Plastic furniture becomes popular and design driven
Plastic has shifted from future hope to present reality in home furnishings. It fills many categories from lamps to beds and now carries multiple international designs. Designers like Edward Frank advocate plastic as a design material, arguing it enables forms wood or metal cannot and should be valued for its own qualities.
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Modern molded plastic furniture gains ground in homes
The article notes plastic bookcase and storage units offer versatile, affordable options. It highlights easy assembly, room for music centers, and home offices. Plastic’s durability and low upkeep appeal to youths, with price pressures easing as mass production grows. European production remains strong, especially in Italy.
Safety lesson at Fernwood home teaches Dublin students
Dublin Junior Women's Club organized a week long safety program with Boise Cascade and Valley Community Services District Fire Department. At the Fernwood test home in San Ramon hundreds of San Ramon and Dublin elementary pupils learned to identify hazards from open medicine bottles to overloaded outlets. Club president Mrs Clifford Pope noted 20 of the 37 member club assisted.
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