To get some inspiration for our new studio project i decided to go to the Science Museum and found this interesting exhibition looking at the history of plastics and the huge impact they have had on our lives. The exhibit started looking at Leo Baekeland and his Bakelite products which were the first man made material in 1907. I looked at the widespread uses of plastics and the properties and uses of the key
plastics including polythene, polyurethene, polyester, nylon and acrylic.
The exhibit went on to look at how plastics are used today and the environmenta
l implications of their use. The final section looked at the future showing cutting edge proto-types,such as plastics used in sportswear, and how plastics can be used in a more sustainable way
There was some really interesting matter here such as this strange rubbery object below that, when you got near to it, pulsated and wobbled as if it were alive. This movable rubber form gave me inspiration for my PLAY project.
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