Pri: Design For The Real World
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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. (Author: Public Radio International/WNYC)
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Recent episodes from Pri: Design For The Real World
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Published: Sep 3, 08Today rock band T-shirts are sold at major retailers, to kids who weren't alive when classic rock was born. But when music writer Johan Kugelberg was growing up in Sweden, wearing the Sex Pistols or Ramones on your chest was its own act of rebellion. Produced by Andrea Silenzi.
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Published: Aug 20, 08Tea historian Jane Pettigrew explains why the world has never recovered from an American innovation. Produced by Deanna Kashani.
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Published: Aug 6, 08If you're heading outside for a picnic this weekend, don't forget your box of wine. That's right, box. It may call to mind sorority parties and bad hangovers, but design curator Ellen Lupton thinks that boxed wine deserves a second look. Produced by Katie Rolnick.
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Published: Jul 23, 08Almost 100 years ago, the Leica camera changed the world of photography. It was the first practical 35mm camera, and it has inspired passion in those who shoot with it. In Design for the Real World, photojournalist Deborah Copaken Kogan - the author of Shutterbabe - explains what makes the Leica so special. Produced by Dennis Nishi
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Published: Jul 9, 08Curator Paola Antonelli remembers how the tiny, energetic Superball made havoc in classrooms and workplaces.
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Published: Jun 25, 08Somewhere, right now, at a picnic or on a playing field, someone is pulling out a plate-sized plastic disk to toss around. Paola Antonelli, design curator at the Museum of Modern Art, tells us about how the Frisbee came about and how it has endured.
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Published: Jun 11, 08Jeff Wiltse, author of Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America, offers a brief history of taking the plunge. Produced by Hadara Graubart.
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Published: May 27, 08DESIGN 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" oriented boards popular in the 80s and 90s. "I was never a skate rat," Nobel says, "I'm coming to this as a proto middle aged newbie poser."
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Published: May 14, 08Jeremy 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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Published: Apr 30, 08Architect and homebuilding guru Duo Dickinson talks about a tool belt he says makes all the difference. Produced by Rob Christiansen.
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Published: Apr 16, 08MoMA design curator Paola Antonelli explains the perfect form and use of the ice cream cone.
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Published: Feb 20, 08Sound artist Janek Schaefer gives the scratches and pops of vinyl records some respect. Produced by Michael Raphael.
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Published: Feb 6, 08Food writer Corby Kummer tells us about a coffee maker he thinks is due for a comeback. Produced by Chris Roose.
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Published: Jan 23, 08Cookbook author Meredith Deeds gets passionate about the kitchen tool that revolutionized baking and became a status symbol in the process.
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Published: Jan 23, 08Cookbook author Meredith Deeds gets passionate about the kitchen tool that revolutionized baking and became a status symbol in the process.
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