Jar of Fools Jar of Fools Jar of Fools is a once-weekly comic strip by Jason Lutes that was compiled, first into a two-part anthology, and then a graphic novel. The work has received praise from "The New York Times Book Review", "Spin", "Wired", and acclaimed comics creator Chris Ware. "Jar of Fools" is the story of a tormented magician named Ernie Weiss (likely based on Harry Houdini, whose name was originally Ehrich Weiss). His brother, Howard, has died and he has become estranged from his girlfriend, Esther O'Dea. The story of the comic retells Ernie's struggles to get himself back on track
Hans Ehrich “Optima” was rewarded the first prize in the Ford design competition, presented in Munich in 1967. In the following year, the future partner Tom Ahlström designed a complete furniture collection in plastic as his examination subject at Konstfack. The same year Ahlström and Ehrich decided to start their A&E Design company. The first commission of the new design consultancy was to create a paintbrush with a comfortable grip, made of polypropylene plastic. The client was satisfied, and the brush became a bestseller. This was the beginning of the design of a large number of products, produced of different types of