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David Beck

Sr. NPD Manager
Chicago, IL, USA

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"American man-purse?"

on: What is the Point of the EDETC (Everyday EveryThing Carry) Movement?
"Seems to me a first step towards this."

on: Prototyping a Flying Umbrella
"It took more than 1 person to bring this to market. Why do they get sole credit?"

on: This Finnish Company Molded the Industrial Designer's Name Into the Product
"I wonder if Nike has actual evidence that this design reduces injury or if it is typical marketing/snake oil."

on: Nike's Phantom Luna Designed Specifically to Reduce Injury in Female Athletes
"Something very similar has been used in the ICU for decades."

on: Incredible Space-Saving Toilet Disappears Into a Cabinet
"I have a Juicy Salif. While I did use it once, would have to say I purchased it as social signaling. But I'm old, it's in-person, people over to the house social signaling. None of this social media nonsense. Now excuse me, I see young people on my lawn."

on: Half of People Who Buy Vinyl Records Don't Own a Record Player
"Share your thoughts"

on: Is It Possible to Design a Friendlier-Looking Ski Mask?
"3 bedroom, 5,000 square feet. Not wasteful at all ..."

on: A Look at the Design of the 2022 New American Home
"If you are going to make the claim, it would then be actually nice to see how this was cut from a single plank and reduces waste."

on: Beautiful, Waste-Minimizing Chair Design Cut from a Single Board
"When you are washing oil, grease or soot off of you, are you using soap? If yes, the purpose of the surfactants in your soap surround and cling to the oil, grease and soot in order to remove it from your body. Those surfactants don't uncling. So if they are a part of the recirculated water, the oil, grease and soot won't reattach to your body. It is basic chemistry. "

on: The RainStick Shower Recirculates Water to Provide Strong Flow with Less Water
""... designers' power ..." - No such thing. And before Mr. Missoni starts throwing stones, I'd like to see an actual product and not a concept to back it up. Designers do think before we engage. But economic realities won't disappear because designers thought about it."

on: Polestar Design Chief Calls Out Designer Irresponsibility, Suggests Better Methods
"Where are these high-end cars driven where they need a random headlight wash? Those type of cars tend to be the cleanest I se on the road."

on: Compilations of Self-Cleaning Headlights and Pop-Up Headlights