Its design purity looks almost…iPod-like: But the real design genius behind the brown bag was Margaret Knight of the Columbia Paper Bag Company in Massachusetts.

01-23-2014 DESIGN A Woman Designed The Paper Bag And other celebrations of women in design, in MoMA’s current exhibit, Designing Modern Women, 1890-1990. Take that, patriarchy!

The design also means they can add folds — crease the lip of the bag over to increase strength, say — as part of that 3-bags-a-second process.

With a design legacy that includes the Mac, iPhone and iPad, Apple has filed a patent for its paper bag. But as it explains, this is no ordinary shopping bag.

If paper-bag design is your thing and you’re interested to learn more about Apple’s plan for what may or may not be a revolutionary new product, then you can check out the entirety of its ...

Apple's Patent for a Paper Bag, reasons why: • Patent trolls could sue Apple for their paper bag design • Yes, really – if there's a way, Apple needs to protect itself ...