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Tupperware: Transparent

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New edition, finally available! In 1942, driven by natural curiosity and a shortage of industrial materials during the war years, Earl Silas Tupper, an American dreamer and amateur inventor, produced his first injection-molded plastic cup, the Bell Tumbler, which was followed soon after by his stackable plastic Wonderlier Bowl--neither of which found much success in the American marketplace. In 1949, inspired by the lid of a humble paint can, Tupper introduced the Tupper seal, a flexible, "burpable" lid for his bowls. It was that innovation, coupled with Tupper's pragmatic 1950s aesthetic and the extraordinary vision of one Brownie Wise, a 40-year-old housewife (and later the Vice President of the company) who convinced Tupper to distribute his products exclusively through home parties, that made Tupperware one of the most iconic, collectible and beloved industrial products of all time, both in America and overseas. Tupperware: Transparent is the complete catalogue raisonne of 45 years of Tupperware in America and Europe. Featuring more than 900 photographs--from vintage advertisements, to product shots, to candid photographs from early Tupperware parties--it also includes chapters on the history of the company, product design, Tupperware as museum object, the Tupperware Party and more. Perhaps most important of all, this jam-packed, extremely engaging publication actually comes in a custom Tupperware container produced exclusively for the book.

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2006

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December 22, 2020
Nice idea and nicely packaged in an actual Tupperware container, the book would have been much improved if it demonstrated more independence from the Tupperware marketing department. Much as I love Tupperware for its design and utility, much of the text provides more promotional material than insight.
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September 24, 2013
Y dicho y hecho, este fantástico volumen viene literalmente en un Tupperware. Transparent es una cuidada edición de la prestigiada casa Hatje Cantz que nos cuenta con lujo de detalle la historia de esta icónica firma.
Varios son los pilares que fundamentan el éxito de esta empresa, sin duda uno cardinal es la ingeniosa patente que dio origen al envase sellado que permitió revolucionar la manera en que conservamos los alimentos. No olvidemos el sistema de ventas, cuya fuerza fueron las amas de casa de la postguerra, que revolucionaron la forma en que vemos su papel social hoy en día. Indudablemente empresas como Tupperware fueron visionarias y adelantadas a su época.
Siendo la casa editorial de origen europeo, este libro cuenta la historia como se vivió desde el viejo continente, lo que aporta una óptica única al estudio y que considero una bocanada de aire fresco.
Transparent profundiza en el eje diseño, herramienta que desde sus orígenes ha sido esencial a la marca, y es precisamente este el punto que cautivó mi interés. Este eje queda claramente evidenciado y sirve como claro ejemplo para cualquiera que quiera entender como el desarrollo de producto con un alto contenido de diseño puede crear éxitos que se traducen al vocabulario cotidiano de las personas.
Ochenta páginas del libro están dedicadas a un cuidadoso catálogo de productos, base de datos invaluable y evidente cronograma de éxitos. Cada producto trae a la memoria escenas cotidianas con las que creo todos crecimos. ¿Quién no ha decidido usar un “toper” para prolongar la vida de sus alimentos esta misma semana?
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