IT IS a busy evening in New York and a man is asking people on the street at random if they are familiar with Bakelite. None of them knows what it is, but most think it is related to food. We meet ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bakelite Synthetics (“the Company”) today released its 2023 Sustainability Report, a detailed summary of its most significant environmental, social and governance operations ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bakelite Synthetics (“the Company”) today released its 2024 Sustainability Update, highlighting significant strides in environmental, social, and governance performance. The ...

Simply sign up to the Style myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Who first made Bakelite jewellery collectable? Some say Coco Chanel, after she introduced it in the 1920s. Others cite Andy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover upmarket jewelry, timepieces & ethical, sustainable jewelry. One-of-a-kind repurposed Bakelite bangles by Mark Davis are ...

The passage of time, especially that inhabited by humans, has often been named based on the materials we use during that time. The Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages are, for instance, a three-age system ...

When Leo Hendrik Baekeland invented Bakelite in 1907, he changed the world — ushering in the Age of Plastics and transforming the way people lived. The phenolic resin took off first as a superior, ...