Bubble Wrap: The Failed 3D WallpaperFrom 1950s decor disaster to packaging essential

From the show

The Secret Life of Objects

Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes were trying to create the next big thing in interior design: textured plastic wallpaper. It was a commercial failure, as was their attempt to market it as greenhouse insulation. It took a computer shipment years later to reveal the material's true destiny.