Despite the transient nature of the definition of "design", an important role of the designer is unquestionably solving problems. And an important role of the industrial designer is solving problems in context of industrial production. One of the earliest, and most elegant, examples of this dates back to the very beginnings of industrial production: the disposable safety razor blade. The patent for which was granted to King Camp Gillette on November 15th 1904. According to popular legend the
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