March 2015

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 have been so busy with making the work and preparing for the exhibition that time has flown by since my last post. My work is now installed in the Museum display cases and the exhibition opens on 20 March 2015. I submitted a proposal to make a small book and a print. I intended to make a...

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:Cactus Model E415...

Did you know that, like all other museums, MoDiP has a collection policy which dictates what we do and don't collect. The whole document can be found on our website along with our mission and purpose statements. In order for an object to be accepted into the collection it needs to meet one of the...

Next week (23rd -29th March 2015) is Museum Week on Twitter. It is an opportunity for museums and visitors to share ideas and ask questions of each other. MoDiP is going to attempt to show people what we do and why we do it along side lots of other museums around the world. The week has been split...

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...

Plastics spotting in Bournemouth's lower gardens A cold February morning stroll through Bournemouth's lower gardens provided a few unexpected opportunities to indulge in a bit of plastics spotting. I am not quite sure how this lonely traffic cone ended up in the stream but it provided a bit of a...

The AUB's Creative Writer in Residence, Dr James Cole, is hosting a workshop on Saturday 21st March. It is inspired by the current MoDiP exhibition, Is that Plastic? skeuomorphs and metaphors in design. To reserve your place email James on jcole@aub.ac.uk or call him on 01202 363718.