Plastics and Industrial Design

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.

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.