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In 1974 an American living room had a carpet you raked, walls made of printed plywood, a ceiling sprayed to look like cottage cheese, and a step down…
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In 1960 a Venetian blind was built from steel strip, painted and baked on a continuous line before being cut, with a gentle curve rolled across every slat…
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In 1960 wallpaper was printed from carved rollers, one for every colour, onto a continuous web of paper running through a machine for hours at a time.
The…
Nobody thinks of them as equipment, which is what they are. Here are eleven jobs.
1. Trapping a Layer of Still Air
Most of the insulating effect is not the…