Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
Some of the materials in this book were selected because they fascinate me; some because they are part of the standard palette of materials for designers; some because they point towards new future scenarios; and some just because I fell in love with the marriage of material and product. In the case of boxwood, it was chosen because of its use within a product.
Combs are products that have been made with materials of symbolic reference throughout the ages. From precious metals, such as silver, through to aluminium – when aluminium was commercially introduced at the end of the nineteenth century – and on to exotic tortoiseshell and cellulose acetate plastic, which is a plastic alternative to the exotic shell. And then ...
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