Last week the NYT had an interview with George Sowden, designer of the SoftBrew., SoftBrew is a pitcher style coffee brewing gadget., George Sowden's obsession with coffee led to him inventing the SoftBrew., Sowden often visited factories instead of museums as a tourist, and believes there is a disconnect between designers and manufacturing., , Because of this, and his obsession with coffee, Sowden was very involved with production of the coffee maker’s two components: the, porcelain pitcher, and the stainless steel filter insert with photo-etched micrsoscopic holes.
Video of the Softbrew in action after the break.