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Fashion & Design
Without plastics, many of today’s fashions and designs wouldn’t be possible. Plastic materials help put the stretch in your jeans and socks, give dress clothes that certain shimmer, keep outerwear lightweight and water-resistant, make your couch long-lasting and durable, and add flair to contemporary tables and chairs. From nylon, polyester, and spandex to recycled plastic, the fashion and design world has embraced plastics. Modern plastic fibers fuel designers’ imaginations and consistently allow artists to create pieces that are cutting-edge, chic, and affordable.
Plastics Make the Cut
Read MoreA Hip Use for Old Construction Fencing
Submitted on Jan 25, 2010
Trendy bags give a new life to plastic construction fencing.
Category: Buildings & Homes • Eco Solutions • Fashion & Design
What’s Hanging in Your Closet?
Submitted on Jan 25, 2010
A new use for old plastic bottles can keep your closet in order.
Category: Fashion & Design • Smart Packaging
Plastics Make it Possible Design Contest: A Selection of Submmitted Looks
Submitted on Jan 25, 2010
Due to overwhelming response, the deadline to enter the Plastics Make it Possible fashion design contest has been extended to Friday, December 11th!
Category: Fashion & Design • GenArt Fresh Faces in Fashion • GenArt New Garde
[Video Feature] Sneak Peak: WesFeld Hard at Work
Submitted on Jan 25, 2010
Plastics Make it PossibleSM went to Brooklyn this week to check in on design contest winners, Wesley Nault and Daniel Feld of WesFeld. While we busily snapped photos and filmed the duo at work, Wes and Daniel hardly took their hands off of their pencils! The two are busy sketching and sewing and have made [...]
Category: Fashion & Design • GenArt New Garde
Guest Post: Daniel Feld & Wesley Nault of WesFeld
Submitted on Jan 25, 2010
Hi, We’re Daniel Feld and Wesley Nault, also known as WesFeld, the design team that won the Plastics Make It PossibleSM designer competition. The response we’ve been getting over the first few weeks, since winning, has been so wonderful! We are so excited to be part of this and begin our journey to New York [...]
Category: Fashion & Design • GenArt New Garde
Sandra Bullock’s Plastic-Based Dress Survived the Rain on the Red Carpet
Submitted on Jan 20, 2010
While everyone else was getting soaked, Sandra Bullock stayed dry and pretty in her purple chiffon gown.
Category: Fashion & Design
Artist Makes Grandfather Clock Out of Plastic Action Figures
Submitted on Jan 20, 2010
Creating a new definition of the word "recycling," one mans toys are transformed into a grown-up household item.
Category: Fashion & Design
Bic Pays Tribute to ‘Classic Plastic Design’
Submitted on Jan 20, 2010
Crafted by Spanish design company enPieza "as a tribute to a classic plastic design," this limited-edition chandelier on display at the Science Museum is London is equally a testament to clever recycling -- it's made from 347 polystyrene Bic Cristal pens and 347 paperclips.
Category: Fashion & Design
Up-and-Coming Designer Duo “Sews Up” Ccompetition Celebrating The Innovative Use of Plastics in Fashion
Submitted on Jan 12, 2010
ARLINGTON, VA (January 12, 2010) – Plastics and plastic-based materials continue to rule the runways as the hottest trend in fashion with top designers featuring sky-high Lucite® shoes, lots of sequins and plastic minis in their latest collections. Plastics Make it PossibleSM, an initiative sponsored by the plastics industries of the American Chem [...]
Category: Fashion & Design • Press Room
Meet the Plastics Make it Possible Design Competition Winner: WesFeld
Submitted on Jan 7, 2010
After sifting through 161 entries, 322 looks, and more than 5,000 online comments, we’re proud to announce that the design team of Wesley Nault and Daniel Feld (together known to the fashion world as WesFeld) are the 2009 Plastics Make it PossibleSM Design Competition winners! The contest, launched by the American Chemistry Council and Gen [...]
Category: Events • Fashion & Design • GenArt New Garde
