KUDOS Design Collaboratory

Design has the power to make us think—and feel.
When we activate the space between message and medium, design begins to reach its full potential.

Across these projects, we explore what happens in between—how people engage, perceive, and interpret a narrative within a designed environment.

This International Design Day 2026, we reflect on how design shapes perception by activating the space in between.

What if one object could live many lives?

Pug Bag (.nyc) is a sling designed for movement—and for pause. Built for city life, it transforms with a removable beanbag into something you can sit on, rest with, and come home to.

Designed in-house at KUDOS, Pug is guided by four core values: comfort, versatility, durability, and circularity. Every detail is intentional—from fabric sourced from excess production in Indonesia to a zero-waste pattern that ensures nothing goes to waste.

One object. Multiple lives. No leftovers.

This Earth Month, we’re celebrating design that considers longevity from the very first sketch.

Explore the full collection → www.pugbag.nyc

PugBag

We’re hiring — Design Intern (part time, on site in Forest Hills NYC)

To apply email resume and portfolio (under 3mb) to [email protected]

Design has the power to make science accessible, playful, and engaging for all ages.

It’s worth pausing to reflect on what happens when curiosity meets knowledge—and how thoughtful design can guide that journey.

For the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science ()’s Power of Science exhibition in Miami, we partnered with Squint/Opera () to design the UX/UI for a series of interactive experiences. Visitors are invited to jump right in—building coastlines, exploring hurricanes, and unlocking the periodic table through play, experimentation, and discovery.

This project is a reminder that human-centered design can turn complex ideas into engaging, hands-on learning—helping people experience science not just as facts, but as an ongoing process of curiosity and understanding.