Plastics were a game changer in the years following World War II. We now had a material that led to a new way of producing - faster and cheaper -, and which also symbolized progress and modernity. Aesthetics, innovation and quality in design did not have to be the privilege of the few, but became accessible to the many. Moreover, plastics can be of any shape, of any color, of any size.

The 2000 pieces in our collection, of which 500 objects are displayed in the halls of the permanent exhibition of the Design Museum Brussels, map through time and through the various trends of design, how designers have made use of this incredible versatility. We will show how their work has been impacted by politics, cultural behavior, technological innovation and economic upheavals. Find your own most important, most curious, most famous, most audacious pieces, because everything we display has been selected with passion and commitment to tell the story of this peculiar material that has been affecting and shaping all our lives for decades.