smallappsWe’ve all been there. On the floor, hands laced behind our head, determined to conquer that most fundamental of exercises: the sit-up. We take a breath, tighten our stomach, and pull. Nothing. Or worse, a …
The Invisible Revolution: Deconstructing the Science and Design of the Sharp Microwave Drawer
It began, as many great innovations do, with a happy accident and a melted chocolate bar. In 1945, a self-taught engineer named Percy Spencer was working on radar technology for Raytheon when he noticed the …
The Secret Life of a Modern Stove: How Glass, Air, and Empathy Shape the Way We Cook
It began, as many great discoveries do, with a mistake. The year was 1952. In a laboratory at Corning Glass Works, a chemist named S. Donald Stookey placed a sample of photosensitive lithium silicate glass …
The Quiet Revolution: How a Law for People Sparked a New Era of Appliance Design
It began not with a blueprint or a schematic, but with the stroke of a pen on a sun-drenched White House lawn. In the summer of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed …