Scotch Tape set customers the challenge of creating imaginative art pieces just using rolls of the sticky tape. Jake Longenecker from Manheim, Pennsylvania scooped the $5,000 cash prize with Free ...

Despite the name, Scotch tape wasn’t invented by the Scottish. It was invented by a college dropout named Richard Drew from Minnesota who worked for a small sandpaper company founded in 1902 called ...

Part of a 1949 ad for Scotch tape, which was billed as a "thrifty" way to make repairs around the home. Jussi/Flickr CC Depending on who you ask, Scotch tape was first marketed on this day either in ...

Any regular Inhabitat reader knows that we are suckers for awesome art made from recycled or repurposed materials. So we were totally excited to discover Scotch’s “Off the Roll” design competition, ...

When 3M began in 1902, they made sandpaper. Soon the sandpaper company invented a line of products that changed household life around the world. 3M’s Scotch brand masking tape and cellophane tape were ...

Two life-sized statues made of packaging tape were installed Tuesday at Savannah College of Art and Design locations around town. The art college and 3M have collaborated to display five whimsical ...

3M believes its Scotch Flex & Seal Shipping Roll could replace shipping tape, boxes and packing peanuts altogether. The roll comes in four sizes of waterproof, cushioned material and—with 3M’s ...