Design Landmark
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2006 was the year of the polymer breakthrough in football, as it heralded the introduction of the Teamgeist ball for the World Cup in Germany
16 July 2010
Most furniture designers seem intent at some point in their career on creating the perfect chair. René Holten is no exception, producing the Lotus concept for the Artifort collection in 1997
26 May 2010
2010 marks the 50th anniversary of a versatile and highly effective protective plastic packaging product that also doubles as a stress-relief tool for millions of people worldwide – Bubble Wrap
22 March 2010
Volkswagen was following in the footsteps of the German toy industry in 1992, when it commercialised the first in-mould assembled (IMA) dashboard air vents for its third generation Golf hatchback car
24 February 2010
Mario Maccaferri's efforts to produce and market a quality plastics guitar may have failed, but they were certainly visionary
29 January 2010
The Surface table from London-based Established & Sons shows the striking results that can be achieved when the very different worlds of furniture design and race car engineering come together
29 January 2010
The 1987 model year Buick LeSabre T_Type 1 from General Motors in the US did not at first sight appear to be one of the most radical automotive designs, but it marked a real innovation in automotive manufacturing by introducing on-line painted injection moulded fenders in a high volume series production vehicle
19 January 2010
Plastics materials often fascinate artists because of their mouldable qualities which offer so many different opportunities compared to wood or metal. Gilbert13 – a design studio based in the UK – certainly found this to be the case when it decided to use plastics to explore making 3D shapes using auxetic structures
19 November 2009
In the 1970s Bic transformed the act of shaving with its plastic, disposable razor
19 November 2009
Some notable plastic designs come about after years of research and study, while others are merely a happy accident. This is certainly the case with Silly Putty
19 November 2009
The history of sport is littered with technological innovation – would Usain Bolt have set his 9.58s 100m sprint record in canvas gym shoes? Unfortunately, some innovations simply bring too many advantages. And Speedo’s LZR Racer swimsuit demonstrated that only too well
22 October 2009
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