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17 May 2010

Plastic Fantastic



These familiar verstatile objects with a subtle waxy touch typify a streamlined machine made aesthetic. 
Constantly finding new ways to use plastic in homewares and art alike, the material has become an icon of suburban living, 
 an embodiment of the modernist maxim of 'form follows function'.
It is in all of our lives, everywhere we look, in most things we touch. 

Originally envisioned as an emblem of household cleanliness and thrift, 
plastic is constantly re-evolving in the manner in which it is utilized in homewares and kitchenware.

Many cultures remain truly fascinated by the bright glowing colours of polyethylene.
 These versatile objects are durable, flexible and lightweight, possessing a simplicity of form coupled with a certain substance. 
 Plastics seem to retain an inherent playfulness and spareness in their coupling of unfussy shapes, clean lines and bold colours; 
eminently practical and functional.

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