The Perfect Chair?: Design Mysteries Series
Who designed this most perfect chair? Who designed this amazing chair and why is it madly popular everywhere in the world? You can buy one at IKEA for $24 or spend hundreds of Pounds at… / leer más
Author: Bruce Hannah
After all, It’s just a board! TADA!!!: Design Mysteries Series
The magic that we call design! Christian finds a Skateboard. Walking in Manhattan the other day with my Grandson Evan & my son Christian searching for skateboard shops, it hit me, in that moment in… / leer más
Who Invented The Coat Hanger? : Design Mysteries Series
Was it the shakers? Thomas Jefferson? Or O. A. North? There seems to be evidence that all of the above could be accused of creating the coat hanger, but perhaps in different forms and materials.… / leer más
Do Dimensions Matter?: Design Mysteries Series
And why do we measure stuff? Societies depend on measurement to quantify and control the sale of products and services, so everyone agrees on the nature of a pound of coffee. Another reason to measure… / leer más
Were straws originally made out of straw?: Design Mysteries Series
Every fast food place has its own straw, extruded, branded and wrapped! And we use them to drink everything from Starbucks to Milkshakes at Burger King. But have you ever thought about just how many… / leer más
Why do Restaurant Tables Rock?: Design Mysteries Series
You sit down at a table in a beautiful café, relishing a short respite from the tedium of work, the server asks what you would like and brings you a lovely cup of coffee, sets… / leer más
Who Designed “that” Chair?: Design Mysteries Series
It wasn’t THE EAMES OFFICE! Have you noticed that one office chair is appearing in many, many TV shows and movies? Just saw it in the movie “Welcome To Me.” Did you ever wonder why… / leer más
Design for Everyone?: Design Mysteries Series
Exactly who is everyone? So what does IKEA mean by design for everyone? I visited their website to see if there was an answer, and there is one. “We feel good design combines form, function,… / leer más
Why is This Chair Everywhere?: Design Mysteries Series
“The Simplex Chair” patented in 1889 by French designer Edouard Leclerc. Walking into Union Square Park I was struck by how well this chair fits into the life of the park, by not intruding in… / leer más
Is Plastic Fence an Oxymoron?: … Or just Moronic, Design Mysteries Series
Who thinks that plastic fencing is a good idea? Maybe the people or make it, sell it and install it does, but I’m not sure there is one satisfied customer anywhere. Why do I say… / leer más
Is it Just a Pencil?: The first word processor? Design Mysteries Series
Ticonderoga Pencil It’s just a pencil but it took centuries to create an electronic one that sometimes works as well but never leaves the faint image that hauntingly remains as a clue to your first… / leer más
Is it Just a Stick?: The Origins of Design? Design Mysteries Series
STICKS: The Origins of Design? Chopsticks: Chop Sticks from simple to complex, all designed to enhance the value of “just a stick.” We value the simple wood ones least, and think of the pearl inlaid… / leer más
