Matchbook bowl

While I love looking at new and fresh designs I really love going back and revisiting designers I fell in love with long ago and remembering...

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Hand carved madrona bowl with retro matchbooks

image I love candles which means I like matchbooks. I recall when restaurants had them at the hostess stands and most definitely in hotels. I remember seeing them everywhere and not being of an age where I needed them. As an adult I love a good matchbook and think they are definitely more of a lost art when it comes to marketing. It is easier (and cheaper) to sell your business on social media than to print custom matchbooks, although I am always so impressed when I see people take the…

Back in the 80s I used one to display my matchbook collection. How would you use? One left and available in my vintage Etsy shop.

Glass bowl with matchboxes

Rue Magazine (July/August 2011). Design by Cheryl Finnegan. Photographed by Emily Anderson.

If you collect matchbooks, no need to keep them hidden in a drawer, get them out. When placed in a group or piled in a bowl - they become a colorful decoration for a table.

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