People describe it as happy. Cheery. Whimsical. Bakelite fans say they feel better just looking at a piece of the jewelry. Dealer, expert and author Karima Parry calls it "an antidepressant." There is ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Bakelite jewelry was one of the only affordable accessories for women ...

Created more than a century ago, bakelite is a completely synthetic plastic material used in industrial and commercial products. Because it doesn’t contain petroleum, it can’t be melted or recycled.

Watch as a 1950s French Bakelite table fan is fully restored from rusty relic to polished masterpiece. Disassembly, cleaning, ...

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 ...

A new class of Bakelite collectors is emerging, and it’s hardly the swap-meet set. The spoils: a bangle or three with inlaid geometrics, perhaps a marbled ring with bursts of bezel-set gemstones. That ...

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