2017

We will be closed, along with the AUB campus, from tomorrow Friday 22nd December and will reopen on Tuesday 2nd January 2018. The MoDiP Team would like to wish you all a very merry and safe Christmas. BXL Christmas Safety Campaign We look forward to seeing you in the new year. All the best Susan...

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: Stackable cactus...

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 the spirit of the season we bring you the 12 days of MoDiP On the first day of Christmas MoDiP gave to you a pear shaped storage box Qualy Pear Pod On the second day of Christmas MoDiP gave to you a Ninja Turtle figure Teenage Mutant NinjaTurtle On the third day of Christmas MoDiP gave to you a...

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. Unfinished horn section Louise Dennis (Assistant Curator)

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: Classic Safety...

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 house 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. Orange framed sunglasses Designer : Unknown Manufacturer : Twinco Date : 1950 (circa)...