The experimental design category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors concepts, prototypes, and pioneering designs intended to push the boundaries of what’s possible in an industry and excite the imagination. This year’s winner, SpecialGuestX and 1stAveMachine’s CMR M-1, is a prototype movie camera that blends traditional filmmaking with new technology. See all of the honorees below.
Totem
Niice Studio
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Zachary Petit is a contributing writer for Fast Company and an independent journalist who covers design, the arts, and travel. His words have appeared in Smithsonian, National Geographic, Eye on Design, McSweeney’s, Mental Floss and Print, where he served as editor-in-chief of the National Magazine Award–winning publication More