Mel Boldt and Associates began making its mark on the industrial design world in the early 1950s just as television was sweeping the nation. Americans were transfixed by their TV shows and the choices on different channels. They were ready for a product that would...
The microwaves that populate just about every kitchen and dorm room today first showed up in kitchens back in 1967, courtesy of Mel Boldt and Associates' client Amana, which was the first company to develop them for the mass market. That meant it was the job of...
Mel Boldt and Associates may sound like a brand new company on the product development scene, but its roots go back 70 years. Mel Boldt and Associates was a powerhouse in industrial design from the 1950s through the 1970s led by the charisma of its founder. Mel Boldt...
There was always something kind of magical about the industrial design work at Mel Boldt and Associates. Growing up in the 1970s as Mel Boldt’s granddaughter, I’d see designers’ renderings of washing machines, kitchen ranges, record players and stereo speakers and I...
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