2015

Did you know that you can find out more about the Plastic Vanitas exhibition on display in TheGallery by coming along to a Panel Discussion? Date of Event: 15th October 2015 Last Booking Date for this Event: 15th October 2015 The Panel will discuss the themes explored in the Plastic Vanitas...

One of the joys of living and working in Bournemouth is that we are never far away from the seaside. The seaside evokes memories, for many, of buckets and spades and I can imagine that that is what you would expect me to write about in a ‘plastics spotting ‘context. However, there is much more to...

Our new exhibition Provocative plastics? discuss, debate,deliberate is now open. Plastics are used worldwide in design and manufacturing. Their use divides opinion and has many proponents and undoubtedly as many opponents. Nevertheless it is a group of materials which has enabled social...

MoDiP is closed this week to allow us to change our exhibition. The new exhibition Provocative Plastics? discuss, debate, deliberate will open on Monday 14th September. If you need any assistance in the meantime email us on modip@aub.ac.uk we apologise for any inconvenience caused. Susan, Pam...

Did you know that even if you can't make it to the Provocative Plastics conference you will be able to follow along on Twitter? The main hashtag for the conference is #ProvocativePlastics and we will be encouraging delegates to join in the discussions throughout the two days with a different hashtag...

As with the rest of the AUB campus, MoDiP will be closed on Monday 31st August and re open on Tuesday 1st September. Susan, Pam, Louise & Katherine

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: Synthetic fur...

Did you know that between 10th September and 29th October 2015 you will have the chance to view the MoDiP collection in a completely different way in TheGallery at the AUB? Plastic things are all around you but how much do you notice them? Plastic Vanitas exhibition is a series of photographic...

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...