Plastics and Industrial Design

by John Gloag

Overview

Originally published in 1945, Plastics and Industrial Design is a non-technical work of reference for manufacturers and designers who, after the Second World War were beginning to realize the possibilities that manufacturing with Plastics could bring. The different types of plastics and their uses is discussed, as is their impact on the design of manufactured articles. Whilst the extensive use of plastic may have fallen out of favour in recent years due to environmental concerns, this book reminds us that in their infancy they offered exciting manufacturing possibilities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000773774
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	10/24/2022
Series:	John Gloag on Industrial Design
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	21 MB
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About the Author

An author of almost sixty books, with topics ranging from interiors to furniture history, from industrial design to the use of plastics, Gloag was a member of an elite design culture that was highly visible throughout the 1930s and 40s.

Table of Contents

Part 1: John Gloag 1. The Plastics Family: Origin and Character 2. Plastics Are Not Substitutes 3. ‘Limitless Control of Material’ 4. Plastics and the Public 5. Industrial Design and Commercial Art 6. Economics of Design 7. The Anonymous Asset Part 2: Grace Lovat Fraser Introduction. The Different Types of Plastics, Their Properties and Uses. Fabrication Methods. Part 3: Plastics in Action.