2013

We would like to wish all of our followers a very merry Christmas and a happy 2014. MoDiP will now be closed for the Christmas break along with the rest of the campus. We will reopen on 6th January 2014. Seasons Greetings Susan, Pam, Louise & Julie

In 2010, MoDiP was donated a large archive of images relating to a single company. Bakelite Xylonite Ltd, also known as British Xylonite Ltd or BXL, was possibly one of the first British firms to successfully manufacture a plastics material in commercial quantities. The company was established in...

MoDiP has the kind of collection that you may think you are very familiar with. We have objects which we all use every day, and some pieces which are more unusual. By looking at this distorted image are you able to guess what the object is? What do you think it could be used for? Post your answer in...

Last week the MoDiP team went to London for a team building day*. We visited two exhibitions, Pop Art Design at The Barbican which runs until 9th February 2014, and Hello, My Name is Paul Smith at the The Design Museum which runs until 9th March 2014. *Christmas jolly We enjoyed both exhibitions. We...

In 2010, MoDiP was donated a large archive of images relating to a single company. Bakelite Xylonite Ltd, also known as British Xylonite Ltd or BXL, was possibly one of the first British firms to successfully manufacture a plastics material in commercial quantities. The company was established in...

MoDiP has the kind of collection that you may think you are very familiar with. We have objects which we all use every day, and some pieces which are more unusual. By looking at this distorted image are you able to guess what the object is? What do you think it could be used for? Post your answer in...

In 2010, MoDiP was donated a large archive of images relating to a single company. Bakelite Xylonite Ltd, also known as British Xylonite Ltd or BXL, was possibly one of the first British firms to successfully manufacture a plastics material in commercial quantities. The company was established in...

MoDiP has the kind of collection that you may think you are very familiar with. We have objects which we all use every day, and some pieces which are more unusual. By looking at this distorted image are you able to guess what the object is? What do you think it could be used for? Post your answer in...

I was watching the local news this morning and there was a report on the Royal Navy using minesweeper ships in the Gulf to keep waterways clear to allow oil tankers a safe passage. I was only half listening but then I heard the phrase 'plastic bottomed minesweepers', and my interest was piqued. Why...

In 2010, MoDiP was donated a large archive of images relating to a single company. Bakelite Xylonite Ltd, also known as British Xylonite Ltd or BXL, was possibly one of the first British firms to successfully manufacture a plastics material in commercial quantities. The company was established in...