99% Invisible - 43: Accidental music of imperfect escalators

99% Invisible - 43: Accidental music of imperfect escalators

How Imperfections In Products Make Them Lovable

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Rohan Khara
Ever since the industrial revolution, when it became possible for products to be designed just once and then mass produced, it has been the slight imperfections and wear introduced by human use that has transformed a quality mass produced product into a thing we love. Your worn blue jeans, your grandmothers iron skillet, the initial design determined their quality, but it’s their imperfections that make them comfortable, that make them lovable, that make them yours. (Show Notes Credit: 99% Invisible's website)