Marcel Bich & Edouard Buffard: 1950 - the pen that revolutionised writing. * Attribution: filmmusic.io/song/7101-the-old-clock-shop filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisian incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome filmmusic.io/song/9514-back-on-the-wagon filmmusic.io/song/8785-inspiring-noir-piano-waltz License (CC BY 4.0)

Henry F. Phillips: 1936 - one of the most all-pervading designs in history. * Attribution: filmmusic.io/song/7101-the-old-clock-shop filmmusic.io/song/6784-time-travel filmmusic.io/song/3639-desert-city filmmusic.io/song/3749-fig-leaf-rag-distressed License (CC BY 4.0)

Malcom McLean: 1956 - the metal box that changed the world. * Attribution: filmmusic.io/song/7101-the-old-clock-shop%20License filmmusic.io/song/8535-sailing-to-serenity filmmusic.io/song/8224-cinematic-suspense-series-episode-009 incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome filmmusic.io/standard-license License (CC BY 4.0)

Leo Gerstenzang: 1923 - a cheap, practical and disposable product with a surprising environmental impact. * Attribution: filmmusic.io/song/7101-the-old-clock-shop%20License incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License (CC BY 4.0)

Nils Bohlin: 1959 - a ’simple, effective and convenient’ design that has saved over 1 million lives.

Earl R. Dean: 1915 - A design so distinct ’you would recognize it by feel in the dark or lying broken on the ground’.

Spencer Silver & Art Fry: 1977 - The story of how an accidental discovery coupled with years of persistent trial and error created an office essential.

Michael Thonet - 1859: Chair No. 14 is one of the earliest and most recognisable items of mass-produced furniture ever designed.

This introductory episode outlines the premise for the podcast and the three conditions mass-produced objects must meet to be included.

Ubiquity: The History of Designs We Take for Granted - a new short-form podcast exploring the origin and development of everyday items that we often overlook.