The Design Evolution of the Air Conditioner, Part 1

If there's any object that falls into the category of "No one wants this object, they want its benefits," it's the air conditioner. (At design school, an ID professor of mine remarked that "No one wants a toaster. What people want is toast," and I feel that phrase is no longer true.) Since its arrival into American homes in the 1930s, the wondrous invention seems to have received very little design attention. Perhaps that's because the first air conditioners were for industrial, not...