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

Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted ubiquitydesignpodcast

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

    BiC Cristal Biro - Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

    BiC Cristal Biro - Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

    Marcel Bich & Edouard Buffard: 1950 - the pen that revolutionised writing.

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    filmmusic.io/song/9514-back-on-the-wagon
    filmmusic.io/song/8785-inspiring-noir-piano-waltz
    License (CC BY 4.0)

    • 10 min
    Phillips Crosshead Screw - Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

    Phillips Crosshead Screw - Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

    Henry F. Phillips: 1936 - one of the most all-pervading designs in history.

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    filmmusic.io/song/7101-the-old-clock-shop
    filmmusic.io/song/6784-time-travel
    filmmusic.io/song/3639-desert-city
    filmmusic.io/song/3749-fig-leaf-rag-distressed
    License (CC BY 4.0)

    • 9 min
    Shipping Container - Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

    Shipping Container - Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

    Malcom McLean: 1956 - the metal box that changed the world.

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    Attribution:
    filmmusic.io/song/7101-the-old-clock-shop%20License
    filmmusic.io/song/8535-sailing-to-serenity
    filmmusic.io/song/8224-cinematic-suspense-series-episode-009
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    License (CC BY 4.0)

    • 9 min
    Q-Tips Cotton Swabs - Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

    Q-Tips Cotton Swabs - Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

    Leo Gerstenzang: 1923 - a cheap, practical and disposable product with a surprising environmental impact.

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    Attribution:
    filmmusic.io/song/7101-the-old-clock-shop%20License
    incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
    License (CC BY 4.0)

    • 9 min
    Three-Point Seat Belt - Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

    Three-Point Seat Belt - Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

    Nils Bohlin: 1959 - a ’simple, effective and convenient’ design that has saved over 1 million lives.

    • 10 min
    Coca-Cola Contour Bottle - Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

    Coca-Cola Contour Bottle - Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted

    Earl R. Dean: 1915 - A design so distinct ’you would recognize it by feel in the dark or lying broken on the ground’.

    • 9 min

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