The Rollaboard suitcase and the Paradox of Specificity
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9 min readJan 28, 2019
The Rollaboard suitcase was invented just over 30 years ago by a highly resourceful American pilot called Robert Plath.
It was designed with just a tiny audience in mind — airline cabin crew — and was inspired by Plath’s own experience of spending a lot of time moving around airplanes and airport terminals.
