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Graham has the perfect male physique, eminently fit for purpose. As long as that purpose is surviving a low-impact car crash. Devised by Melbourne artist Patricia Piccinini for the Victorian Transport Accident Commission in 2016, the silicon, fibreglass and human hair sculpture is like a melted Michelin Man, a meat head with no neck and […]
The Plastic Pipes Conference Association (PPCA) has confirmed nearly 100 sessions, presentations and case studies at the Plastic Pipes XIX Conference and Exhibition (PPXIX), which will be held at the Red Rocks Resort in Las Vegas, AZ, on Sept. 24 to 26, 2018. The conference is organized in collaboration with PPCA members PE 100+ Association, […]
A Qatar-based artist, who was one of two participants from the Middle East in the ‘Tokyo International Art Fair 2018’, is eyeing to hold a solo exhibition in the country to help raise awareness on the damages caused by plastic waste to the environment. Indian expatriate Swapna Namboodiri’s artworks belonging to the ‘For the Planet’ […]
Remember when Emraan Hashmi called Aishwarya Rai Bachchan “plastic” at the Karan Johar exhibition, Koffee With Karan, hell broke loose and everyone was waiting for Aishwarya’s reaction. However, the actress has never reacted to that. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is one of the most magnificent faces in the world and rumors have run that the actress […]
Taking place at London Olympia on 12-13 September, the show will expand on the high-profile plastic debate which drew a high degree of attention from the 4,200 visitors at its Birmingham counterpart earlier this year. Described by Easyfairs divisional director James Drake-Brockman as the “plastics debate 2.0”, four separate sessions will take place across the […]
Curators want to change the reputation of a ‘remarkable organism’ which is usually associated with food poisoning, illness and disease. A new exhibition hopes to “rehabilitate” the reputation of bacteria. Bacterial World will display a 92ft (28m) long, inflatable E.coli sculpture among its 55 exhibits on the “earliest form of life on Earth”. Deep-sea and […]
Implementing state government’s decision of plastic ban is becoming a costly affair for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as the civic body has already spent around Rs 64 crore to create awareness among people and now it needs more money to continue the same. The BMC has been planning to hold a couple of more […]
The exhibitors at the 16th PLASTI PACK and IFTECH-2018, have received over $100 million on the third and last day of Pakistan’s largest exhibition of plastic and food technology sector. The exhibitors from 32 countries were given an overwhelming response from trade visitors who took keen interest in plastic, packaging and food processing machinery & […]