Podcasts Arts Design 99% Invisible 310- 77 Steps

310- 77 Steps

Published: June 6, 2018, 3:24 a.m.

b'As the U.S. war effort ramped up in the early 1940s, the Navy put out a request for chair design submissions. They needed a chair that was fireproof, waterproof, lightweight and strong enough to survive a torpedo blast. In response, engineer named Wilton C. Dinges designed a chair made out of aluminum, bent and welded to be super strong.'