When you picture a barbershop or hairdresser’s today, what comes to mind? The hum of hairdryers, the sizzle of curling irons, the buzz of electric clippers? Now, imagine stepping back eighty years to the 1940s. Electronic appliances like these were nowhere to be found. So, what did a hairdresser’s shop look and sound like then? […]
Inspiration comes from many places. Sometimes an object’s story is much bigger than simply what it is or did. Hinting at what inspired Headlie Taylor’s (1883-1957) innovative agricultural inventions, this comb also reveals the story of the dynamic Henty community the designer was a part of. This comb is known as a short comb, most […]
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