Flashback Fridays: Panasonic MC 1000 - Yanko Design
Before the mid-1950s, vacuum cleaners weren't in many Japanese homes because dusters, brooms, and floor cloths were considered adequate for cleaning traditional Japanese homes. But through extensive marketing efforts past manufacturers, Japanese-made vacuum cleaners gradually became household necessities past the 1960s – with the MC-thou top of the list.
Using the material of the moment – plastic – the MC-thousand was a world away from the typical, functional-looking cylindrical vacuum cleaners made from metallic sheeting. Making the well-nigh of plastic's versatile shaping potential, its elegantly flowing, curved surfaces define the aesthetics of plastic. Plastic was responsible for more just its good looks, though – unlike vacuum cleaners constructed of sheet metal, whose machine parts had to be inserted in predetermined society, the MC-yard's torso was made of left and right pieces that only screwed into identify. Productivity was greatly increased every bit a outcome of this method, fabricated possible by its pioneering use of plastic.
This elegant, streamlined vacuum cleaner won awards, made vacuuming easier than e'er earlier, and ushered in the new plastic era. The outset plastic-bodied vacuum cleaner, its unique front wheel gave it effortless manoeuvrability, making vacuuming less stressful than ever before. This bold, modern production heralded the era of plastic and prepare a record for vacuum cleaner production, with an astonishing 630,000 units manufactured.
Designer: Panasonic circa 1965
Source: https://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/24/flashback-fridays-panasonic-mc-1000/
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