# 217. *PREVIEW* A History of Grids Pt. 2 - The origins of boxes and cardboard, Agnes Martin

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Published: 2025-09-24T04:55:30+00:00
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Preview, for full episode + more consider subscribing here *** This episode focuses on the history of the box. From the humble cardboard box to Agnes Martin’s tranquil grid paintings, this episode explores how containers—literal and figurative—have shaped our modern world. M. Treverton & Son: invention of the paperboard, Robert Gair and the pre cut cardboard box, The Container Corporation of America, Louis Sullivan and the rise of the skyscraper, Montgomery Ward and the foundation of modern logistics, Jacques Tati’s “Playtime”, iRobot, Cubism's fractured space, Froebel’s Kindergarten gift method, Joseph Albers, Erik Andersen’s Opus 90, and the creeping enshittification of designs and systems. www.patreon.com/c/contain

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