In this issue, we spotlight the design industry’s present-day innovators: the thinkers and doers and visionaries who are shaping the future. These are the people with new ways of thinking about how to do business—and who are brave enough to put those ideas into practice with their own companies and capital. These 18 trailblazers show us where innovation is simmering and offer a firsthand look at what’s next. The future of design has never looked brighter.