The entire life-cycle needs to be considered. This applies to all products, and most people tend to have a difficult time understanding the concept. For example, organics are really popular right now - Levis has organic cotton jeans now, that are being promoted by many for being environmentally frie...

As far as the convex base goes, i think it has some potential. It's already done quite a bit, though you could take it to a more extreme level to really achieve a shaped base as opposed to a bevel. Tonnes of racers use base bevel tools for the purposes of creating a smoother transition from edge to ...