Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

🎙️ Short-form podcast exploring the origin and development of everyday items that we often overlook.

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Episodes

Tuesday Feb 21, 2023

Marcel Bich & Edouard Buffard: 1950 - the pen that revolutionised writing.
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Tuesday Feb 14, 2023

Henry F. Phillips: 1936 - one of the most all-pervading designs in history.
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Tuesday Feb 07, 2023

Malcom McLean: 1956 - the metal box that changed the world.
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Tuesday Jan 31, 2023

Leo Gerstenzang: 1923 - a cheap, practical and disposable product with a significant environmental impact.
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Tuesday Dec 27, 2022

Nils Bohlin: 1959 - a 'simple, effective and convenient' design that has saved over 1 million lives.
 
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Tuesday Dec 20, 2022

Earl R. Dean: 1915 - a design so distinct 'you would recognize it by feel in the dark or lying broken on the ground'.
 
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Tuesday Dec 13, 2022

Spencer Silver & Art Fry: 1977 - the story of how an accidental discovery coupled with years of persistent trial and error created an office essential.
 
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Tuesday Dec 06, 2022

Michael Thonet: 1859 - one of the most recognisable items of mass-produced furniture.
 
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Tuesday Nov 29, 2022

This introductory episode outlines the premise for the podcast and the three conditions mass-produced objects must meet to be included.
 
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Tuesday Nov 22, 2022

Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted - a new short-form podcast exploring the origin and development of everyday items that we often overlook.
 
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Ubiquity

The Histry of Designs We Take for Granted

Have you ever found yourself looking at an object as if for the first time and wondering, how did this come to be created? Who was the first person to have the idea for an item that today we find commonplace? Or, why is a particular product designed in the way that it is?

My name is Chris Whitwood and in this podcast, Ubiquity, I’ll be taking a closer look at the history and designs of some everyday products that we often take for granted. I’ll be exploring where the designs originate, some of the overlooked innovations that make them so successful, and considering what we can learn from the designs that exist all around us.

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