What is product design today? 100 great designers weigh in

A light fixture made of seaweed. A dreamy, psychedelic laundry machine. A hairy bench fashioned out of agave leaves. All of these objects appear in the new book Designed for Life: The World’s Best Product Designers, published by Phaidon Press. The book is a global survey of 100 of the most innovative product designers making waves in the creative world today—and it reveals plenty of insights into what design means in 2024 and beyond. [Photo: courtesy Phaidon] According to Kelsey...