Midwinter Modern cup

Description

Part of a pale blue tea set manufactured by W R Midwinter Ltd, which won the Council of Industrial Design 'Design of the Year' award in 1957. Its designers, A.H.Woodfull and John Vale, were members of the British Industrial Plastics Product Design Unit, Oldbury Birmingham. Melmex, the material from which the set is made,was British Industrial Plastics Chemicals Limited's tradename for Melamine. The set comprises 6 cups. This kind of tableware was popular during the 50s and 60s for its bright colours and 'unbreakable' quality. It later lost favour due to the fact it stained easily and so is now mainly used for picnics. For the rest of the set see AIBDC : 0_6619. Information has been added to this record as a result of the Ten Most Wanted research project: http://www.10most.org.uk/artefact/midwinter-tea-set, where additional information relating to it can be found.
Designers & Manufacturers
Manufactured for

Object number

AIBDC : 005394

Date

1957

Country

Dimensions
Height
70mm
Diameter
90mm

Colour

pale