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The Design Process Behind Fast Company’s First-Ever Award Trophy

A peek at the trophy, created by NewDealDesign, which we’ll be handing out at the Innovation By Design awards.

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How To Build An Electric Bike That People Will Actually Want To Ride

How To Build An Electric Bike That People Will Actually Want To Ride

The story of how Adam Vollmer left Ideo to make an electric bike Americans could love.

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Xbox Music: Party In The Front, Zune In The Back

Xbox Music: Party In The Front, Zune In The Back

With Xbox Music, Microsoft is taking yet another swing at the music industry. So what’s different this time? The experience.

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World-Class Buildings For The Underserved, At Under $10k

World-Class Buildings For The Underserved, At Under $10k

The European Prize for Architecture honors Norway’s TYIN Tegnestue, who specialize in locally sourced, locally built projects in the developing world.

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Fitbit’s Newest Gadget: 24/7 Fitness Tracking Meets 24/7 App Syncing

Fitbit’s Newest Gadget: 24/7 Fitness Tracking Meets 24/7 App Syncing

The device is meant to do all of what the Jawbone Up originally promised.

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How Airbnb Evolved To Focus On Social Rather Than Searches

How Airbnb Evolved To Focus On Social Rather Than Searches

We talk to Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia about his company’s shift to social, and a neat bit of coding magic that’s more important than you think.

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An Experimental New Starbucks Store: Tiny, Portable, And Hyper Local

An Experimental New Starbucks Store: Tiny, Portable, And Hyper Local

A new style of smaller, LEED-certified Starbucks may touch down near you soon. It’s all part of a plan to evolve the coffee giant’s business.

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5 Ingenious Variations On The Simple Wall Socket

5 Ingenious Variations On The Simple Wall Socket

Why ignore ugly wall sockets when we could just design them away?

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Dyson Releases Another Vacuum, With A Hint Of Its Portable Future

Dyson Releases Another Vacuum, With A Hint Of Its Portable Future

Dyson releases new products with such steadiness that it can seem almost gratuitous. But there’s a method to the madness.

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An Elegant Desktop Composter That Automatically Feeds Your Plants

An Elegant Desktop Composter That Automatically Feeds Your Plants

This student concept counters the pungent smell of home composting with a Prius-like halo effect.

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Thanks for stopping by Fast Company’s Co.Design. If you’ve been a reader for some time, you’ll notice that we’ve just unveiled a brand-new redesign. You can read about the thought process behind it here. Our content, of course, will be the same: Our focus is on highlighting the world’s best examples of design and innovation, working in concert.

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