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EAMES

FIBERGLASS

ARMCHAIR

DESIGNED BY

Ray + Charles Eames,

1950

Say “Eames

chair,” and one

might think of

the leather and

plywood lounge

chair created

by husband and

wife design team

Charles and Ray

Eames in 1956. But

it’s the distinctly

more democratic

molded plastic and

fiberglass armchair

introduced six

years earlier that

ranks high on our

list. Available in a

variety of styles

and colors, the de-

sign can be found

everywhere from

conference rooms

to downtown lofts.

Another testament

to its greatness:

The chair remains

in production today.

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MACINTOSH

DESIGNED BY

Apple, 1984

Apple started the

personal computer

revolution with the

Apple II, but the

Macintosh defined

the category.

NETFLIX

STREAMING

DESIGNED BY

Netflix, 1997

The DVD rental

company turned

streaming service

upended the movie

and TV industries.

GOOGLE

SEARCH ENGINE

DESIGNED BY

Google, 1997

A minimalist gate­

way to a universe

of information.

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SONY WALKMAN

TPS-L2

DESIGNED BY

Norio Ohga, 1979

The Walkman

allowed us to set

the world to our

own soundtrack.

OXO GOOD

GRIPS PEELER

DESIGNED BY

Sam Farber +

Smart Design, 1990

Farber created

this ergonomically

superior peeler for

his arthritic wife.

UBER RIDESHARE

DESIGNED BY

U b e r, 2009

By leveraging the

gig economy and

GPS, Uber created

a global transporta­

tion system.

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Macintosh Classic

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