May 2017

MoDiP, along with the rest of the AUB campus, will be closed on Monday 29th of May and will reopen Tuesday 30th May.

I am a third year Architecture student at AUB, and have been given the opportunity to promote the Museum of Design in Plastics. My project with MoDiP seeks to explore and revive the connection between plastic products and their source – the fossil. As a student of Architecture I like to produce work...

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...

The Museum of Design in Plastics houses two collections alongside our own. One of these collections is that of the Worshipful Company of Horners . Here I will highlight just one of the objects in the collection. Horn back comb Designer : Unknown Manufacturer : Unknown for Unknown Date : 1850 (circa)...

To conclude what has been a fantastic project with MoDiP, this brief overview highlights what has worked well, what skills have been learnt and how the collection at MoDiP will influence future work. The opportunity to become a student creative has allowed me to express ideas in a material way that...

There are many ways to look at the objects in the MoDiP collection. With this series of posts I want to highlight the interesting views of objects that we may ordinarily miss. These include the underside of an object, the surface pattern, or traces of manufacturing processes. Title: Polycarbonate...

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...

The Museum of Design in Plastics houses two collections alongside our own. One of these collections is that of the Plastics Historical Society . Here I will highlight just one of the objects in the collection. Ekco Plastalux desk lamp Designer : Unknown Manufacturer : EK Cole Date : 1940 - 1949...