Velcro
Invented by George de Mestral

“Velcro was invented in the 1940s by George de Mestral, who was fascinated by the way burdock seeds (burrs) would fasten themselves to his clothes and his dog’s fur. The ability of “hook-and-loop fasteners” to attach and detach remains an iconic example of how great design often mirrors nature.”

Bonnie Hvillum