The apron of Grand’ Ma

Monsieur Frog | March 10, 2010

An apron was primarily used by Grandmas to protect their dress, and in many cases was transformed into gloves to remove hot pans from the oven. Their apron helped wipe children’s tears and in certain circumstances, cleaned their faces.
From henhouses, an apron was used to carry eggs, revive chicks and sometimes carried cracked eggs that [...]

Ceramic, such an amazing material

Casanova | January 17, 2010

The first ceramics were found in central Europe around 24,000BC. Early pottery was made from clay like material, either by itself or mixed with other materials such as ash or crushed bones. Since these ancient times, the technology and applications of ceramics has steadily progressed through the ages. Ceramics now include domestic, industrial applications, building [...]