Core77 Design Awards 2026: Scot Herbst on the Continual Education of Design

For Scot Herbst, the most compelling aspect of design practice isn't found in any single domain or deliverable. "Learning. New things. Every day. Medical, emerging technology, fabrication. The education design provides is intoxicating," he says. For someone who operates across a wide range of industries, from consumer technology to healthcare and lifesciences, consumer packaged goods, furniture, even autonomous vehicles, that appetite for continuous discovery is a structural necessity. As...