Bic Cristal Pen, France (Societe PPA, 1950)
Polypropylene Chair, UK (Robin Day, 1960-1963)
- Submitting institution
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Arts University Bournemouth, the
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- Lambert_32018 Bic
- Type
- C - Chapter in book
- DOI
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- Book title
- Iconic designs : 50 stories about 50 things
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- ISBN
- 9780857853523
- Open access status
- -
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- Yes
- Additional information
- These chapters are presented as a single output on the basis that they were published as consecutive chapters in a section on ‘Genius at work’ in Iconic Designs: 50 stories about 50 things, an exploration of 20th century design through analysis of the design and reception of 50 ‘classic’ products. The two chapters have a common approach. They begin with identification of shared signifiers of the products’ iconic status, including what was at the time unprecedented industrialised production, extensive and ongoing geographic reach, and now longevity and extensive imitation. The chapters go on to provide an overview of traditional manufacture of their product type; how the design and production of the particular products distinguishes them from others that fulfill the same purpose; and the particular challenges their design and production posed. The products have in common that the, at the time, recent availability of injection-moulded plastics was key to their development and originality. Finally the chapters consider factors underpinning the products’ reception such as the need for new markets and how these were reached. Although the design, production, marketing and reception of these products have much in common, their stories also complement each other. They are synergistic, thus together they are more than the sum of their parts.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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