ELISSAVETA M. BRANDON

Co.Design

Antarctica’s newest research station holds a lesson for snowy cities

The Discovery Building features a wind deflector that prevents snow from piling up next to the building. It could change how we build in harsh climates.
Antarctica’s newest research station holds a lesson for snowy cities
Co.Design

A play with no actors on stage? That’s the bet behind the world’s first play in mixed reality

‘An Ark’ stars an ever-so-shrewd Ian McKellen, who isn’t really there.
Co.Design

This clever button lets service dogs turn on appliances by themselves

10 years in the making, the Dogosophy Button was codesigned by dogs and humans.
Co.Design

These five ingenious materials from 2025 could make buildings greener

‘Climate-adaptive’ paint and ‘Superwood’: These material inventions have huge potential to make our built environment more sustainable.
These five ingenious materials from 2025 could make buildings greener
Co.Design

Technology killed waiting online. Designers want to bring it back

We are living in an age of instant information. But deep down, our brains just want to pause.
Technology killed waiting online. Designers want to bring it back
Co.Design

We designed shade out of our cities. We can design it back in

As heat waves sweep the planet, a new book called ‘Shade’ makes the case for more shade in our cities.
Impact

This artificial reef is made of pet ashes. Human ashes are next

Resting Reef turns ashes into underwater memorials. In just one year, it has already attracted 46 new marine species.
This artificial reef is made of pet ashes. Human ashes are next
Co.Design

8 designers on the trends they’re excited to see in 2025

From ‘high gloss’ to more craft in the design process, these are what designers want to see more of next year.
Co.Design

8 designers on the trends they want to die in 2025

Talia Cotton, Joe Doucet, and six other designers reveal the trends they want to let go of next year.
Co.Design

These magicians just designed a new magic trick for people who are blind

Magicians were tasked with creating a trick that didn’t rely on sight, touch, smell, or taste. The result? Auditory teleportation.