A 2011 UK court decisions considered the Stormtrooper armor to be industrial design, which is only protected for 15 years, and thus the armor is now in the public domain, but only in the UK. In the US it has been ruled to be under copyright. [Wikipedia]
The term "Lingerie" in the French language applies to all undergarments for either gender. In English it is applied specifically to those undergarments designed to be visually appealing or erotic.
"LaJean Lawson, a former professor of exercise science at Oregon State University, has studied breast motion since 1985 and now works as a consultant for companies like Nike to develop better sports bra designs" [http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/t
American Apparel designs, creates and prints its own advertisements. The company is known for its provocative and controversial advertising campaigns, which is largely the inspiration of the company CEO Dov Charney. [Wikipedia]
The Volkswagen Type I (also called the Beetle or bug) was originally commissioned by Adolf Hitler, designed by Ferdinand Porsche, and is the most manufactured car of a single design platform ever.
Handsaws fall into two main categories, rip saws are designed for cutting along the grain of the wood, and crosscut saws are designed to cut across the grain of the wood [Wikipedia]
The Fischer-Saller Scale is used to determine the shades of hair color. The scale uses the following designations: A to G (blond), H, J (blond brown), K to V (brown), W (brown black), X, Y (black) and Roman numerals I to V (red) and VI (faint red) [Wikipe
"Blue and white wares" (Chinese: 青花; pinyin: qīng-huā; literally "Blue flowers") designate white pottery and porcelain decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment, generally cobalt oxide. [wikipedia]
Mobile phone antennas are designed to project a signal in a donut shape, perpendicular to the long axis of the antenna. If you are holding your phone in a strange way, such as on its side or upside down, you will hinder the operation of the antenna. [wiki
