By Thomas Lee
By circumstance and design, crutches are not pleasant devices. If you need one, it’s a good bet you did something that your knee, leg, or foot did not appreciate.
In other words, crutches are just depressing.
Jeff Weber certainly thought so. Five years ago, the Minneapolis-based industrial designer broke his heel after falling off a retaining wall while gardening. Weber, who specializes in designing worker-friendly office furniture, couldn’t help but hate his crutches.