkPad X1 Carbon has been the default answer to “what does a serious work laptop look like?” for more than a decade, with over ten…
Home Composter Concept Makes Real Soil in 2 Weeks, Not Dehydrated Flakes
Decomposition needs three things: moisture, airflow, and temperature, and those are hard to balance in an apartment. Most food waste ends up in landfills instead,…
5 Climate-Proof Home Upgrades That Turned Homes Into Survival Shelters
The climate crisis has shifted from distant concern to an urgent force redefining how you think about shelter. In this new reality, luxury aligns with…