Most zippers are just there, on jeans & coats, whatever. But they weren't always seen so innocently. When zippers first appeared, some people thought they were too suggestive. Here's the story of how ...
In 1985, the Innovative Design Fund placed an ad in Scientific American offering up to $10,000 to support clever prototypes for clothing, home decor, and textiles. William Freeman Ph.D., then an ...