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CD case

Selected as an unusual and elegant approach to CD packaging.

Case number - AIBDC : 001228

An opaque orange CD case with raised studs designed by Daniel Weil, a partner of Pentagram Design, for the Pet Shop Boys' 'Very' album whilst they were with the record company Parlophone.
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Designer	Daniel Weil
Manufacturer	Unknown - Wanted
Country	UK
Date	1993
Dimensions	height 143 mm, width 125 mm, depth 10 mm
Materials	plastic, PS, polystyrene
Method	injection moulded
Colour	orange
Inscription	moulded: "Very Pet Shop Boys" (front)

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Susan Lambert

25/04/14

CD Case AIBDC : 001228 Clever idea to make the packaging an object of desire. Daniel Weil of Pentagram designed it but who manufactured it. Was it really made in the UK?