Charles "Chuck" Harrison (September 23, 1931 — November 29, 2018)[1] was an American industrial designer, speaker and educator.
He was involved in the design of over 750 consumer products, including the portable hair dryer, toasters, stereos, lawn mowers, sewing machines,[2] Craftsman power tools, the see-through measuring cup, fondue pots, stoves, and the first plastic trash can,[3] which has been credited with changing the sound of trash collection day.
[7] One of his undergraduate professors, Henry P. Glass, would prove to be one of Harrison's greatest mentors and allies over the course of his career.
In 1956, he returned to the school to pursue graduate studies, transferring later to the Illinois Institute of Technology to complete his Master's in Art Education.
[7] Between his undergraduate and graduate degrees, Harrison was drafted into the United States Army and posted to Germany.
Harrison credits Glass with teaching him a great deal about detailing, drawing, and production, as well as the business elements of the trade, such as client relations.
It was at Robert Podall Associates in 1958 that Harrison updated the popular View-Master toy before getting a call from his old contact at Sears.