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Pentagram partners Angus Hyland and Jon Marshall help redesign the humble tote bag

Creative Boom

The pair have collaborated with art supplies retailer Cass Arts and bag manufacturer Bags of Ethics to create 12 new designs that are as beautiful as they are useful. Made from ethically sourced cotton, the reusable bags manufactured by Bags of Ethics are tailor-made by a workforce comprised of over 80% female staff.

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F5: What Industrial Designer Shujan Bertrand Dreams About

Design Milk

Based in San Francisco, industrial designer Shujan Bertrand uses the art of origami to create products through zero waste design and manufacturing. They’re meant for people and the planet, and they aim to alter the way we live at home and change the way the industry manufactures.

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Stillmade Debuts the Collaborative Series With Four Artists + Designers

Design Milk

The Brooklyn-based manufacturer and designer has been a leader in the American furniture manufacturing industry for the past decade. Along the way they’ve consistently provided small, emerging designers access to production that’s generally reserved for big brand names and large manufacturers.

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F5: Jason Bird’s Favorite Chair + the Simple Things He Favors

Design Milk

There, he designs and manufactures furniture, lighting, and objects for both residential and commercial use. A long and varied career has allowed Jason to channel his own brand’s unique aesthetic of urban design using unconventional materials, industrial finishes, colors, and production techniques.

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DMTV Milkshake: Leadoff Studio Founder Jordan Diatlo on the Power of Design to – Really – Change the World

Design Milk

Sometimes, though, art and design can help where tech stumbles – and ensure it succeeds in a meaningful way. We also reached out to different manufacturers in China and other countries, and then started really pressing [manufacturers] for data sheets that specifically showed test results on darker skin tones.”

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A 2,700-Pound Concorde Sculpture Soars Above the Peninsula Hotel London

Design Milk

Created by industrial design firm Discommon , the sleek aerodynamic silhouette of the Concorde was installed to become the centerpiece and focal point of the luxury hotel’s restaurant, an “homage to British aviation and cars” that required several feats of engineering.

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IBM Perfected the Art of the Anti-corporate Corporate Poster

Eye on Design

He connected IBM leadership with famed designers such as Paul Rand, Charles and Ray Eames, and others. The IBM poster program was first initiated during the 1960s by Ken White, a staff graphic designer in the Design Center in Boulder, Colo. x 28 cm) announcements and two pockets for the posters.