2021 blog posts
On December 9 I spoke about design at the Medical Design & Manufacturing convention at the Javits Center in Manhattan. I participated in a panel discussion hosted by Michael Wiklund, with co-panelists John Gatzemeyer and Tor Alden. It was mid-Covid, with NYC seeing another spike in cases, and while the convention itself wasn’t packed we...Continue reading
We’ve been shooting new episodes of Condé Nast / Epicurious Well Equipped series every two months, one each on two consecutive days. In the six newest episodes not mentioned previously, I test gadgets for sandwiches, cutting, brunch, nut cracking, “As Seen On TV,” and vintage. This vintage Ice Pet ice shaver worked pretty well. It...Continue reading
Here’s the cover article I wrote for the August 2021 issue of Premier Guitar magazine, discussing basic principles of tube amplifier operation. The tubes, transformers, speakers and other components consume the large majority of power, converting it into heat, not sound. Less than 1% of the power going into a tube amplifier exits as sound....Continue reading
Someone on the Epicurious team had the idea to use gadgets from the Shark Tank series as a theme. There are many that were featured on the show. The problem was that most were never put into production. Others were no longer available and could only be found used on ebay. But the team managed...Continue reading
I’ve been the host of Epicurious’ Well Equipped series for two years, and lately we’ve been shooting just about two episodes a month. Each episode is shot in a day, and (as I keep mentioning) all improvised. If I seem to not like a significant number of the gadgets tested, remember that the Epicurious team...Continue reading
Shot on two consecutive days, February 17 and 18 2021, at Condé Nast’s studios in the World Trade Center in NYC, here are the edited versions. 5 Fruit Kitchen Gadgets Tested by Design Expert 5 Vegetable Kitchen Gadgets Tested By Design Expert
For some previous episodes of Well Equipped we shot two videos in one day. That was becoming hectic, so we have lately been shooting two videos on successive days. Kicking off this year are reviews of cake and breakfast gadgets. As usual, the Epicurious team finds some odd gadgets to try out. We review them...Continue reading
Here’s a link to an interview I had on Sports Radio “The Zone” 1150AM, 102.7FM in Texas, with Jason Kyle Wickens.
This episode of the BBC’s The Food Chain features Scott Jarvie, Gavin Reay and me. Host Emily Thomas discusses various aspects of the design of kitchen gadgets. Talk centers on what goes into a design, considerations of design for a wide audience, and what we should or should not be designing. The online version of...Continue reading