Bubble Wrap celebrates golden anniversary

One of America’s most irresistible pop icons is turning 50 on Monday. Bubble Wrap, the packing material that people love to burst, was born in a garage in Hawthorne, N.J., in 1960. Engineers Marc Chavannes and Al Fielding originally planned to market it as wallpaper. The décor idea fell flat and Bubble Wrap – a…

'Pop' Icon: Bubble Wrap Turns 50

It’s the last Monday in January and that means it’s officially Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. That’s according to the folks at Sealed Air, the company formed in 1960 to manufacture and market what we know as Bubble Wrap. They’re marking this year as their product’s 50th anniversary. More than 250 Facebook pages are dedicated to…

‘Pop’ Icon: Bubble Wrap Turns 50

It’s the last Monday in January and that means it’s officially Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. That’s according to the folks at Sealed Air, the company formed in 1960 to manufacture and market what we know as Bubble Wrap. They’re marking this year as their product’s 50th anniversary. More than 250 Facebook pages are dedicated to…

Bubble Wrap, at 50, a Pop Culture Mainstay

People have walked to the altar dressed in it, protected their garden plants with it, even put it on display at highbrow art museums. Mostly, they like the sound it makes when they destroy it, piece by piece, which largely explains the appeal of Bubble Wrap, the stress reducer disguised as package cushioning that maintains…