TOP 10 DESIGN OBJECTS AND MATERIALS OF 2025

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

This roundup highlights ten design projects from 2025 that prioritized sustainability, sensory interaction, and material innovation through biology and technology. Featured works include a biodegradable gaming controller, a fungi-based prosthetic organ that digests microplastics in the body, and Yamaha's digital piano made from recycled rare African Blackwood. Other projects include microalgae pigments for sustainable color, touch-responsive sonic furniture, tableware designed to enhance taste perception through gastrophysics research, and a modular pen with textured grips to stimulate creative thinking.