Professional Services
Patrick Cook MA RCA, creator and curator of the Bakelite Museum, is an artist and sculptor. He trained at Goldsmiths College and at the Royal College of Art under Peter Blake and has exhibited at the ICA, the South London Gallery, the Whitechapel Gallery and the Royal Academy of Arts. He formed the Bakelite Museum Society in the mid-1970s and the Museum was housed in London before moving to the West Country in 1995. Patrick is a founder member of the Plastics Historical Society. He has appeared regularly on television and radio programmes. Patrick has been involved in a number of exhibitions, at the Science Museum, the V and A and other museums, and organised a range of exhibitions around the country in the 1980s. He has written a number of books, including Bakelite Style and the best-selling Illustrated Guide to Bakelite Collectables. As a consultant on the history of plastics, design and social history he has advised auction houses, film and television companies, classic car owners and other museums.
Talks, lectures, seminars, reminiscence
We have given talks to WI groups, retirement homes and students. If you would like a talk or lecture about the history of plastics or a reminiscence session with vintage objects please give us a ring to discuss dates and rates. |
Consultation and valuationIf you would like advice on identifying an object you think may be Bakelite or on caring for early plastics please ring to ask for a consultation quotation. We regret that we do not provide a valuation service, but you could try your local auction house.
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RestorationPatrick is a highly skilled restorer of early plastics, wood and china. For a quotation, please send a photograph and a description of the artefact you would like to have repaired.
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