Velcro was invented in 1941 by George de Mestral an electrical engineer. The idea came to him when he noticed burrs (seeds) stuck to his clothing and to his dogs fur. He then examined the burrs under a microscope and noticed how the hundreds of "hooks" latched onto anything with a loop, such as clothing, animal fur or hair. This idea of binding two materials together reversibly created a product that became a replacement for zippers among other things.
I think that Velcro is an important design because it creates more opportunities with in design and it can be used in many different ways.
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