100% Design anniversary features ‘Bright’ building, made from Spectar® sheet

100% Design anniversary features 'Bright' building, made from Spectar® Sheet. New product design and manufacturing company, ‘Bright’, will be helping to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the 100% Design Exhibition in the UK by erecting some of their new origami style, flat-pack, geodesic buildings’ made from Spectar® sheet inside Earls Court as key features at this year’s event. These ‘buildings’ are based on a revolutionary concept in semi-permanent spatial design. The product is designed by the team at ‘Bright’ which includes designer Nick Gant – who is perhaps better known as director of award winning design consultancy and regular 100% Design exhibitor, BoBo.

“Shaking all over” with Eastar® copolyester resin from Eastman

Keeping condiments free from wet and dirt during an excursion – be it for a family picnic or a mountaineering expedition – is no longer an issue, thanks to the development of a compact, near-unbreakable salt and pepper shaker by a Swiss innovations consultancy, Think Industry Ltd. 
 The Swiss Spice salt and pepper shaker, made from Eastman Chemical Company’

Eastman Chemical Company at Emballage 2004 Hall 6, C-095 November 22-26, 2004

Eastman Chemical Company has introduced Glass Polymer™, a value-based alternative to glass. Glass Polymer looks and feels like glass and it offers differentiation on the shop shelf because of its extended design possibilities. At Emballage, Eastman Chemical Company will demonstrate how its product range brings added benefits to design and creative marketing professionals in the packaging market – ranging from luxury packaging to shrink sleeves, device packaging and fluid packaging.

Eastman Spectar® sheet provides affordable, yet high-end furniture design

To produce his Giro (“giro” is Portuguese for movement) chair, Diederichsen took sheets of Spectar® copolyester, cutting and forming it into an anatomically-pleasing shape. He then attached the resulting plastic shell to a metal base with four screws. When Brazilian designer Lars Diederichsen needed a material for the new chair he was designing, he looked for something beautiful, easy to work with, and reasonably priced. He chose Spectar® copolyester from Eastman Chemical Company, and the result was his creative “Giro” chair.

Eastman Chemical Company at ComPaMED Düsseldorf, November 24-26, 2004

Eastman Chemical Company protect medical equipment, solutions, and pharmaceuticals against breakage and contamination and offer physical properties, such as extreme heat and puncture resistance. At ComPaMED, Eastman Chemical Company will demonstrate how its product range brings added benefits to producers of medical devices and medical packaging.

Just Cavalli: Glass Polymer™ helps create high tech perfume packaging

G. Candiani of Italy has selected The Glass Polymer® from Eastman Chemical Company to help produce the bottle for Just Cavalli, a new Roberto Cavalli fragrance. G. Candiani of Italy has selected The Glass Polymer™ from Eastman Chemical Company to help produce the bottle for Just Cavalli, a new Roberto Cavalli fragrance. The transparent bottle is made up from different fully integrated parts: a glass core, a resin shoulder and a protective housing made from Eastar® AN014 copolyester.

Innovation and technology for award winning Pro Active Chair

Durastar® copolyester from Eastman Chemical Company was selected for the production of the Pro Active Chair, a new office chair produced by ICF Company (Vignate – Milan – Italy) in conjunction with designer Cristophe Marchand. Durastar® copolyester from Eastman Chemical Company was selected for the production of the Pro Active Chair, a new office chair produced by ICF Company (Vignate – Milan – Italy) in conjunction with designer Christophe Marchand. This design was recently awarded as “Most Innovative Product” at the NeoCon Chicago 2003/USA, the major furniture exhibition in North America.

Leading French skin and face care brand gets premium makeover with Eastman Glass Polymer

French beauty salon brand Matis opted for a vessel made from Eastman Chemical Company super-transparent copolyester resin, Glass Polymer™, to convey the superior qualities of its new luxury range of face creams. French beauty salon brand Matis opted for a vessel made from Eastman Chemical Company super-transparent copolyester resin, Glass Polymer™, to convey the superior qualities of its new luxury range of face creams.

The Innovation Lab: Eastman launches creative material resource for designers

The Innovation Lab
Eastman launches creative material resource for designers. Eastman Chemical Company has launched The Eastman Innovation Lab - a web site that sets out to inspire and support designers in their quest for innovation and product optimization. The new web site, www.eastmaninnovationlab.com, is the first step toward realizing Eastman’s vision of a creative resource to connect brand owners and designers with inspirational and innovative material solutions.

Sharp Design Lets Surgical Blades Package Cut Costs

Sharp Design Lets Surgical Blades Package Cut Costs
 Packaging is normally thought of as a cost. Leading surgical instrument maker, Linvatec reverse engineered a package design that reduced material costs by about 16 percent, and increased manufacturing capacity by approximately 15 percent. This cost-effective packaging was the result of work by the package consolidation experts at Perfecseal using Eastar® 6763 copolyester produced by Eastman Chemical Company.

www.EastmanInnovationLab.com: by designers for designers

The Innovation Lab
Eastman launches creative material resource for designers. Eastman Chemical Company has announced the launch of The Eastman Innovation Lab, a website made by designers for the Design community. The research and development of the site was carried out by The Brewery – an independent Creative Communications Partnership based in London.

Super-Clear Polymer container conveys the elegance of exclusive designer label toiletry

A container made from Eastman Chemical Company’s ‘Glass Polymer™’ copolyester resin was the first choice for ‘Kingdom’, the latest toiletry product under the Alexander McQueen designer label, thanks to the material’s crystal-clear properties and high resistance to breakage. A container made from Eastman Chemical Company’s ‘Glass Polymer™’ copolyester resin was the first choice for ‘Kingdom’, the latest toiletry product under the Alexander McQueen designer label, thanks to the material’s crystal-clear properties and high resistance to breakage.