🌎 Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➡️ https://nordvpn.com/designtheory It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee!☝️ Chopsticks vs forks design analysis. Which is a better design? This chopsticks versus forks industrial design analysis really has more to do with the importance of convention and culture than anything else. Become a patron of my channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JohnMauriello Most of the information from this video was found from these two sources: Buy "Consider the Fork" by Bee Wilson: https://amzn.to/3qJx6al Buy "Chopsticks" by Q. Edward Wang: https://amzn.to/3xz4Hrg Check out my Form Fundamentals Online Industrial Design Course: https://bit.ly/335vsqO . Want to learn more about my work? Check out my portfolio: https://www.studioello.com/ Want to work with me on a design project? Contact me here: https://www.studioello.com/about-1 All content written and researched by John Mauriello. Susan Gordon-Boyle also helped with this particular video. Edited by Bradley Heath and John Mauriello. John Mauriello has been working professionally as an industrial designer since 2010. He is an Adjunct Professor of industrial design at California College of the Arts. Join my mailing list to get notified of special announcements: https://www.studioello.com/mail Join my discord channel and talk to me: https://discord.gg/hFw55nh Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mauriellodesign Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauriellojohn Check out my Behance: https://www.behance.net/mauriellodesign Become a patron of my channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JohnMauriello Form Fundamentals Online Industrial Design Course: https://bit.ly/335vsqO . Want to learn more about my work? Check out my portfolio: https://www.studioello.com/ Want to work with me on a design project? Contact me here: https://www.studioello.com/about-1 0:00-0:54 The Answer Isn't Simple 0:55-2:30 Forks History 2:31-3:13 Utensils Represent Civilized Culture 3:14-4:18 Nord VPN Sponsor 4:19-5:56 Spiritual Significance of Chopsticks 5:57-6:37 Importance of Cultural Conventions 6:38-9:43 Are Chopsticks Better? 9:44-11:12 Designing for Culture As It Is 11:13-11:45 How Culture Evolves 11:46-14:39 What's the Best Utensil Design?