- Title:
- Harman Powell cutlery set, 1 of 2
- Object name(s):
- tableware; cutlery
- Brief description:
- A set of cutlery designed by David Harman Powell who was part of Ekco's in-house design team. Referred to as semi-disposable because it was 'just too good to throw out,' this flatware set won a Council of Industrial Design Award for Consumer Orientated Products in 1970. The set comprises a knife, fork and spoon and is made of an injection moulded styrene acrylonitrile co-polymer. Manufactured by Ekco Plastics, the design which includes the knife blade placed perpendicular to the handle, Measurements given are for the spoon.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- house and garden
- Colour:
- green
- Dimension:
- width 40 mm
- Dimension:
- length 180 mm
- Dimension:
- depth 20 mm
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- SAN
- Material:
- styrene acrylonitrile
- Object name:
- tableware; cutlery
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 008408.1SA
- Object production date:
- 1970
- Object production organisation:
- EKCO Plastics
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production organisation:
- EK Cole
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production person:
- Harman Powell, David
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Object production place:
- UK
- Technique:
- injection moulded
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c48d837f-c3d2-3d1d-8e35-53ff6313c547
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c48d837f-c3d2-3d1d-8e35-53ff6313c547, Museum of Design in Plastics, CC BY
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