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- [Narrator] We are living through

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the worst global health crisis in decades.

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This has made the work of
designers more critical than ever.

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The 2020 Innovation By Design Awards

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which honor creativity in business

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show how the design
industry has stepped up

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to help make everything
from emergency ventilators

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to more comfortable shoes
for healthcare workers.

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Here are seven standouts

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selected from a pool of
nearly 4,000 applicants.

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Designers, engineers,

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and entrepreneurs at this
Brooklyn tech hub join forces

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to tackle urgent problems during COVID-19.

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One project called Spiro Wave
is an emergency ventilator

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that has fewer part than
a traditional ventilator,

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making it easier to manufacture.

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It's now part of New York City's stockpile

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of emergency supplies.

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Italy's hospitals were
overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients.

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Carlo Ratti saw the devastation

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and decided to do something about it.

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The architect created
an open source blueprint

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for intensive care units
that can be built cheaply

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and quickly inside shipping containers.

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The first unit opened in
Turin, Ratti's hometown

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and one of the country's
hardest hit regions in April.

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Last spring, the United States
reached a grim milestone.

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100,000 Americans had died from COVID-19.

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The New York Times responded

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by printing the names of
every single casualty,

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turning its front page
into a solemn memorial.

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This 3D printed swab was
developed in just three weeks

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to meet severe shortages
in COVID-19 testing.

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It has a unique lattice structure

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that helps healthcare workers
collect samples efficiently.

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It's flexible carbon tip makes
the test more comfortable

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for patients.

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These slip-on liquid repellent shoes

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are designed to meet the
needs of healthcare workers.

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And with input from the celebrated
designer Stuart Weitzman,

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they're stylish too.

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Most face shields have an elastic
band that hurts your ears.

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ZShield Flex fits around
your neck like a necklace

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and can be worn comfortably
for hours on end.

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COVID-19 is taking a toll
on our mental health too.

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This app lets users physically
release stress by shaking,

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screaming, and typing their
frustrations into their phone.

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The pandemic may be with us
for the foreseeable future,

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but thoughtful design is
helping us work toward

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a world without it.