Over the past 150 years, the role of plastics within the field of design has been fundamental to the development of the manmade environment. Synthetic polymers have quite literally molded the modern world, transforming utopian dreams into three-dimensional realities. Indeed, the impact of plastics has been felt in every area of human life, from healthcare and food distribution to communications, transportation and financial transactions. Plastic Dreams: Synthetic Visions in Design tells the fascinating story of these truly wondrous materials, charting their evolution from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, across a huge range of landmark product types, from Wells Coates' iconic AD 65 radio to Konstantin Grcic's MYTO stacking chair, and from Bakelite in the 1920s to today's latest techno-polymers. A fully illustrated reference resource, this volume raises ou

Plastic Dreams highlights ever 120 landmark designs，from Welts Coates’iconic AD 65 radio to Konstanin Greic's FIYTO stacking chair that reveal a breathtaking profusion ofcotours and forms， as wetll as inventive imaginations fuelled by utopian aspirations．The accompanying introductory essay also traces the fascinating history of plastics and assesses their cruciaI and influentiaI role in industrial design，while the extensive glossary of materials and processes wit[help you sort Out your Jaxonite and Xytonite from your PoIyethylene and ABS．

This book traces the development of plastics through a wide range of product types，while highlighting the extraordinary form giving potential ofthese wondrous materiats．PIostic Dreams is an essential guide to material culture and a must have pubiication for aLL Lovers of plastic and design aftcienades．

IntrOductlOn：

Plastic Dreams-Synthetic Visions in Design

Landmark Designs in PLastics：1925 to Present

GLossary：Hateriats and Processes

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