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THE L.H. Baekeland Project, LLC
Registrace 30. 12. 2015
All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic is the story of Leo Baekeland and his creation of the world’s first wholly synthetic plastic, Bakelite.
Please visit www.allthingsbakelite.com for additional content and information.
Feature length 58:50 | Educational/Industrial length 21:07
Feature available on iTunes/Apple TV+, Google Play/CZcams and VUDU, with English closed-captioning and subtitles in Chinese, German, French and Spanish
Email info@allthingsbakelite.com
Please visit www.allthingsbakelite.com for additional content and information.
Feature length 58:50 | Educational/Industrial length 21:07
Feature available on iTunes/Apple TV+, Google Play/CZcams and VUDU, with English closed-captioning and subtitles in Chinese, German, French and Spanish
Email info@allthingsbakelite.com
The Story of Bakelite
By the 1920’s, inventor Leo Baekeland’s Bakelite was being used around the world in all manner of industrial and consumer products. As part of Baekeland’s General Bakelite Company publicity campaign, author John Kimberly Mumford (1863-1926) was commissioned to write, “The Story of Bakelite” published by Robert L. Stillson Co. Color Printers, New York City in 1924. It remains today a fascinating look into the creative marketing of Bakelite and a window into early 20th Century industrial America.
The Connecticut-based actor John Edward McDonough (1954 - 2021) reads selections from the book. “The Story of Bakelite” was one of McDonough’s last performances. He had a distinguished career performing on national television and on NPR’s Prairie Home Companion. He was a longtime member of the Hartford Stage Company, Co-Founder of The Company One Theatre, and the narrator at many Hartford Symphony concerts. His distinctive voice is familiar to many as the reader of popular audiobooks.
Also living in Connecticut, director John Maher, film editor Craig Mikhitarian and composer Marty Fegy collaborated to bring the reading to life. Marty’s wife, Louise Acker gives the introduction.
Learn more about author John Kimberly Mumford at bit.ly/john_kimberly_mumford
Learn more about actor John Edward McDonough at bit.ly/john_edward_mcdonough
Learn more about Bakelite and its inventor, Leo H. Baekeland at allthingsbakelite.com
The Connecticut-based actor John Edward McDonough (1954 - 2021) reads selections from the book. “The Story of Bakelite” was one of McDonough’s last performances. He had a distinguished career performing on national television and on NPR’s Prairie Home Companion. He was a longtime member of the Hartford Stage Company, Co-Founder of The Company One Theatre, and the narrator at many Hartford Symphony concerts. His distinctive voice is familiar to many as the reader of popular audiobooks.
Also living in Connecticut, director John Maher, film editor Craig Mikhitarian and composer Marty Fegy collaborated to bring the reading to life. Marty’s wife, Louise Acker gives the introduction.
Learn more about author John Kimberly Mumford at bit.ly/john_kimberly_mumford
Learn more about actor John Edward McDonough at bit.ly/john_edward_mcdonough
Learn more about Bakelite and its inventor, Leo H. Baekeland at allthingsbakelite.com
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All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic "Teaser"
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To stay consistent with our branding, we have revised this trailer with improved graphics, replaced an image and added a promotional end page. On 6/29, our film launched on iTunes/Apple TV , Google Play/CZcams and VUDU. The film and trailer are designed to appeal to global audiences. Closed-captioning and Chinese, German, French and Spanish subtitles are available. www.allthingsbakelite.com
Mark Davis Workshop
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In March 2013, Hugh and Sherry Karraker with Piedad Ceballos, wife of Jorge Caicedo, who appears in our film visited Bakelite jewelry designer, Mark Davis, at his Green Point, Brooklyn workshop. He has since moved to South Carolina. Mark’s exquisite pieces are available for purchase at markdavis.com
Official "All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic” Trailer
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All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic. The award-winning documentary about Leo Baekeland, the inventor of Bakelite, the first plastic, and how it changed our world forever. Now available on iTunes/Apple TV , Google Play/CZcams and VUDU domestic, including English closed-captioning and Chinese, French, German and Spanish subtitles. Visit allthingsbakelite.com for more information on screenings...
Plastic Dream Promo
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Plastic Dream from the documentary, All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic is kicked off by the line… “(Bakelite inventor) Leo Baekeland leaned against a doorway to a wide-open world…”. The song expresses the exuberant beauty and intrinsic value of plastic. In 2014, John Maher, director of the documentary, All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic arranged to shoot an interview with Jeffrey Meik...
Future Strange Promo
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Future Strange in the documentary, All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic questions the effect of plastic on people now and in the future. “Even body parts are plastic”. In 2014, John Maher, director of the documentary, All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic arranged to shoot an interview with Jeffrey Meikle, Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Jeffrey is the author of “American P...
Drastic Plastic Promo
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Drastic Plastic in the documentary, All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic expresses the negative aspects of plastic. The song follows the shot of a flaming plastic garment bag dripping molten plastic. In 2014, John Maher, director of the documentary, All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic arranged to shoot an interview with Jeffrey Meikle, Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Jeff...
Dicki remembers her grandparents
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Cornelia “Dicki” Bagarotti This video was shot by Hugh Karraker at her home, “Les Oiseau” in Tarrytown, New York. Cornelia “Dicki” Bagarotti, daughter of Cornelia Middlebrook and George Baekeland is shown as a young woman and in her 80s. In 1939, Dicki married Gerhard von Hessert and gave birth to son, Christian, who married Donna Smith and had three daughters, Vanessa, Linnea and Rebekka. Dick...
Bakelite Roundtable 2009
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Roundtable Research at Union Carbide Corp. In 2009 during the early research to create a script for the film, Director, John Maher conducted a roundtable discussion with employees of the Union Carbide Company at Bound Brook, New Jersey. Two of the participants and some of the concepts discussed are now in the film for all time.
Joe Zuccarelli Memoir 2012
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In this interview with the film's Director, John Maher, Joseph Zuccarelli reveals his thoughts and feelings while relating stories about his employment at the General Bakelite Company in Perth Amboy, NJ, continuing with the Bakelite Corporation and Union Carbide Corporation at Bound Brook (Piscataway) New Jersey. Starting with the company in 1929, Joe worked in product testing and later in huma...
“All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic” open captioned trailer
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“All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic” open captioned trailer
Katarina Posch Lecture
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Katarina Posch was an associate professor of design theory and history at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. Presently, Katarina lives in a Vienna, Austria rehab facility following a massive stroke. Donations for her basic needs and ongoing rehabilitation may be made at: www.gofundme.com/5nah2u4k Katarina was interviewed for the documentary film, All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic. Using the...
Loretta Gardner Interview 2016
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In this video, Hugh Karraker interviews Loretta Gardner, a former employee of the Bakelite Corporation at Bound Brook, New Jersey.
Nancy Byck Welch remembers The Anchorage
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In the spring of 2016, a remarkable piece of Baekeland/Bakelite history was brought to our attention by the daughter of a chemist who worked for Leo Baekeland. The chemist’s daughter, Nancy Byck Welch located Hugh Karraker, Executive Producer of All Things Bakelite and great grandson of Leo Baekeland through a Bakelite jewelry designer and Costume Jewelry Collectors International. In three shor...
Nancy Byck Welch celebrates Embed Art
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In the spring of 2016, a remarkable piece of Baekeland/Bakelite history was brought to our attention by the daughter of a chemist who worked for Leo Baekeland. The chemist’s daughter, Nancy Byck Welch located Hugh Karraker, Executive Producer of All Things Bakelite and great grandson of Leo Baekeland through a Bakelite jewelry designer and Costume Jewelry Collectors International. In three shor...
Sneak Peek Reactions from our private screening of the first edition
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Sneak Peek Reactions from our private screening of the first edition
First edition of "All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic" Trailer
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First edition of "All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic" Trailer
Fascinating. (haven't watched it yet)
Wow, an entire youtube channel about the history of Bakelite. Pretty cool
you do not understand the difference between Bakelite and Catalin similar to most costume jewelry dealers and collectors. The sketch book is all Catalin brooches - NOT Bakelite - they are 2 different phenolic plastics - very different
is that julianne moore narrating? please do let me know
It's Louise Acker at the beginning
Thank you.
MY Dad, Lawrence C. Byck , was not just a chemist employed by Bakelite Corp. . He headed the RandD dept. until the Bakelite Corp. was sold ( by George Baekeland) to Union Carbide and ChemicalCorp/)l
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I do not remember the year. i believe late 1930's or 1940+. See articles and photos of the Exec's of the Bakelite Corp. There are several in the collection and also in the S.mithsonian
Nancy, Thank you for sharing this vital information. We enjoyed doing these interviews with you.
Thank you very much The dialogue was very cool
So blessed to have seen your light. What a wonderful and gracious woman you were.
I'm gonna use this stuff for some experiments and I wanted to learn more about it! Thanks!
I only know bakelite from guns so here I am to learn more
Ak 1974 and AKM!
I only know it from kitchen ware! I had no idea it had something to do with guns. Wow! It was pretty versatile.
@@melanietoth1376i only know it from a carburator "seal" of my nissan 1400. I have bad memory so i cant remember the real name of the "seal".
Awesome, I look forward to watching it!
Plastic Mold make and create anything in the vision.....but cannot destroy it..!!! Now whole earth and animals, sea creatures, human beings are paying the price. Landfills, oceans, rivers with billion tons of plastic ....what kind of vision😔😔
No se ingles xd, alguien que haga un resumen de esta wea :c
Gracias por su interés en nuestra película. Estará disponible con subtítulos en español en los próximos meses. Visite nuestro sitio web en www.allthingsbakelite.com para obtener detalles sobre las opciones de transmisión.
Thank you for sharing this incredible video, Katarina's lectures have always inspired me, it's s such a joy to hear her voice again after all these years.
Has that movie come out yet?
Thank you for visiting our CZcams channel. Our film is available for purchase on our website at allthingsbakelite.com/purchase-two-disc-dvd-set/. It will also be available to stream on Apple TV/iTunes, Google Play and VUDU in early 2021.
Dear Dicki: What a grand surprise to find you in full technicolor (again), reading about Bon Bon with memories of her in Yonkers and at Camp along with photos of your teen years at Camp. I loved seeing Bon Bon's paintings and video of her as a healthy and classic hostess of our prime pre-war memories of Camp. I wish you had included the color photo of the full length painting of Bon Bon overlooking the living room - so majestic. I took the photo several years ago and sent copies to you and your cousins. We lived in Scarsdale across the street from St. James the Less where your wedding to Gerry in 1939 was the first wedding I attended. My mother El was a big fan and friend of dear Tiss. I sent you a birthday card on your 100th birthday. I hope you received it. Love, Bruce Walker (88) in San Francisco Nov.16, 2020
Bruce, Thanks for your response to the video. I'm happy to hear your connection to the Baekeland Family. My sister, Naneen in Berkeley, CA also told me you were a school friend of Peter Roll. If you'd like to see a video of him, please go to our website: www.allthingsbakelite.com and put in the Question box: Peter B. Roll. Any other questions or suggestions, please call on me at: hugh@allthingsbakelite.com.
Looking forward to launching on Netflix!
One of the finest Professors of Modern Design History. Attending her lectures was magical and you left with a gift of new knowledge that stayed with you. Pratt students had a truly life-changing experience in her class. You could never fall asleep in her lecture even with... the lights out... the slide images projected on a screen... on a late afternoon Professor Jeff Kapec
Wonderful!
Vibes!🔥
Excellent Bit !
Hi, where can we watch de film? been waiting since january 2016 when I first heard of it. Thanks!!!
Hello David, Thanks for your interest in our film. Our two disc DVD box set can be purchased on our website at allthingsbakelite.com/purchase-two-disc-dvd-set/. Our film is also airing on national public television. New airdates are posted weekly through TRAC media services. At the moment, there are no new airdates scheduled. If you do not want to purchase the disc, please check our website weekly. We posted dates as they are added through TRAC.
Anyone here watching this because they have bakelite magazines? God, they're gorgeous.
Very informational - thanks for putting this together.
WOW, Love, love, love that flapper pendant!
:-)
Cherry Amber BAKELITE czcams.com/video/KJnh8yh7tMc/video.html
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Who from India and 8th grade...It's a heat resistant plastic includes in my NCERT 8th book...Thermoplastic
Inspiring and insightful design historian. We miss her here in NYC.
What a GREAT trailer! This masterfully produced documentary deserves nothing less!
Where can I see the movie?
Very fascinating. Thanks for posting.
Fascinating! Thank You. Does Nancy Byck have any recollections of L.V. Redman? hoping to learn details of the transparent red phenolic as seen in examples Nancy shows in the film. Redman held a patent for "Redmanol", which is still highly regarded for its qualities in his early pipe-stems, pre-dating his joining Bakelite as research chemist. Wondering if Redman was responsible for what's known as cherry-amber Bakelite? or contributed to refining Bakelite's transparent red - early pieces said to be brittle - while still quietly holding patent to his product? When will the full film be available for the public to view?
Hello r's mom- Thank you for viewing the video and for the kind commentary and questions. I will check with Nancy to see if she has any recollections. I will also try to find the answers to your other questions. With respect to the film being available to view- we are in the process of trying to find a distribution deal. I'll keep you posted... Regards, Marc Huberman Media Manager
r's mom ill get the msg to her. appears no reply yet. wish I saw this earlier. just spoke with her this evening (Im her grandson).
What is your name? The website is allthingsbakelite.com We're planning a screening of the film in central NJ in the coming months. Let me know your email address and we'll send you an invitation.
Hello, I was wondering how the project was going and if Embed Art Corp was going to be added to the story line. That would be great if it was. Thank you so much for doing this great film!
+wray1968 The Project is going well. How do you know about Embed Art? It is not in the story line. But we are considering adding it to our website. Please tell me more about yourself.
I am a friend of Nancy Welch and she has told me all about her wonderful family history with Embed Art and Lawrence Byck. I am hoping to see your film and read all the important information about bakelite. I really want to see her information too! What is the site?
@@wray1968 Hello Wray. Please visit our website at www.allthingsbakelite.com.
@@thel.h.baekelandprojectllc476 Thank you. I hope you added her dads information. She's 96 years old now. I hope it gets done soon she really wants to see it and her time is running out. I'll pass along this site to her. She is on facebook. Nancy Welch Lawrence was her dad.
@@wray1968 We are so fortunate to have become friends with Nancy. She shared some wonderful stories about Lawrence (Larry). There are additional interviews we conducted with her over the past four years. We have also started to photograph some of her collection of Bakelite, Embed Art, memorabilia and artifacts. Please check them out when you have a moment. We also dedicated sections that talk about Larry. Here are the links - allthingsbakelite.com/larry-bycks-story/ and allthingsbakelite.com/2016/10/1979/
Thanks for the kind words. So far the film is being funded by my inheritance. Thank you great grand papa. If I were to go that route, I believe Indigogo has a more international reach. Have you had any experience with crowd funding?
+THE L.H. BAEKELAND PROJECT, LLC Hugh, A colleague L.A. documentary filmmaker of "FrackNation" and Gossner abortionist got about $250K for productions in 4 months from Kick Starter. Look at this list of other Doc Film funders >> www.filmdaily.tv/grants/documentary
Great stuff Hugh. Nice voice over. Pro-quality production.Have you looked at "crowd funding" -- Kick Starter, etc.