Wham-O called their new product the Hula Hoop. (The name had been used since the 18th century, but till then had not been registered as a trademark.) The Hula-Hoop became the biggest toy fad in modern history. Twenty-five million were sold in four months, and in two years sales reached more than 100 million. "Hula Hoop mania" continued through the end of 1959, and netted Wham-O US$45 million (US$346M adjusted for inflation to 2012). Shortly thereafter, the company had another huge success with the Frisbee. In 1955, inventor Fred Morrison began marketing a plastic flying disc called the Pluto Platter. He
Cameron Platter work has been highlighted in "The New York Times", "The Wall Street Journal", "Vice Magazine", "The Guardian", "NKA Journal of Contemporary African Art", the "BBC", "Utflukt", "Art South Africa", and "Artforum". Cameron Platter: In Conversation with Andrew McClintock, "NYAQ", November 2016 http://sfaq.us/2016/12/cameron-platter-in-conversation-with-andrew-mcclintock/ Leiman, Leyla. 2014. ‘Featured: Cameron Platter talks about his current show, I SAW THIS’. between 10 and 5 (online) [interview]: http://10and5.com/2014/02/13/featured-cameron-platter-talks-about-his-new-show/ Lamprecht, Andrew. 2014. [exhibition review] https://www.academia.edu/7758649/Cameron_Platter_I_Saw_This_review_ Kyle Tregurtha, True As(s) Confessions, Another Africa, February 2012 http://www.anotherafrica.net/art-culture/true-ass-confessions-chatting-with-cameron-platter Linda Stupart, Fucking Hell: An Interview with Cameron Platter, Mahala, January 2012 http://www.mahala.co.za/art/fucking-hell-an-interview-with-cameron-platter/ Cameron Platter Cameron Platter (born July 27, 1978)