January 2015

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...

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: Sofono...

Did you know there is an object analysis form available on our website? http://www.modip.ac.uk/resources/learning_activities/object_analysis This is a form to aid researchers and students in looking at objects. It can be used as a starting point and adapted by teachers and lectures for their own...

On 10th and 11th December, MoDiP played host to a team from Dorling Kindersley who were here to photograph objects from the collection for a new book entitled ‘Design – the Definitive History’. We booked a small room for the shoot that quickly became filled with equipment: reflectors, diffusion...

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...

Researching the Collection As with any new project, the starting point is research and since my last post I have been spending time behind the scenes at the museum and getting to know more about the variety of objects and the variety of plastics that are included in the Museum’s vast collection...

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: nB Ware yarn...

Did you know banknotes can be made of plastics? In the UK we will be seeing polymer £5 and £10 banknotes in 2016. It is suggested that the polymer notes will last longer than the traditional paper notes making them cheaper in the long run. However, there has been a lot of debates about whether...

Somehow I have become the current Student Writer in Residence at MoDiP and it represents a challenge as well as an honour for me. I am not a published author or poet in the traditional sense of the meaning. I am a Doctoral candidate at the Arts University Bournemouth who is taking a creative writing...