The North America category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors the most innovative designs from the region. This year’s winner, the Universal Collection from the North Face, is a collection of thoughtfully adapted products designed for, and with, the disability community to ensure that camping and outdoor activities are accessible to all. See all of the honorees below.
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Finalists
A Data Love Letter to the Subway
Pentagram
Analogue 3D
Analogue
Tilt Beauty
Tilt Beauty
Honorable Mentions
“Steph Curry Shoots the Moon”
Known
1837 Tiffany Blue Conservation
L&C
Adobe Firefly
Adobe
Chaparral
Elroy Air
Fastport eQuad
Fastport Honda
Galaxy Z TriFold
Samsung Electronics America
Intellidebt
Figure
Kreher Preserve and Nature Center Environmental Education Building
Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Primary Wave—the Mark of Legends
Starfish
Sodastream Fizz & Go Easy Mix Bottle
PepsiCo
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Journey
Tools for Humanity brand
Tools for Humanity
Whoop MG
Whoop
Wonderlings
Wonderlings