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Katarina Posch on Design

Katarina Posch was an associate professor of design theory and history at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. Presently, Katarina lives in a Vienna, Austria rehab facility following a massive stroke. Donations for her basic needs and ongoing rehabilitation may be made at:
  

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All Things Bakelite – CTV 192 Interview


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In July 2017, Hugh and John appeared in the pilot episode of “IN GOOD COMPANY” on CTV192.  The show features interviews with Connecticut based people who are doing or have done noteworthy things.  Ron Dubenski, from Southbury is the host/interviewer.  Coincidentally, Ron had worked for Union Carbide at the Bound Brook, New Jersey plant in the polyolefin division. So he was quite familiar with Leo Baekeland and Bakelite. 

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Nancy Byck Welch’s Story

Larry Byck, Chemist and R&D
Larry Byck, Chemist and R&D

In the spring of 2016, a remarkable piece of history was brought to our attention by the daughter of a chemist who worked for Leo Baekeland beginning in 1910; and thereafter with the General Bakelite Company and the Bakelite Corporation.

The chemist’s daughter, Nancy Byck Welch located Hugh Karraker, great grandson of Leo Baekeland and Executive Producer of “All Things Bakelite” through a Bakelite jewelry designer and Costume Jewelry Collectors International.

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