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- Structural Design with Plastics
- Object name(s):
- reference book; manufacturing and engineering
- Brief description:
- Benjamin, B. S., 1969. Structural Design with Plastics. Van Nostrand Reinhold. This book covers the following: 1. Plastics as a Structural Material - 1. 1 Introduction - 1. 2 Plastics suitable for structural applications - 1. 3 The general mechanical behaviour of plastics - 1. 4 The fire resistance of plastics - 1. 5 Design with plastics - 2. Reinforced Plastics - 2. 1 Reinforcing materials - 2. 2 Manufacturing processes for reinforced plastics - 2. 3 Design recommendations for the choice of a process - 2. 4 Glass fiber reinforced polyester - 2. 5 Jute fiber reinforces polyester - 2. 6 Asbestos reinforced polyester - 2. 7 Glass fibre reinforced epoxy laminates - 2. 8 Phenolic - melamine and silicone resin laminates - 2. 9 Reinforced thermoplastics - 3. Low density core materials - 3. 1 Introduction - 3. 2 Rigid polyurethane foam - 3. 3 Expanded polystyrene - 3. 4 Expanded polyvinylchloride - 3. 5 Phenolic foam - 3. 6 Foamed glass - 3. 7 Poison's ratio of low density core materials - 3. 8 Reinforced plastics honeycomb core - 4. Sandwich Construction - 4. 1 Introduction - 4. 2 Sandwich behaviour under transverse loading - 4. 3 Sandwich failure under compressive end tools - 4. 4 Rectangular sandwich panel under transvers loading - 4. 5 Buckling of a rectangular sandwich panel under compressive end loads - 5. Architectural forms for use with plastics - 5. 1 Introduction - 5. 2 Folded plate structures - 5. 3 Shell structures - 5. 4 Stressed skin systems - 5. 5 Architectural forms for use in space - 6. The Analysis of Folded Plate Structures in Plastics - 6. 1 Existing methods for the analysis of folded plates - 6. 2 A modified approach to the analysis of folded plate structures in plastics - 7. Prismatic Folded Plate Structures - 7. 1 The Influence of connections - 7. 2 The analysis of an internal unit - 7. 3 Analysis of the external unit - 8. Composite Folded Plate Structures - 8. 1 The composite folded plate portal flame - 8. 2 The composite folded plate barrel unit - 8. 3 The analysis of the barrel vault - 8. 4 Design and testing of a prototype composite folded plate barrel vault of sandwich construction - 9. Shell Structures - 9. 1 Shell structures in plastics - 9. 2 Design of a GRP dome of single skin construction - 10. Stressed Skin Structures - 10. 1 Skeleton analysis - 10. 2 Flat prismatic plates under axial compression - 10. 3 Angle sections under axial compression - 10. 4 Effect of variation of the angle of bend - 10. 5 Effect of material properties - 10. 6 Prismatic folded plates - 10. 7 Non-prismatic folded plates - 10. 8 Stiffness method of analysis - 10. 9 Finite elements method - 11. Miscellaneous Structures - 11. 1 Air inflated structures - 11. 2 Plastics radomes - 11. 3 Tensioned structures - 11. 4 Prefabricated low cost housing
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- MoDiP reference library
- Object name:
- reference book; manufacturing and engineering
- Object number:
- MoDiPL : 0152
- Object production date:
- 1969
- Object production organisation:
- Van Nostrand Reinhold
- Organisation's association:
- Publisher
- Object production person:
- Benjamin, Bezaleel Solomon
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production place:
- USA
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- Title:
- Airfix storage tub
- Object name(s):
- food storage; food container
- Brief description:
- A clear, polystyrene (PS) storage tub with a green polyethylene (PE) lid, manufactured by Airfix Plastics Ltd in the 1960s. The company was originally founded in 1939 by Hungarian businessman Nicholas Kove, who began making rubber toys but then turned his attention to plastics when rubber supplies were diverted for military use during WWII. In 1947 he introduced a range of cellulose acetate combs and in 1949 developed a model tractor in kit form, at first in cellulose acetate and later in a more stable polystyrene. The company steadily expanded their range of model kits so that by the late 1960s, the brand had become synonymous with plastics scale-models. However, throughout they were still producing other general plastics products such as homewares, games and toys. In 1972, David Sinigaglia, Managing Director of Airfix Industries, set up the design subsidiary Crayonne to try to improve the image of plastics, approaching Conran Associates to apply high design principles to everyday homewares (see AIBDC : 008800).
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- house and garden
- Colour:
- colourless
- Colour:
- green
- Dimension:
- length 135 mm
- Dimension:
- width 100 mm
- Dimension:
- height 68 mm
- Inscription content:
- Airfix by Airfix Plastics Ltd. Made in England. 0179
- Inscription method:
- moulded
- Inscription position:
- underside of container
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- PS
- Material:
- polystyrene
- Material:
- PE
- Material:
- polyethylene
- Material:
- polythene
- Object name:
- food storage; food container
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 008801
- Object production organisation:
- Airfix
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production person:
- Unknown
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- injection moulded
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- Title:
- The Plastics Age: From Bakelite to Beanbags and Beyond.
- Object name(s):
- reference book; culture, society, and politics
- Brief description:
- Sparke, P. (Ed.), 1993. The Plastics Age: From Bakelite to Beanbags and Beyond. Overlook Press, Woodstock, New York. This book covers the following: Introduction: On the meanings of plastics in the twentieth century - Part 1: Plastics pre-history 1860-1914 - Introduction - Technology of early plastic by Susan Mossman - The first plastic by Robert Friedel - Part 2: Plastics and modernity 1915-1960 - Introduction - Plastics in the American Machine Age 1920-1950 by Jeffrey L. Meikle - Plastics and the future by V.E Yarsley and E.G Couzens - Industrial design and commercial art by John Gloag - Perceptions of plastics: a study of plastics in Britain 1945-1956 by Claire Catterall - The Italian way to plastics - Giampiero Bosoni - Part 3: Plastics and post-modernity 1961-1990 - Introduction - Plastics and pop culture by Penny Sparke - Triumph of software by Reyner Banham - Plastic by Roland Barthes - Natural wood, cultural wood by Jean Baudrillard - Objects and their skin by Ezio Manzini - Plastics laminate by Barbara Radice - And of Plastics? by Ezio Manzini - Plastics in the '80s by Sylvia Katz - Conclusion - Bibliography - Picture credits - Index
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- MoDiP reference library
- Object name:
- reference book; culture, society, and politics
- Object number:
- MoDiPL : 0292
- Object production date:
- 1993
- Object production organisation:
- Overlook Press
- Organisation's association:
- Publisher
- Object production person:
- Sparke, Penny
- Person's association:
- Editor
- Object production place:
- UK
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- Title:
- The Plastic Collection, 1 of 2
- Object name(s):
- reference book; museums, collections, and exhibitions
- Brief description:
- Bony, A., Midal, A., Thommeret, R., 2015. The Plastic Collection, Collection ADAM. CFC editions ADAM, Art & Design Atomium Museum, Brussels. This book covers the following: From private collection to a museum - Plastics: An epic tale - ADAM or the museum of plastics development - A horr-i-ble exhibition.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- MoDiP reference library
- Object name:
- reference book; museums, collections, and exhibitions
- Object number:
- MoDiPL : 0298
- Object production date:
- 2015
- Object production organisation:
- CFC Editions
- Organisation's association:
- Publisher
- Object production person:
- Bony, Anne
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production person:
- Midal, Alexandra
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production person:
- Thommeret, Richard
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production place:
- Belgium
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- Title:
- The Plastic Collection, 2 of 2
- Object name(s):
- reference book; museums, collections, and exhibitions
- Brief description:
- Bony, A., Midal, A., Thommeret, R., 2015. The Plastic Collection, Collection ADAM. CFC editions ADAM, Art & Design Atomium Museum, Brussels. This book covers the following: From private collection to a museum - Plastics: An epic tale - ADAM or the museum of plastics development - A horr-i-ble exhibition.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- MoDiP reference library
- Object name:
- reference book; museums, collections, and exhibitions
- Object number:
- MoDiPL : 0468
- Object production date:
- 2015
- Object production organisation:
- CFC Editions
- Organisation's association:
- Publisher
- Object production person:
- Bony, Anne
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production person:
- Midal, Alexandra
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production person:
- Thommeret, Richard
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production place:
- Belgium
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- Title:
- American Plastic: A Cultural History
- Object name(s):
- reference book; culture, society, and politics
- Brief description:
- Meikle, J.L., 1997. American Plastic: A Cultural History. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick & London. This book includes the following chapters: Introduction: A matter of definition - 1. Celluloid: From imitation to innovation - 2. Bakelite: Defining an artificial material - 3. Vision and reality in the plastic age - 4. An industry takes shape - 5. Nylon: Domesticating a new synthetic - 6. Growing pains: The conversion to Postwar - 7. Design in plastic: From durable to disposable - 8. Material doubts and plastic fallout - 9. Beyond plastic: The culture of synthesis - Acknowledgments - Sources - Notes - Index.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- MoDiP reference library
- Object name:
- reference book; culture, society, and politics
- Object number:
- MoDiPL : 0255
- Object production date:
- 1997
- Object production organisation:
- Rutgers University Press
- Organisation's association:
- Publisher
- Object production person:
- Meikle, Jeffrey L.
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production place:
- USA
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- Title:
- Plastics Institute Medal
- Object name(s):
- commemorative souvenir; event souvenir
- Brief description:
- A boxed medal from the Plastics Institute awarded to P.C. Webb in 1971 for his involvement in the design of blow moulded plastic nitric acid bottles. These bottles were considered much safer than previoulsy used glass bottles for transportation of nitric acid. The medal is decorated with a series of emblems split into four indidivdual sections: a mortar and pestal, a closed fist gripping a lightning bolt, a hammer and spanner, and an open book.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- promotional material
- Colour:
- black
- Colour:
- white
- Colour:
- silver
- Dimension:
- height 18 mm
- Dimension:
- width 88 mm
- Dimension:
- depth 88 mm
- Inscription content:
- ASPREY 153 FENCHURCH ST. E.C.3
- Inscription method:
- stitched
- Inscription method:
- moulded
- Inscription position:
- inside box lid
- Inscription position:
- on medal
- Inscription content:
- THE PLASTICS INSTITUTE. THE SCIENTIFIC DESIGN OF FABRICATION PROCESSES : BLOW MOULDING. P.C. WEBB OCTOBER 1971
- Inscription method:
- stitched
- Inscription method:
- moulded
- Inscription position:
- inside box lid
- Inscription position:
- on medal
- Material:
- metal
- Material:
- animal
- Material:
- leather
- Material:
- textile
- Object name:
- commemorative souvenir; event souvenir
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 010322
- Object production date:
- 1971
- Object production organisation:
- Asprey
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production organisation:
- The Plastics Institute
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer for
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- cast
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- Title:
- An Introduction to Engineering Plastics
- Object name(s):
- reference book; manufacturing and engineering
- Brief description:
- Brown, D. Warburton , Harris, W.T., 1947. An Introduction to Engineering Plastics. Murray Hill Books, New York & Toronto. This book covers the following: Preface - 1. Introduction to plastics - Historical - Fillers - Laminates - Commercial tolerances for moldings - Screw threads and inserts - Design considerations - The elements of the molding process - Compression molding - Injection molding - Transfer molding - Bonded pulp, fiber, or flock molding - Extrusions - Castings - Forming of thermoplastic sheets - 2. Materials and manufacture - Phenol-formaldehyde plastics - laminates - cellulose nitrate - cellulose acetate - Cellulose acetate butyrate - Ethyl cellulose - Acrylic plastics - Polyethylene (polythene) - Vinyl plastics - Phenol-Furfural plastics - Aniline - Formaldehyde plastics - Urea-formaldehyde plastics - Melamine-formaldehyde plastics - Allyl plastics - Nylon - Trends in plastics - 3. Physical properties of plastics - Creep and static strength - Effects of temperature on strength - Tables - 4. Fatigue of phenolic plastics - Bending fatigue of phenol-formaldehyde plastics - Tension fatigue - Torsion fatigue - 5. Creep of plastics - Static strength - Creep strength - 6. Tests and specifications - Service testing - 7. Plastics for gears - Design considerations - Dimensions of gear blanks - Keyways - Meshing of plastic gears - Face width - Pressure angle and tooth form - Shrouds - Metal bushings - Definitions - Formulas - Machining plastic gears - Injection-molded instrument gears - 8. Plastics for bearings - Types of bearing constriction - Tube bearings - Built-up strip bearings - Materials and strength data - Design considerations - Shouldered bearings - Mounting plastic bearings - Running surfaces and shafts - Running clearances and oil grooves - Lubrication and cooling - Choice of lubricant - Bearing friction - High-speed plastic bearings - Miscellaneous notes on plastic bearings - 9. Transparent plastic models - Models for instructional purposes - Plastic models for stress analysis - 10. X-ray examination of plastics - X-ray diffraction - 11. Metal coating of plastics - Radio shielding - Electroplating of plastics - Silverplating cellulose acetate - metal spraying - 12. Machining of plastics - General remarks - Tools - Drilling - Milling - Planing and shaping - Turning - Threading - Tapping - Sawing - Grinding - Gear cutting - Punching - Machining thermoplastics - Grinding and sanding - Pumicing - Polishing - Cementing - Machining cast thermosetting resins - 13. Laminates - Manufacturer - Resin content - Creep - Fatigue properties of phenolic laminates - Temperature effects - Dimensional stability and water absorption - Applications - Future trends - 14. Wood laminates - The manufacture of wood laminates - Wood laminates for specific purposes - Molding wood laminates - Applications of wood laminates - Physical properties - Summary of recent advances - 15. Synthetic adhesives - Phenol-formaldehyde adhesives - Glue film in laminated plywood - Urea-formaldehyde cements - Cellulose adhesives - Vinyl adhesives - General structural adhesives - 16. High-frequency heating - Principles of high-frequency heating - Economics of high-frequency heating - Heating arrangements - Basic formulas - Some applications of electronic heating - 17. Fillers - Wood flour and cellulose fibers - Mineral fillers - Asbestos and silica - 18. Molds and mold design - Molds and compression molding - Design considerations in compression molding - Mold materials - The Boulton Paul method - The Ekko process - Hobbing - Mold steels - 19. Plant and equipment - Principles of hydraulic pressure - Fluids used for press operation - Pumps and accumulators - Heating systems - molding processes - 20. Welding plastics - High-frequency welding - Hot-air blowpipe welding - Friction welding - Appendix - I. Materials, application, trade names, manufacturers - II. Recommended tolerances for phenolic and urea moldings - Index
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- MoDiP reference library
- Object name:
- reference book; manufacturing and engineering
- Object number:
- MoDiPL : 0185
- Object production date:
- 1947
- Object production organisation:
- Murray Hill Books
- Organisation's association:
- Publisher
- Object production person:
- Brown, D. Warburton
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production person:
- Harris, Wilbur T.
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production place:
- USA
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- Title:
- British Telecom carrier bag
- Object name(s):
- materials handling; bag
- Brief description:
- British Telecom plastic carrier bag with design of yellow number on black squares and handset. pre 1998.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- packaging and materials handling
- Colour:
- yellow
- Colour:
- black
- Colour:
- blue
- Dimension:
- height 470 mm
- Dimension:
- length 410 mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- materials handling; bag
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 0_1451
- Object production date:
- 1998
- Object production place:
- UK
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- Title:
- Fish design tray
- Object name(s):
- ornament; wall plaque; tray
- Brief description:
- A circular tray or wall plaque with a moulded fish motif in the centre. It is thought that this piece was originally green but exposure to light has turned it brown.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- house and garden
- Colour:
- brown
- Dimension:
- depth 16 mm
- Dimension:
- diameter 230 mm
- Inscription content:
- Made in England. MCC 123
- Inscription method:
- moulded
- Inscription position:
- rear
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- bakelite - generic term
- Material:
- PF
- Material:
- phenol formaldehyde
- Object name:
- ornament; wall plaque; tray
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 006318SA
- Object production date:
- 1935
- Object production organisation:
- H.I. Plastics
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production person:
- Unknown
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- compression moulded
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- Title:
- La Marie chair
- Object name(s):
- furniture and furnishing; chair
- Brief description:
- La Marie Chair, created by the revered international designer Philippe Starck in 1998, and produced by the Italian design company Kartell, is one of the members of the Kartell 'Ghost family' transparent plastic range. The 'crystal' transparent polycarbonate form is produced as a one-piece construction. The chair is scratch resistant and stackable, and has an inherent flexibility and a lightness in weight that makes it a highly practical chair design. The chair provides an interesting design and is unusual in its transparent plastic appearance.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- house and garden
- Colour:
- colourless
- Dimension:
- height 875 mm
- Dimension:
- width 400 mm
- Dimension:
- depth 525 mm
- Inscription content:
- La marie by Starck for Kartell. Made in Italy
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- PC
- Material:
- polycarbonate
- Object name:
- furniture and furnishing; chair
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 001724
- Object production date:
- 1998
- Object production organisation:
- Kartell
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production person:
- Starck, Philippe
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Object production place:
- Italy
- Technique:
- injection moulded
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- Title:
- Carsten Jorgensen tongs
- Object name(s):
- kitchenware; tongs
- Brief description:
- A pair of red plastic tongs, designed by Carsten Jorgensen for Bodum in 1998. This example has its original sales tag.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- house and garden
- Colour:
- red
- Inscription content:
- Bodum. No. 6752 Label -Made in Portugal. Design C. Jorgensen
- Inscription method:
- printed
- Inscription position:
- swing tag
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- kitchenware; tongs
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 000911
- Object production date:
- 1998
- Object production organisation:
- Bodum
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production person:
- Jorgensen, Carsten
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Object production place:
- Portugal
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- Title:
- PHS Newsletter Number 36 December 1998
- Object name(s):
- periodical; newsletter
- Brief description:
- Plastics Historical Society, 1998. 'Newsletter', December (36). An edition of the PHS newsletter featuring short articles covering the following: Chairman's column, The influence of plastics on design, Member's column, Plastorium news, correction to horn article in newletter 35, Books for sale, Poem from the past (horn), A history of Casein, forthcoming events including V&A exhibition about design company Inflate.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- MoDiP reference library
- Material:
- paper
- Object name:
- periodical; newsletter
- Object number:
- MoDiPL : 0072
- Object production date:
- 1998
- Object production organisation:
- PHS
- Organisation's association:
- Publisher
- Object production place:
- UK
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- Title:
- The Development of Plastics
- Object name(s):
- reference book; plastics in general
- Brief description:
- Mossman, S., Morris, P.J.T. (Eds.), 1994. The Development of Plastics, Special publication. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge. This book contains the following: Victorian plastics: foundations of an industry by C.J. Williamson - Parkesine and celluloid by S.T.I. Mossman - Britain and the Bakelite Revolution by P. Reboul - Materia Nova: Plastics and design in the US, 1925-1935 by J L Meikle - Synthetic rubber: Autarky and war by P.J.T Morris - Polythene: The early years by G D Wilson - Plastics and prosperity, 1945-1970 by M. Thatcher - Versatility of acrylics, 1934-1980 by J.P. Tilley - Fibre reinforced composites by B Parkyn - Subject index.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- MoDiP reference library
- Object name:
- reference book; plastics in general
- Object number:
- MoDiPL : 0385
- Object production date:
- 1994
- Object production organisation:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Organisation's association:
- Publisher
- Object production person:
- Mossman, Susan
- Person's association:
- Editor
- Object production person:
- Morris, Peter
- Person's association:
- Editor
- Object production place:
- UK
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- Title:
- Plastics (first edition)
- Object name(s):
- reference book; plastics in general
- Brief description:
- Yarsley, V.E., Couzens, E.G., 1941. Plastics. Penguin Books, Harmondsworth & New York. This book covers the following: 1. What are plastics? - 2. Why are plastics plastic? - 3. Raw materials for plastics - 4. The manufacture of plastics - 5. Mechanical processes used in the formation of plastic articles - 6. Laminated plastics - 7. The manufacture of films and foils - 8. The significance of plastics - 9. Plastics and the future - Glossary - Index. This edition was reprinted in 1944.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- MoDiP reference library
- Material:
- paper
- Object name:
- reference book; plastics in general
- Object number:
- MoDiPL : 0515
- Object production date:
- 1941
- Object production organisation:
- Penguin
- Organisation's association:
- Publisher
- Object production person:
- Yarsley, Victor Emmanuel
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production person:
- Couzens, Edward Gordon
- Person's association:
- Author
- Object production place:
- UK
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- Object name(s):
- Mug
- Brief description:
- Transparent brown and opaque cream plastic double-walled mug.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Drinking
- Associated concept:
- Containers
- Credit line:
- Given by the designer
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 10.9
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 10.5
- Dimension:
- Diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 7.9
- Object name:
- Mug
- Object number:
- C.57-2003
- Object production date:
- 1964
- Date - association:
- designed
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1964-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1964-12-31
- Object production organisation:
- Insulex Ltd.
- Organisation's association:
- maker
- Object production person:
- Rowlands, Martyn
- Person's association:
- designer
- Object production place:
- England
- Place association:
- made
- Physical description:
- Transparent brown and opaque cream plastic double-walled mug.
- Reproduction number:
- 2020MN4371
- Responsible department/section:
- CER
- Technique:
- Moulded styrene-based plastic, part opaque, part transparent; the double-walled construction has polyurethane foam filling
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- Text:
- Martyn Rowlands trained at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. Specialising in plastics, he was one of the first trained industrial designers to work with British industry after the Second World War. He was employed first by Bakelite Ltd., then set up the design department at Ekco Plastics, where his products won a number of design awards. In 1959, he left Ekco to work as an independent design consultant, at a time when the idea of the design consultancy in Britain was still in its infancy. One important commission during this period came from the GPO in 1966 for the popular telephone known as the 'Trimphone', which won a Design Council Award.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Rowlands designed plastics for domestic use for various clients including Insulex, the manufacturer of this insulating double-walled mug.
- Text reason:
- Summary description
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- Penny Sparke: "Consultant Design: The History and Practice of the Designer in Industry", Pembridge Press, 1983
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- Title:
- Sock Shop carrier bag
- Object name(s):
- materials handling; bag
- Brief description:
- Sock Shop plastic carrier bag with design printed on both sides, pre 1997.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- packaging and materials handling
- Colour:
- white
- Colour:
- multi-coloured
- Dimension:
- length 245 mm
- Dimension:
- height 380 mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- unidentified
- Object name:
- materials handling; bag
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 0_1502
- Object production date:
- 1997
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- Title:
- SFX carrier bag
- Object name(s):
- materials handling; bag
- Brief description:
- SFX Europe's best selling science fiction magazines plastic carrier bag with design repeated on both sides. 1998.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- packaging and materials handling
- Colour:
- white
- Colour:
- black
- Dimension:
- length 370 mm
- Dimension:
- height 500 mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- unidentified
- Object name:
- materials handling; bag
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 0_1492
- Object production date:
- 1998
- Object production place:
- UK
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- Title:
- HMV carrier bag
- Object name(s):
- materials handling; bag
- Brief description:
- HMV plastic carrier bag, with the design repeated on both sides. Pre 1998.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- packaging and materials handling
- Colour:
- white
- Colour:
- grey
- Colour:
- pink
- Dimension:
- length 365 mm
- Dimension:
- height 415 mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- unidentified
- Object name:
- materials handling; bag
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 0_1435
- Object production date:
- 1998
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- Title:
- Power House carrier bag
- Object name(s):
- materials handling; bag
- Brief description:
- Power House, plastic carrier bag with design repeated on both sides and cord handles, pre 1998.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- packaging and materials handling
- Colour:
- black
- Colour:
- white
- Dimension:
- height 490 mm
- Dimension:
- length 450 mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Object name:
- materials handling; bag
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 0_1468
- Object production date:
- 1998
- Object production place:
- UK
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