PRI: Studio 360 - Design for the Real World
Design for the Real World is an inside look at the hidden genius of everyday things - lipstick, sheetrock, tea bags, ballparks - from Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, public radio's weekly guide to what's happening in the culture. Produced by Public Radio International and ...
Design for the Real World is an inside look at the hidden genius of everyday things - lipstick, sheetrock, tea bags, ballparks - from Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, public radio's weekly guide to what's happening in the culture. Produced by Public Radio International and WNYC.
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Skateboard
DESIGN FOR THE REAL WORLD: THE SKATEBOARD: Philip Nobel writes ...
DESIGN FOR THE REAL WORLD: THE SKATEBOARD: Philip Nobel writes about architecture and has a column in Metropolis Magazine. Lately he's been obsessing over skateboards, specifically long boards, a sleek update to the wide "trick"
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propeller
Jeremy Kinney of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum explains ...
Jeremy Kinney of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum explains how the Wright brothers' wooden propeller - designed using the world's first wind tunnel -- made the dream of defying gravity come true. Produced by Dennis Nishi.
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Utilikilt
Architect and homebuilding guru Duo Dickinson talks about a tool ...
Architect and homebuilding guru Duo Dickinson talks about a tool belt he says makes all the difference. Produced by Rob Christiansen.
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Ice Cream Cone
MoMA design curator Paola Antonelli explains the perfect form and ...
MoMA design curator Paola Antonelli explains the perfect form and use of the ice cream cone.
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Baseball Glove
Bob Clevenhagen has been the head designer at Rawlings for ...
Bob Clevenhagen has been the head designer at Rawlings for more than thirty years--and he's only the third person to hold that title in the company's 130-year history. We found Bob in his office at the Rawlings factory in Washington,
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Coffee Cup Lid
A look at the delivery device for possibly the most ...
A look at the delivery device for possibly the most socially acceptable drug -- caffeine. MoMA Design curator Paola Antonelli tells us why the disposable plastic coffee cup lid is here to stay.
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Bayway Refinery
Design critic Philip Nobel finds something transcendent about what most ...
Design critic Philip Nobel finds something transcendent about what most of us would consider an eyesore -- The Bayway Refinery on the edge of the New Jersey Turnpike. Produced by Jocelyn Gonzales.
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Vinyl Records
Sound artist Janek Schaefer gives the scratches and pops of ...
Sound artist Janek Schaefer gives the scratches and pops of vinyl records some respect. Produced by Michael Raphael.
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The Vacuum Brewer
Food writer Corby Kummer tells us about a coffee maker ...
Food writer Corby Kummer tells us about a coffee maker he thinks is due for a comeback. Produced by Chris Roose.
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The Stand Mixer
Cookbook author Meredith Deeds gets passionate about the kitchen tool ...
Cookbook author Meredith Deeds gets passionate about the kitchen tool that revolutionized baking and became a status symbol in the process.
