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- An illustrated guide to Bakelite collectables
- Object name(s):
- reference book; plastics in general
- Brief description:
- Cook, P., Slessor, C., 1992. An Illustrated Guide to Bakelite Collectables. Quantum, London. This book covers the following: Foreword by Percy Reboul Chairman of the Plastics Historical Society - 'The material of a thousand uses' - Radio design - Cameras and televisions - The role of design - Index - Picture credits and acknowledgements.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- MoDiP reference library
- Object name:
- reference book; plastics in general
- Object number:
- MoDiPL : 0423
- Object production date:
- 1992
- Object production organisation:
- Quantum Books
- Organisation's association:
- Publisher
- Object production person:
- Cook, Patrick
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production person:
- Slessor, Catherine
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production place:
- UK
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- Title:
- Trimphone telephone
- Object name(s):
- telephone; landline telephone
- Brief description:
- This telephone called the 'Trimphone' was designed by Martyn Rowlands in the 1960s. It is suggested that the TRIM part of the name stands for Tone Ring Illuminator Model, refering to the an illumintated dial. The sleek and modern design was original and differed from conventional telephones by having the handset vertically along the length of the phone, because of this it won the Design Centre Award in 1966. This version is made from pale and dark green ABS plastic with a smoky transparent plastic dial, possibly acrylic.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- telecommunications
- Colour:
- green
- Dimension:
- height 120 mm
- Dimension:
- width 230 mm
- Dimension:
- depth 120 mm
- Inscription content:
- 2/722 STC 70/2
- Inscription method:
- printed
- Inscription position:
- label base
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- ABS
- Material:
- acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
- Material:
- acrylic
- Material:
- PMMA
- Material:
- polymethyl methacrylate
- Object name:
- telephone; landline telephone
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 003365
- Object production date:
- 1966
- Object production organisation:
- STC
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production organisation:
- GPO
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer for
- Object production person:
- Rowlands, Martyn
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Object production place:
- Unknown
- Technique:
- injection moulded
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- Title:
- Plastiquarian 20 Summer 1998
- Object name(s):
- periodical; journal
- Brief description:
- Plastics Historical Society, 1998. 'Plastiquarian', Summer(20). An edition of the Plastiquarian the journal of the Plastics Historical Society with articles covering the following: Picture from the past - Small is beautiful: the birth of ABS - Plastics , power and gender: A Swedish view - Manufacturing the GPO 162 telephone: A case study in Bakelite product design - John Smith: Casemaker - Horner's Corner: When is a greenhorn not a greenhorn?
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- MoDiP reference library
- Object name:
- periodical; journal
- Object number:
- MoDiPL : 0014
- Object production date:
- 1998
- Object production organisation:
- PHS
- Organisation's association:
- Publisher
- Object production place:
- UK
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- Title:
- Scope. A frame car concept
- Object name(s):
- company document; corporate publication
- Brief description:
- A spiral bound document, produced by General Electric Plastics Europe in 1983, entitled 'Scope. A frame car concept'. The document examines the use of engineering thermoplastics in the automotive industry and the development of SCOPE, a frame car concept.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- archival material
- Colour:
- black and white print
- Colour:
- multi-coloured
- Dimension:
- height 297 mm
- Dimension:
- width 217 mm
- Inscription content:
- SCOPE A Frame Car concept. General Electric Plastics Europe. Design Styling. 1983
- Inscription method:
- printed
- Material:
- paper
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- unidentified
- Object name:
- company document; corporate publication
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 007843
- Object production date:
- 1983
- Object production organisation:
- General Electric
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production person:
- Unknown
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Object production place:
- Unknown
- Technique:
- printed
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- Title:
- Crayonne white LP rack
- Object name(s):
- audio visual accessory; record storage
- Brief description:
- An LP (12 inch record) storage rack designed by Conran Associates for Crayonne Ltd, a subsidiary of Airfix Plastics. In 1972, David Sinigaglia, Managing Director of Airfix Industries, set up the design subsidiary to try to improve the image of plastics and approached Conran to apply high design principles to everyday homewares. Injection moulded in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), this white coloured stand dates to the 1970s. The range included both record and cassette storage in the same shape and dimensions and in a variety of colours so that the racks were interchangeable. By turning the stands, different storage arrangements could be made for decorative effect, see AIBDC : 008861.1 - 008861.9 for other examples.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- audio visual
- Colour:
- white
- Dimension:
- height 255 mm
- Dimension:
- width 120 mm
- Dimension:
- length 255 mm
- Inscription content:
- crayonne
- Inscription method:
- moulded
- Inscription position:
- inner surface
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- ABS
- Material:
- acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
- Object name:
- audio visual accessory; record storage
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 008861.1
- Object production organisation:
- Crayonne
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- injection moulded
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- Title:
- Crayonne black LP rack
- Object name(s):
- audio visual accessory; record storage
- Brief description:
- An LP (12 inch record) storage rack designed by Conran Associates for Crayonne Ltd, a subsidiary of Airfix Plastics. In 1972, David Sinigaglia, Managing Director of Airfix Industries, set up the design subsidiary to try to improve the image of plastics and approached Conran to apply high design principles to everyday homewares. Injection moulded in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), this black coloured stand dates to the 1970s. The range included both record and cassette storage in the same shape and dimensions and in a variety of colours so that the racks were interchangeable. By turning the stands, different storage arrangements could be made for decorative effect, see AIBDC : 008861.1 - 008861.9 for other examples.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- audio visual
- Colour:
- black
- Dimension:
- height 255 mm
- Dimension:
- width 120 mm
- Dimension:
- length 255 mm
- Inscription content:
- crayonne
- Inscription method:
- moulded
- Inscription position:
- inner surface
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- ABS
- Material:
- acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
- Object name:
- audio visual accessory; record storage
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 008861.6
- Object production organisation:
- Crayonne
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- injection moulded
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- Title:
- Crayonne black cassette rack
- Object name(s):
- audio visual accessory; cassette tape storage
- Brief description:
- A cassette rack designed by Conran Associates for Crayonne Ltd, a subsidiary of Airfix Plastics. In 1972, David Sinigaglia, Managing Director of Airfix Industries, set up the design subsidiary to try to improve the image of plastics and approached Conran to apply high design principles to everyday homewares. Injection moulded in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), this black coloured stand dates to the 1970s. Holds 14 cassette tapes. The range included both record and cassette storage in the same shape and dimensions and in a variety of colours so that the racks were interchangeable. By turning the stands, different storage arrangements could be made for decorative effect, see AIBDC : 008861.1 - 008861.9 for other examples.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- audio visual
- Colour:
- black
- Dimension:
- height 255 mm
- Dimension:
- width 120 mm
- Dimension:
- length 255 mm
- Inscription content:
- crayonne
- Inscription method:
- moulded
- Inscription position:
- inner surface
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- ABS
- Material:
- acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
- Object name:
- audio visual accessory; cassette tape storage
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 008861.9
- Object production organisation:
- Crayonne
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- injection moulded
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- Title:
- Union Des Arts Decoratifs carrier bag
- Object name(s):
- materials handling; bag
- Brief description:
- Union Des Arts Decoratifs plastic carrier bag with design of acorn tree and log repeated on both sides, pre 1998.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- packaging and materials handling
- Colour:
- white
- Colour:
- red
- Dimension:
- length 315 mm
- Dimension:
- height 420 mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- materials handling; bag
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 0_1467
- Object production date:
- 1998
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- Title:
- Keenpac carrier bag
- Object name(s):
- materials handling; bag
- Brief description:
- Keenpac plastic carrier bag with cord handle and design of vintage Ford car repeated on both sides. Pre 1998.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- packaging and materials handling
- Colour:
- black
- Colour:
- white
- Dimension:
- height 485 mm
- Dimension:
- length 390 mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- materials handling; bag
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 0_1466
- Object production date:
- 1998
- Object production organisation:
- Keenpac
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production place:
- UK
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- Title:
- Minefield warning sign, Cambodia
- Object name(s):
- sign; sign
- Brief description:
- One of two plastic warning signs used to mark the presence of landmines in Cambodia, with red skull and crossbones design and message in English and Cambodian, produced by the Halo Trust charity, 1997-2002
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- sign
- Associated concept:
- landmine
- Credit line:
- The Cambodia Trust
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 9 3/4
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 247
- Dimension:
- weight
- Dimension measurement unit:
- kg
- Dimension value:
- 0.03
- Dimension:
- weight
- Dimension measurement unit:
- lbs
- Dimension value:
- 0.06614
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 9 5/8
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 244
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- sign; sign
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1997
- Date - latest:
- 2002
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1997
- Date - latest:
- 2002
- Object production person:
- The Halo Trust
- Object production place:
- United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 2004-40/2
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- E2002.325.5
- Other number type:
- Entry number
- Other number:
- SCM/2002/1279
- Other number type:
- file number
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Orthopaedics
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- Title:
- Calor electrical massager
- Object name(s):
- physical well being; massager
- Brief description:
- Calor electrical massager, c.1950. The box design includes a nude design.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- health, care and grooming
- Colour:
- white
- Colour:
- blue
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- physical well being; massager
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 0_2430
- Object production date:
- 1950
- Object production organisation:
- Calor
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
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- Title:
- Modern Industrial Design: A relationship between art and industry
- Object name(s):
- education; presentation script
- Brief description:
- A set of typed lecture notes on eight pages, written by A.H.Woodfull, entitled 'Modern Industrial Design: A relationship between art and technology'. It was written for delivery to the Royal College of Art in November 1959. Topics included are: Theories of modern design
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- archival material
- Colour:
- black and white print
- Dimension:
- height 329 mm
- Dimension:
- width 203 mm
- Material:
- paper
- Object name:
- education; presentation script
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 008203.13
- Object production date:
- 1959
- Object production person:
- Woodfull, Albert Henry
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- typed
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- Title:
- Sushi Calculator
- Object name(s):
- office equipment; calculator
- Brief description:
- This 'Sushi' calculator, with carrying strap, was designed by Alan Yip in the 1990s. The grooved body of the calculator rolls up over the screen section and is fastened closed by a press stud. Complete with instruction sheet. Alan Yip is an industrial designer from Hong Kong who previously worked in Frog Design Inc, USA and Phillips, Netherlands from 1986 till 1989. He founded Yip Design Ltd. in Hong Kong in 1990.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- office and workplace
- Colour:
- colourless
- Dimension:
- length 100 mm
- Dimension:
- diameter 30 mm
- Inscription content:
- UK Design. Reg. No. 2016005 H.K. Design By Alan Yip
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- polypropylene
- Material:
- PP
- Object name:
- office equipment; calculator
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 001434
- Object production date:
- 1999
- Object production organisation:
- HK Design
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production person:
- Yip, Alan
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Object production place:
- Hong Kong
- Technique:
- injection moulded
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- Title:
- Recycled plastic samples, coffee cups
- Object name(s):
- environmental materials; material; recycled; recycled material
- Brief description:
- Two recycled plastic samples made from coffee cups.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- plastics and the environment
- Associated concept:
- plastics samples and industry
- Colour:
- brown
- Dimension:
- height 90 mm
- Dimension:
- width 90 mm
- Dimension:
- depth 7 mm
- Inscription content:
- made from recycled coffee cups.
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- recycled
- Object name:
- environmental materials; material; recycled; recycled material
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 005176.1
- Object production organisation:
- Smile Plastics
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
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- Title:
- Input 14 ice bucket
- Object name(s):
- beverage equipment; beverage accessory
- Brief description:
- A cylindrical, red coloured ice bucket, designed by Martin Roberts for Conran Associates and manufactured by Crayonne Ltd. Terence Conran set up Conran Associates in 1971 and won a Design Centre Award in 1974 for the Input range, a series of 21 brightly coloured, heavy duty plastics containers designed for Crayonne, a subsidiary of Airfix Plastics. In 1972, David Sinigaglia, Managing Director of Airfix Industries, set up the design subsidiary to try to improve the image of plastics and approached Conran to apply high design principles to everyday homewares. First launched in 1973, the Input range was created to be interchangeable, with the same height and diameter used throughout, and included trays, bowls and vases with an assortment of lids and insulating liners. In red, yellow, green or white, none of the pieces were named but instead given a number. This ice bucket was referred to as Input 14 and is made from polished acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), chosen for its scratch and shatter resistance, with a polyethylene (PE) liner. Injection moulded, the bucket wall was designed to be almost twice as thick as comparable products on the market and the lid handle consists of three indented circles for finger grip. Input won the 1974 Design Council Award for Contract and Consumer Goods and the Living Award for Good Design (sponsored by Living Magazine in conjunction with the Design Council). See AIBDC : 008800 for an example in green.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- house and garden
- Colour:
- red
- Colour:
- white
- Dimension:
- height 171 mm
- Dimension:
- diameter 178 mm
- Inscription content:
- crayonne
- Inscription method:
- moulded
- Inscription method:
- printed label
- Inscription position:
- underside of lid and bucket
- Inscription position:
- underside of bucket
- Inscription content:
- crayonne. Made in England.
- Inscription method:
- moulded
- Inscription method:
- printed label
- Inscription position:
- underside of lid and bucket
- Inscription position:
- underside of bucket
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- ABS
- Material:
- acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
- Material:
- PE
- Material:
- polyethylene
- Material:
- polythene
- Object name:
- beverage equipment; beverage accessory
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 008831
- Object production date:
- 1973
- Object production organisation:
- Crayonne
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production organisation:
- Conran Group
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer for
- Object production person:
- Roberts, Martin
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- injection moulded
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- Title:
- Box for Milbro Club Darts (empty)
- Object name(s):
- Box
- Brief description:
- Green plastic box with relief design on the top cover, featuring a dart and the words "milbro club darts".
The lid is hinged on the long edge as an integral part of the plastic body, and secures close with two catches, being released by applying pressure to the lower section. There is a relief inscription inside the lid: "PRECISION MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY MILLARD BROTHERS LTD. SPECIALISTS IN MODERN DART DESIGN". The interior of the box has three apertures to the left end.
- Collection:
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
- Accession date:
- 25/05/2022
- Acquisition method:
- Gift
- Associated concept:
- Science And Technology
- Associated date:
- mid 20th-late 20th Century
- Associated person:
- S.R. Stewart & Co
- Credit line:
- Presented in 2022.
- Current location:
- View by Appointment
- Dimension:
- Overall (Height x Width x Depth): 30 × 155 × 85mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- Box
- Object number:
- ABDMS095688.1
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1960
- Date - latest:
- 1980
- Object status:
- Accessioned object
- Responsible department/section:
- Science and Industry
- Text:
- Green plastic box with relief design on the top cover, featuring a dart and the words "milbro club darts".
The lid is hinged on the long edge as an integral part of the plastic body, and secures close with two catches, being released by applying pressure to the lower section. There is a relief inscription inside the lid: "PRECISION MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY MILLARD BROTHERS LTD. SPECIALISTS IN MODERN DART DESIGN". The interior of the box has three apertures to the left end.
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- Title:
- Smile Plastics sample - Jazz
- Object name(s):
- material; recycled material
- Brief description:
- Smile Plastics Ltd started making a range of recycled plastic sheets in 1994. This sample is one of a group of 10 made in the early 2000s, it is made from the off-cuts of blue water pipes and yellow gas pipes.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- plastics samples and industry
- Colour:
- blue
- Colour:
- yellow
- Dimension:
- length 99 mm
- Dimension:
- width 42 mm
- Dimension:
- depth 12 mm
- Inscription content:
- Smile Plastics Ltd. 01743 850267 www.smile-plastics.co.uk. Sample Type Jazz - Blue+Yellow
- Inscription method:
- printed
- Inscription position:
- adhesive label
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- MDPE
- Material:
- medium density polyethylene
- Material:
- PE
- Material:
- polyethylene
- Material:
- polythene
- Object name:
- material; recycled material
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 008810.4
- Object production organisation:
- Smile Plastics
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- compression moulded
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8f886dab-4b8f-303e-bfe3-5339302e40aa
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8f886dab-4b8f-303e-bfe3-5339302e40aa, Museum of Design in Plastics, CC BY
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- Title:
- Plastics in the Workshop poster
- Object name(s):
- education; poster
- Brief description:
- An ESPI poster providing instruction and warning about working with plastics and plastic machinery.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- archival material
- Colour:
- white
- Colour:
- blue
- Colour:
- red
- Dimension:
- height 1 mm
- Dimension:
- width 420 mm
- Dimension:
- length 593 mm
- Inscription content:
- ESPI (logo) EDUCATION SERVICE OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY. University of Technology, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU. Telephone: LOUGHBOROUGH (0509) 232065
- Inscription method:
- printed
- Inscription position:
- bottom panel of poster
- Material:
- paper
- Object name:
- education; poster
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 010365
- Object production date:
- 1979
- Object production organisation:
- ESPI
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- printed
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fbcc92a2-c8ae-3967-8110-96395ff56d0c
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fbcc92a2-c8ae-3967-8110-96395ff56d0c, Museum of Design in Plastics, CC BY
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- Object name(s):
- Saucer
- Brief description:
- Stackable saucer made from yellow plastic.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Plastic
- Associated concept:
- Containers
- Associated concept:
- Drinking
- Associated concept:
- Eating
- Associated concept:
- Household objects
- Associated concept:
- Tableware & cutlery
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Material:
- styrene-acrylonitrile
- Object name:
- Saucer
- Object number:
- CIRC.793B/2-1968
- Object production date:
- 1967-1968
- Date - association:
- manufactured
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1967-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1968-05-01
- Object production organisation:
- EKCO
- Organisation's association:
- manufacturer
- Object production person:
- David Harman Powell
- Person's association:
- designer
- Physical description:
- Stackable saucer made from yellow plastic.
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8525
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8517
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8528
- Responsible department/section:
- CER
- Technique:
- Styrene acrylonitrile co-polymer
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- Text:
- The 'Nova' range of stackable plastic tableware included cups, saucers, plates, bowls, sugar bowls and jugs in four different colours; red, yellow, blue and brown. The bi-injection, two-colour moulding system of the 'Nova' range was a new technique - previously only used in the automotive industry for moulding red, amber and clear plastic rear light covers. Innovative in design terms, all the decoration occurred during the manufacturing process. Though this type of plastic was comparatively expensive, it was very rigid and resistant to staining, with high thermal resistance and good colouring properties.
During the 1960s a general fascination with new materials helped break down the traditional response to plastic as a cheap substitute for more luxury materials. Instead it was treated as a quality material in its own right. The 'Nova' range won the Duke of Edinburgh's Prize for Elegant Design in 1968. The judges especially commended the simplicity of production and the attempts to meet consumer requirements. Designs created an idea of the 1960s kitchen as a small area full of high-tech equipment. Modern-looking, space-saving, and stackable, 'Nova' appealed to designers as well as consumers. The range was retailed through image-conscious design stores like Habitat and Heal's.
- Text reason:
- Summary description
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- Duke of Edinburgh's Prize for Elegant Design, Design Journal, May 1968, no.223, pp.26-28.
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- The Plastics age: from modernity to post-modernity, edited by Penny Sparke (London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990)
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/219afc32-58ca-37f5-93e6-63423083c830
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/219afc32-58ca-37f5-93e6-63423083c830, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- Saucer
- Brief description:
- Stackable saucer made from yellow plastic.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Plastic
- Associated concept:
- Containers
- Associated concept:
- Drinking
- Associated concept:
- Eating
- Associated concept:
- Household objects
- Associated concept:
- Tableware & cutlery
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Material:
- styrene-acrylonitrile
- Object name:
- Saucer
- Object number:
- CIRC.793C/2-1968
- Object production date:
- 1967-1968
- Date - association:
- manufactured
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1967-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1968-05-01
- Object production organisation:
- EKCO
- Organisation's association:
- manufacturer
- Object production person:
- David Harman Powell
- Person's association:
- designer
- Physical description:
- Stackable saucer made from yellow plastic.
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8524
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8516
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8528
- Responsible department/section:
- CER
- Technique:
- Styrene acrylonitrile co-polymer
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- Text:
- The 'Nova' range of stackable plastic tableware included cups, saucers, plates, bowls, sugar bowls and jugs in four different colours; red, yellow, blue and brown. The bi-injection, two-colour moulding system of the 'Nova' range was a new technique - previously only used in the automotive industry for moulding red, amber and clear plastic rear light covers. Innovative in design terms, all the decoration occurred during the manufacturing process. Though this type of plastic was comparatively expensive, it was very rigid and resistant to staining, with high thermal resistance and good colouring properties.
During the 1960s a general fascination with new materials helped break down the traditional response to plastic as a cheap substitute for more luxury materials. Instead it was treated as a quality material in its own right. The 'Nova' range won the Duke of Edinburgh's Prize for Elegant Design in 1968. The judges especially commended the simplicity of production and the attempts to meet consumer requirements. Designs created an idea of the 1960s kitchen as a small area full of high-tech equipment. Modern-looking, space-saving, and stackable, 'Nova' appealed to designers as well as consumers. The range was retailed through image-conscious design stores like Habitat and Heal's.
- Text reason:
- Summary description
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- Duke of Edinburgh's Prize for Elegant Design, Design Journal, May 1968, no.223, pp.26-28.
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- The Plastics age: from modernity to post-modernity, edited by Penny Sparke (London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990)
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4feca045-d5ed-33a4-a988-260e62556fd0
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4feca045-d5ed-33a4-a988-260e62556fd0, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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