
Black DIY Tradition
Chuck Harrison designed 8-12 sewing machines every year for 12 years.
Chuck Harrison designed 8-12 sewing machines every year for 12 years.
Many may be surprised to learn that during decades when America wrestled with its identity in the streets, an African American sat with a pencil
Charles “Chuck” Harrison is a designer, educator and speaker specializing in industrial design across multiple consumer products areas. The primary portion of his career was spent working for Sears Roebuck & Company, beginning as a freelancer, then as a staff designer and later as the head of the company’s design department. A prolific designer, Harrison’s work touched almost every area of household products from cribs to tractors and everything in between.