Can we speak, for a moment, about the humble elevator button? I know, there could hardly be a more seemingly inconsequential design element, yet the elevator button has become the bane of my existence ...

There's a unique collection of elevator artifacts in southwest Virginia, and you've probably never heard of it. Andrew Reams has been collecting elevator button panels for decades and now stores them ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A button that lets you make someone’s day (or at least their morning) A button that lets you make someone’s day ...

Before the pandemic, there were many reasons to be anxious about taking an elevator — from being crammed in a small space with strangers, to getting stuck between floors. Now, as coronavirus cases ...

Anyone who has ever repeatedly pushed the 'door close' button on an elevator and thought, 'It's like this thing doesn't actually work,' is about to feel vindicated — or very, very frustrated. This ...