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In these TED Talks, some of the world's greatest designers share their creative process. Hear from Philippe Starck, Frank Gehry, Stefan Sagmeister, Paula Scher, MoMA's Paola Antonelli and more.

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TED VOD for FAST TV

TED delivers a jolt of creativity and a dash of inspiration. Watch the world's greatest thinkers and doers share fascinating ideas worth spreading.

The most popular talks of 2020

What ideas captured people's attention and took off the quickest in 2020? Here are the talks that intrigued and propelled us to the end of this world-shifting year.

Staying in? Geek out

A fun, nerdy collection of thought-provoking talks perfect for days when you want to sit back, relax and spend time indoors.

Extraordinary, larger-than-life art

These artists translate imagination and poignant worldviews into monumental, magnificent pieces of art.

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Talks about Design

Joon Silverstein

Luxury, not landfill — the waste-free future of fashion

Giorgia Lupi

What long COVID taught me about life (and data)

Mark Grimmer

What’s next for immersive storytelling?

Sara Giusto

The rise of virtual humans — and what they mean for the future

George Zaidan

The thing in your kitchen most likely to kill you

Willie Williams

The astonishing future of immersive live entertainment

Anima Anandkumar

AI that connects the digital and physical worlds

George Zaidan

How do gas masks actually work?

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Chris Anderson and Monique Ruff-Bell

Ideas change everything — and what's next for TED

Catalina Lotero

A futuristic vision for Latin America, rooted in ancient design

Rebecca McMackin

Let your garden grow wild

Karinna Grant

What's the point of digital fashion?

Chris Anderson and Richard Saul Wurman

TED is 40 — here's how it all started

Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala

The artists re-framing Chicago

Vikramāditya Prakāsh

Is Chandigarh a perfectly planned city?

Good Sport

The hidden world of stadium deals

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Exclusive articles about Design

Gallery: 11 otherworldly photos of land, sea and sky at night

Due to light pollution near cities, many people can no longer see stars in their night skies, but astrophotographer Jack Fusco has traveled to dark places around North America to show us the wonders that still exist up there.

Posted Mar 2022

Gallery: Photos of loss, memory and identity in a town swept by the 2011 tsunami

With a mix of found and new images, photographer Alejandro Chaskielberg shows how people and a town weathered a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.

Posted Mar 2021

Photo gallery: How Indigenous natural technologies can help us adapt to climate change

From biodegradable islands to living root bridges, these designs -- as researched and highlighted by Julia Watson -- can help us build infrastructure that coexists harmoniously with the natural world.

Posted Mar 2021

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