Crowdsourced design is bigger now than it’s ever been. If the key to successful selling is giving people what they want, why not just skip all the tests, surveys, trials and errors and ask consumers directly what they want? And then, why not get them to design, set the price, or even physically make the product FOR you? Some savvy entrepreneurs are doing just that.
From jewelry to furniture, to entire houses, this cluster looks at some of the most innovative ways designers are crowdsourcing products today.
27 Crowdsourced Designs
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Crowdsourcing Billboards
American Apparel Wants You to Vote on Storefront Sign
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Morbid Crowdsourced Competitions
Funeral Company Promotes Harley Hearse with Moniker Contest
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Crowdsourced Car Designs
VW Outsources to Find Next Iconic Automobile
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Crowdsourced Furniture Designs
Champagne Cork Competition Yields Miniature Seating
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Crowdsourced News Photography
New York Times Readers Picture The Recession in Photos
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Crowdsourcing Company Recipes
Campbell's Lets You Make Suggestions
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Crowdsourcing Window Displays
Bloomies Asks Bloggers for Showcase Showdowns
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Crowdsourced Products
The Release1.0 Design Competition for Museum Shops
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Crowdsourced Logo Art
10 Artists Use the Shft Brand Hand in Graphic Posters
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Crowdsourced Jewelry Creation
Swarovski Hosts Online Design Competition
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Crowdsourcing Home Decor
Bon Bon Kakku
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Crowdsourced Packaging Competitions
1800 Tequila's Design Your Bottle (UPDATE)
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Crowdsourced Restaurants
The Instructables Restaurant
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Crowdsourced City Designs
Nicolas Sarkozy Picks Architects' Brains on Future Paris Cityscape
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Crowdsourced Commercials
iFart Will Pay for the Person Who Can Toot Their Horn the Best
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Crowdsourced Home Makeovers
Voting for Comcast Town Finalists Commences
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Community Beach Houses
Annenberg in Santa Monica Makes Luxury Accessible to All
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Interactive Home Building Show
DIY Blog Cabin
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Crowdsourced Coffee Prices
Java Street Cafe Lets Customers Pay What They Think is Fair
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Community-Driven Creations
'Quirky' Lets People Decide What Will be Made and Sold
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Crowdsourced Home Shopping Sites
Honeyshed
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Crowdsourced Dictionaries
Germany's Duden Dictionary Lets You Add New Words
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Crowdsourcing Your Designs
Ponoko Lets You Submit Ideas and Others Make It For You
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Crowdsourced Sneakers
'RYZ Wear' Makes YOU a Designer
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Modern Community Building
WannaStartACommune.com For Collaborating With Neighbors
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Crowdsourcing Airline Fees
Ryanair Will Pay €1,000 for the Best New Fee
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Crowdsourcing Big-Name Beers
Corporate Breweries Tap Beer Enthusiasts for New Recipes
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Customizable Co-Created Sneakers
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Consumption-Inspired Fashion Capsules
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Whimsical Stool Designs
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One-of-One Clothing Collections
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70s-Inspired Structural Furniture
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GenAI Virtual Shoppers
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Digitally Customizable Bridesmaid Dresses
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Graphic Collaborative Streetwear
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Content-Inspired Physical Retail Experience
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Co-Browsing Shopping Platforms
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Regenerative Designer Fashion Shows
eBay will Host an 'Endless Runway' Showcasing Pre-Loved Looks
Inclusive Elementally Inspired Jewelry
Every Wave Features Pieces Inspired by the Essence of Water
Digital Streetwear Collaborations
The Fabricant x Highsnobiety Dropped During Paris Fashion Week
Social Commerce Platforms
21 Buttons is a Social Fashion Shopping Network
Functional Everyday Object Collections
Goux Studio Showcases the New Modular Plus Collection
Customer-Driven Marketplaces
COS Clothing Partnered with Recurate on a C2B2C Marketplace
Free-Form Jewelry Collections
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Rope-Like Dynamic Chair Designs
Miray Ozlem ER Designs the Caterpillar Lounge Chair
Inspiring Multi-Shop Pop-Ups
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Historic Fashion Try-Ons
The Design Museum's London Fashion Exhibition Integrates AR Mirrors
Tailor-Made Furniture Ranges
Last Ditch Design's Capsule Balances Aesthetics and Functionality
Industrial Design Exhibits
Design Burger Hosted a 'Design Dialogues Exhibit' in London
Bejeweled Bright Clog Designs
Simone Rocha Creates a New Pearly Version of a Crocs Shoe
AI Interior Design Tools
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AI-Generated QSR Items
McDonald's India Asks Fans to Create its Signature Collection with AI
Circular Fashion Pop-Ups
The Coachtopia Pop-Up Brings Luxury Circular Fashion to Gen Z
Lifestyle Insight-Inspired Furniture
Formway Sets Up its Own Furniture Brand Noho with New Range
Topography-Inspired Furniture Capsules
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs the TOPOS Collection
Anthropomorphic Store Campaigns
IKEA's Short Social Films Promote Its Click-and-Collect Service
Tennis-Core Lifestyle Collaborations
Naomi Osaka x Etsy Present a Tennis-Centric Capsule
3D Product Visualization Services
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Size-Replicating Try-On Technologies
Google Shopping Debuts Virtual Dress Try-Ons in the U.S.
Web3 Fashion Show Initiatives
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Collaborative Cosmetic Concept Shops
Hourglass and Barneys New York Partnered for a Concept Store
AI-Powered Interior Design Tools
SofaBrain Helps Designers Explore a Variety of Different Styles
Circular Fashion-Enabling Partnerships
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AI-Fueled Sustainable Product Series
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Forward-Thinking Wedding Pop-Ups
Anthropologie Weddings x Pinterest Shares Emerging Styles
Social Shopping Apps
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Affordable Gen Z Apparel
Foundry by Cover Story Clothing Enters the Fashion Scene Through AJIO
AI-Powered Denim Catalogs
Salsa Jeans Implemented MySize's Smart Catalogue to Improve Fit & Sizing
Shoppable Virtual Beach Houses
The J.Crew Virtual Beach House Shares Interactive Content & Games
Marketing Idea Generators
Thunderbucket Provides Marketing Ideas and Observations at Speed
Automotive-Inspired Sculptural Furniture
SANAYI313 Launches the Lounge Collection of Furniture
Virally Inspired Virtual Menus
The Creator's Kitchen As Seen on TikTok Menu is Ever-Changing
Sustainable Furniture Capsule Shops
Light and Dwell Open up a Store of Furniture Designs
Music-Themed Fashion Apps
Upstream Allows You to Shop the Same Brands Your Favorite Musicians Do
Customizable White-Label Consumables
Printify Offers On-Demand Consumables for Brands & Businesses
Colorful Kitchen Pop-Ups
Primal Kitchen Partners with Pintrest for a Special Initiative
Dynamic Organic Store Displays
External Reference Decorates the La Manso Store in Barcelona
2D-to-3D Jewelry Try-Ons
Perfect Corp.'s Newest Virtual Try-On Technology Empowers Jewelry Brands
Hand-Painted Collaborative Fashion
Sessions Art Club Joins Toogood on a New Collection
In-House Minimalist Apparel
Crescent’s Contemporary Women’s Clothing for Timeless Elegance
Inclusive Diamond Campaigns
Pandora's Diamonds for All Campaign Features Diverse Icons
Product Maker Launch Platforms
MicroLaunch Offers a Streamlined Avenue for Feedback
Supportive Entrepreneur Communities
Ooutliers Shares Insights From Successful Startups
AI Room Designers
IKEA Canada Launches a New AI Room Design Feature for Enhanced Customization
Found Objects-Formed Art Collections
LMU Joins Benchmark to Create the Aldgate Gold Project
Furniture-Expressive Magazines
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AR Furniture Testing Features
Pinterest Lets Users View Virtual Furniture in their Homes
Gamified Custom Kidswear
Supermix Studio Empowers Kids to Create Their Own Apparel & Accessories
Brand Photography Marketplaces
VSCO Unveils a New Marketplace for Photographers to Find Work
AI-Enabled Product Creation
Off/Script Launches an App to Create and Buy AI-Designed Products
Cutting-Edge Wearable Furnishings
MCM Wearable Casa Intersects Luxury Fashion and Furniture Design
Cheerful Spring-Ready Collaborative Fashion
Diane von Furstenberg Works on a Capsule with Target
Flying Umbrella Prototypes
This Hands-Free Device Hovers Above You to Protect From the Rain
Equitable Design Capsule Exhibitions
Objective Studios Showcases the Calm Place Exhibition
Third-Party Artisanal Marketplaces
Michaels Launches the MarkerPlace Alternative Marketplace
Open 3D Printing Platforms
Zellerfeld Unveils a New Platform for 3D-Printed Footwear Designing
Branded Customer Resale Marketplaces
Relove Enables Businesses to Launch C2B2C Storefronts
Accessible Occasion Jewelry
Kleinfeld is Dropping a Fashion Jewelry Line on Amazon
One-of-a-Kind Experimental Design Objects
Origin Made is Launching Experimental Editions
Collaborative Bright Office Spaces
Bespoke Only Designs Her New Spring Office Loft Space
Artist-Led Music Streaming Stores
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3D-Printed Dynamic Couture Fashion
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APPI Eco-Friendly Furniture
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Bauhaus-Themed Contrasting Sofas
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Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
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Frictionless QR-Based Resale Features
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Problem-Based Website Ideas
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Personal Shopping Assistants
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Contemporary Collectible Designs
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Demystified Research Design Guides
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P2P Clothing Rental Platforms
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Made-to-Order Furniture Capsules
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Digital Gallery Furniture Collections
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Crowdsourced Outfit-Picking Apps
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Beweled Fashion Forward Clogs
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Pocket Concierge Apps
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Mix Cultural-Inspired London Extensions
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Broken Bike Lock Furniture
Design Students Showcase the People and Places Exhibition
Home Mobility Accessible Furniture
Capella Design Creates Furniture that Blend Style and Function
Professional-Quality E-Commerce Furniture Tools
3D Cloud by Marxent is a Groundbreaking Update
Designer Residency Art Studios
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Shaded Modern Outdoor Furniture
mmcité street furniture Designs the UFO Shelter for Outdoors
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Bright Showroom Research Libraries
ANY Designs a Retail Space for Streetwear Imprint Vowels
Retailer-Backed Holiday Experiences
J. Crew Launches a New AI-Powered Holiday Experience
Short-Form Fashion Competitions
#TikTokFashion Challenges Users to Create and Share Their Design
AI-Powered Product Development
UserTesting Debuts the Feedback Engine and New AI-Powered Features
Collaboration Springtime Clothing Collections
Diane von Furstenberg for Target Has Over 200 Pieces
Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
Borrowed Earth Collaborative Uses Natural Materials for Art
Collectivity-Inspired Furniture Series
Conor Hacon Designs a New Capsule for Common Design
Expressive Piercing Campaigns
The New Visual Identity for Pierced by Claire's Targets Gen Zalpha
Curated Wedding Marketplaces
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Subscription-Based Design Services
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Asian Designer Furniture Exhibitions
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Fostered Design Curations
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Shanghai Marketing Office Refurbishments
Linehouse Renovates an Office for The Independents
Explorative Entrepreneur Ideas
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Customizable Digital Studio Platforms
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Personalized Visual Catalogues
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Nature-Inspired Design Objects
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Product-Validating AI Tools
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Trackable Design Portfolios
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Organically Shaped Furniture Capsules
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3D Asset-Focused Retail Solutions
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Focus Group Simulators
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Playful Dynamic Furniture Capsule
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