Contemporary Design Plastics

Out of sight, not out of mind
The Independent on Sunday; 12/6/2009; 1412 words; ...layers, jackets made from plastic tags, and a designer who...aware of what life is in a contemporary world is influenced by those...to focus attention on his designs, however confusing or outre...together. The equally tactile plastic-tags jacket is made from...

Zeroes and local heroes.(Life)
The Sunday Independent (South Africa); 12/6/2009; 835 words; ...found their way into the top echelons of design studios and were they using their new...taste, such as Crocs - those garish plastic clogs - and Uggs - sheepskin boots...traditional Xhosa and Zulu costume with contemporary styling, establishing a uniquely South...

TAKE THE 7 TRAIN Sarah Maslin-Nir discovers the world on a richly diverse ride through New York City
The Sunday Telegraph London; 12/6/2009; 1302 words; ...school building now houses the P S 1 Contemporary Art Center, the Museum of Modern Art...in August, an entire farm housed in plastic drums and an ankle-deep pool as the...review by a board of artists before their designs are permitted on the building's facade...

In With the Inn Crowd
Louisville; 12/1/2009; 1646 words; ...four-foot-tall plastic mascots in the possession...Brown, the Louisville contemporary-art collectors who...everytwo-years contemporary art exhibition. Positioned...Wilson have collected contemporary art throughout their...into the hotel's design by Deborah Berke and...

BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL? SLS AMG gives today's best a run for their money, but does it beat its great-granddad gullwing?(NEWS)
AutoWeek; 11/30/2009; 1439 words; ...injection. It made more power than contemporary sports-racing cars from Mercedes...the trunk lid, which is molded in plastic to hide various antennae. Its body...white weighs 531 pounds. The SLS design and drivetrain layout put 47 percent...