Design in Resin

A MATERIAL THAT CANNOT BE UNDONE

Resin in design — what it is, how it behaves, and the myths it has gathered along the way

A working reference on thermosetting polymers, from the assembly line to the gallery plinth Pick up a solid block of cast resin and the first thing you notice is that it is heavier than it has any right to be. A clear cube the size of a fist has the heft of a paperweight cut from glass, but it is warmer to the touch and it does not ring when you tap it. Hold it to a window and the light does not simply pass through; it gathers at the edges and sits there. Set it down a...