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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

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/eb008f82-b9b4-3dff-83f1-016138578c46

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/eb008f82-b9b4-3dff-83f1-016138578c46, Museum of Design in Plastics, CC BY

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