Doug Studer asks himself a lot of questions. Lately, the CEO and co-owner of Deskey Branding has been asking what we can learn about design from the natural environment. Can studying shark skin or the way water runs off the lotus leaf inspire the design of consumer goods and packaging that add to the quality of life on Earth instead of to its landfills and climate change? ...

By Doug Studer ...

In the summer of 2013, Deskey became part of a collaborative effort that we would soon brand as Cradle Cincinnati, Hamilton County’s undertaking to reduce one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation. ...