Coke Bottle

United Kingdom, 1987

Film
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Episode of Series “Design Classic Series”.
Drink a bottle of Coke and you participate in the American dream. The words of Stephen Bayly, Director of the Conran Foundation epitomise the global system of Western Capitalism. Alex Samuelson’s bottle design won a competition held by the Coca Cola company in 1915.

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Credits

producer

Alex Marengo

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1987

Appears in

Design Classic Series

Group of items

Design Classic Series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324195

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Design, Industrial

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Design, Industrial

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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