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Article: Designer: plastics to dominate packaging.(News)
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- Plastics News
- Article date:
- September 21, 2009
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Byline: Matt Griswold
Characterizing the plastics industry as fleet of foot, British industrial designer Martin Bunce considers the plastics packaging engineering and industrial design communities kindred spirits.
"Industrial design as a discipline is rather new, and industrial design in the plastic industry is rather new as well, said Bunce, founding partner and director of Marlborough, England-based Tin Horse Design Ltd., in a Sept. 15 telephone interview. "Because both industries thrive on innovation, most plastics industry engineers seem to be hungry for new thoughts and ideas.
"I'm not sure which came first the fact that plastics are ...