{"product_id":"coffee-lids-paperback","title":"COFFEE LIDS (Paperback)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating design history and field guide to one of modern life's everyday conveniences, with 200 full close-up photographs and patent designs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fun look at how the genius of design is often hidden in plain sight.\u003c\/b\u003e Ever wonder about how everyday objects come to look the way they do? The disposable coffee lid is a design paradox of the modern era. It must simultaneously open and close to allow for drinking on the go while protecting against unwanted spillage. See your coffee cup lid for what it really is: a magical design artifact that contains fascinating variations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe premier guide for take-out coffee drinkers everywhere –\u003c\/b\u003e Learn more about the mechanics behind your morning cup of joe. Impress and stump the coffee-aficionados in your life with your expansive knowledge of slosh-drainage systems, ergonomic drink apertures, foam accommodation techniques, and sensory enhancement features. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the world's largest coffee lid collection –\u003c\/b\u003e Louise Harpman and Scott Specht have collected over 550 of these triumphs of industrial design for decades, creating what Smithsonian magazine calls \"the world's largest collection of coffee cup lids.\"","brand":"Harpman, Louise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337134862610,"sku":"9781616896560","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/18727833482763.jpg?v=1780433882","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/products\/coffee-lids-paperback","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}