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- Green mascara
- Object name(s):
- cosmetics packaging; tube
- Brief description:
- A green coloured metal case, with a plastic liner, for an unbranded mascara.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- packaging and materials handling
- Dimension:
- height mm
- Dimension:
- width mm
- Dimension:
- depth mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- cosmetics packaging; tube
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 007736
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- Title:
- Kadokeshi plastic eraser
- Object name(s):
- office equipment; eraser
- Brief description:
- A Kadokeshi 28 corner eraser, designed by Hideo Kanbara in 2001 and manufactured by Kokuyo Co. Ltd, a Japanese stationery and furniture company. Kado translates as corner and keshi means erase. Attempting to solve the problem of quickly worn corners on a traditionally shaped rectangular or cubed eraser, Hideo Kanbara created this innovative form consisting of ten staggered cubes. The rubber material has been specifically engineered for increased strength to support each cube. Winner of the Kokuyo Design Award in 2002, jumbo, mini and keychain variants were produced.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- office and workplace
- Colour:
- white
- Dimension:
- length 50 mm
- Dimension:
- width 20 mm
- Dimension:
- depth 20 mm
- Inscription content:
- Plastic eraser
- Inscription method:
- printed
- Inscription position:
- label
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- TPS
- Material:
- thermoplastic styrenic elastomer
- Object name:
- office equipment; eraser
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 009560
- Object production date:
- 2022
- Object production organisation:
- Kokuyo Co
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production person:
- Kanbara, Hideo
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Object production place:
- Japan
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- Title:
- Benetton watch
- Object name(s):
- jewellery; watch
- Brief description:
- A wrist watch by Benetton in a metal tin.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- fashion and costume
- Dimension:
- height mm
- Dimension:
- width mm
- Dimension:
- length mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- jewellery; watch
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 005757
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- Title:
- Nymph lady razor
- Object name(s):
- grooming; razor
- Brief description:
- Blue razor in a small lidded box
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- health, care and grooming
- Dimension:
- height mm
- Dimension:
- width mm
- Dimension:
- length mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- grooming; razor
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 007527
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- Title:
- Makeup brush
- Object name(s):
- grooming; brush
- Brief description:
- A makeup brush in twist up lipstick style case.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- health, care and grooming
- Dimension:
- height mm
- Dimension:
- width mm
- Dimension:
- depth mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- grooming; brush
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 007666
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- Title:
- Crayonne beige 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 beige 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:
- brown
- 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 : 008861.2
- Object production organisation:
- Crayonne
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- injection moulded
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c71041de-5e0a-3eed-ac3a-75e698bdbd1c
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- Title:
- Crayonne red 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 red 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:
- red
- 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 : 008861.5
- Object production organisation:
- Crayonne
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- injection moulded
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5bd43668-6276-3467-bdb7-791c41fdf4c7
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- Title:
- Crayonne brown 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 brown 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:
- brown
- 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 : 008861.4
- Object production organisation:
- Crayonne
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- injection moulded
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- Title:
- Crayonne grey 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 grey 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:
- grey
- 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 : 008861.7
- Object production organisation:
- Crayonne
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- injection moulded
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- Title:
- Crayonne brown 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 brown 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:
- brown
- 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 : 008861.8
- Object production organisation:
- Crayonne
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- injection moulded
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- Title:
- Tic-tac egg timer
- Object name(s):
- kitchenware; timer
- Brief description:
- A plastic, clockwork egg timer from the 2000s. The blue suround houses 3 different sized holes for grading eggs - large, medium and small with timing indications for soft, medium and hard boiled eggs. c.2000
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- house and garden
- Colour:
- white
- Colour:
- blue
- Dimension:
- diameter 190 mm
- Inscription content:
- sol. Design fur Ad Hoc
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- kitchenware; timer
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 004398
- Object production date:
- 2000
- Object production organisation:
- Ad Hoc
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
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- Title:
- Twist water bottle, 2 of 2
- Object name(s):
- environmental products; food and drink packaging; reduced resource use; bottle
- Brief description:
- Working alongside Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the designers Kinneir Dufort created this 'twist' bottle for the Abbey Well Spring Water range. It is 100% recyclable, contains 28% less plastic than the previous design, requires less energy to make, transport and recycle and weighs just 8g. The design of the bottle encompasses a subtle inclusion of structural ribs in an 'Arrow' design, reflecting the globally recognised recycling logo and guiding consumers on twisting the bottle after use to encourage recycling. This example has no label and is twisted to demonstrate the end of use compacted shape intended to reduce environmental impact. The bottle was Highly Commended at the 2017 Horners Bottlemakers Awards.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- plastics and the environment
- Associated concept:
- packaging and materials handling
- Colour:
- colourless
- Colour:
- blue
- Dimension:
- height 175 mm
- Dimension:
- diameter 48 mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- PET
- Material:
- polyethylene terephthalate
- Object name:
- environmental products; food and drink packaging; reduced resource use; bottle
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 007994.2
- Object production date:
- 2016
- Object production organisation:
- Coca-Cola European Partners
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- injection blow moulded
- Technique type:
- bottle
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- Title:
- Liberty Helicopters carrier bag
- Object name(s):
- materials handling; bag
- Brief description:
- Liberty Helicopters plastic carrier bag with triangular logo design with world and helicopter. 1998. USA
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- packaging and materials handling
- Colour:
- white
- Colour:
- red
- Colour:
- blue
- Dimension:
- length 445 mm
- Dimension:
- height 455 mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- materials handling; bag
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 0_1480
- Object production date:
- 1998
- Object production organisation:
- S Posner Sons
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
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- Object name(s):
- Bowl
- Brief description:
- Stackable bowl made from plastic, with straight-sided upper section, and tapering lower section to base. White inner and lower section, yellow upper section.
- 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
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 4.5
- Dimension:
- Diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 14.5
- Material:
- styrene-acrylonitrile
- Object name:
- Bowl
- Object number:
- CIRC.793S-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 bowl made from plastic, with straight-sided upper section, and tapering lower section to base. White inner and lower section, yellow upper section.
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8542
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8546
- 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)
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- Object name(s):
- Sugar bowl
- Brief description:
- Stackable sugar bowl made from plastic, with straight-sided upper section, and tapering lower section to base. White inner and lower section, brown upper section.
- 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
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 6.5
- Dimension:
- Diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 8
- Material:
- styrene-acrylonitrile
- Object name:
- Sugar bowl
- Object number:
- CIRC.793EE-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 sugar bowl made from plastic, with straight-sided upper section, and tapering lower section to base. White inner and lower section, brown upper section.
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8504
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8501
- 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)
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- Object name(s):
- Sugar bowl
- Brief description:
- Stackable sugar bowl made from plastic, with straight-sided upper section, and tapering lower section to base. White inner and lower section, red upper section.
- 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
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 6.5
- Dimension:
- Diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 8
- Material:
- styrene-acrylonitrile
- Object name:
- Sugar bowl
- Object number:
- CIRC.793BB-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 sugar bowl made from plastic, with straight-sided upper section, and tapering lower section to base. White inner and lower section, red upper section.
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8500
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8501
- 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)
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- Object name(s):
- Sugar bowl
- Brief description:
- Stackable sugar bowl made from plastic, with straight-sided upper section, and tapering lower section to base. White inner and lower section, yellow upper section.
- 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
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 6.5
- Dimension:
- Diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 8
- Material:
- styrene-acrylonitrile
- Object name:
- Sugar bowl
- Object number:
- CIRC.793CC-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 sugar bowl made from plastic, with straight-sided upper section, and tapering lower section to base. White inner and lower section, yellow upper section.
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8506
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8501
- 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/cac041c6-3db4-306f-bc6c-d1395cb6f77b
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- Bowl
- Brief description:
- Stackable bowl made from plastic, with straight-sided upper section, and tapering lower section to base. White inner and lower section, blue upper section.
- 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
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 4.5
- Dimension:
- Diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 14.5
- Material:
- styrene-acrylonitrile
- Object name:
- Bowl
- Object number:
- CIRC.793U-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 bowl made from plastic, with straight-sided upper section, and tapering lower section to base. White inner and lower section, blue upper section.
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8540
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8546
- 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/c08c0030-d565-3ce5-ae41-e40f1d2cdc32
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- Bowl
- Brief description:
- Stackable bowl made from plastic, with straight-sided upper section, and tapering lower section to base. White inner and lower section, red upper section.
- 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
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 4.5
- Dimension:
- Diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 14.5
- Material:
- styrene-acrylonitrile
- Object name:
- Bowl
- Object number:
- CIRC.793Q-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 bowl made from plastic, with straight-sided upper section, and tapering lower section to base. White inner and lower section, red upper section.
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8545
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FE8546
- 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/7faeb483-633a-3cd9-9b4c-ca98d8b24082
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- Title:
- Macintosh IIsi (Spin) computer
- Object name(s):
- computer hardware; computer
- Brief description:
- Macintosh IIsi (Spin) computer designed by Mike Nuttall, Mark Biasotti of Matrix Product Design, California, from January to June 1989. It was introduced in November 1990.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- office and workplace
- Colour:
- grey
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- metal
- Object name:
- computer hardware; computer
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 0_2326.1
- Object production date:
- 1990
- Object production organisation:
- Apple
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production person:
- Nuttall, Mike
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Object production person:
- Biasotti, Mark
- Person's association:
- Designer
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e1b280a0-3035-313f-9de2-5aec2052a003
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e1b280a0-3035-313f-9de2-5aec2052a003, Museum of Design in Plastics, CC BY
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