On the 8th anniversary and 100th episode of Design Critique, Timothy Keirnan is joined by a celebratory guest who is no stranger to long-time listeners of the show. Our topic is the design of an everyday object that helps everyone reach a little higher in life: the step stool. We like how such a simple object has so many facets, features, and personas for design consideration.

We’d like to thank everyone for listening the past eight years and helping us reach the milestone of episode 100. If you appreciate Design Critique, please write a review of the show on the iTunes music store. We need more reviews and it only takes a couple minutes.

The first step stool we discuss is designed towards children and a product description is at
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FIE6SO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The second step stool we discuss is suitable for adults who need one that folds up when not in use and can be seen at
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004SAC3/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This episode closes with some old outtakes from the early recordings we did at Country Squire Studio 1 from 2005-6. Ahh, memories. Thanks for listening!