Before antismoking campaigns and the advent of disposable lighters, matchboxes and matchbooks were very common. They were everywhere. Today, matchboxes are, most of all, mementos—of that earlier era, ...

Nine matchboxes from Damien Hirst's restaurant The Pharmacy. Hirst designed every aspect of his Notting Hill restaurant, down all 60 designs of match boxes. "The Pharmacy" breached the 1968 Medicines ...

Whether they're strike on the box or not, matches can be useful around the house, and you may well have a packet or box rattling around somewhere. But what do you do with a matchbox when all the ...

The humble matchbox has a long history of being one of the smallest media and advertising platforms around. Ever since the 1920s and 30s, these minute surfaces have been adorned with eye-catching ...

It’s tough to find a partner who’s always ready and willing to play, so James Bridle attempted to build one. 304 matchboxes and several bags of beans later he had MENACE, a Tic-Tac-Toe playing ...

Product news: these matchboxes from Danish design brand Hay are decorated only with the red phosphorus ink that's used for striking matches. Designed by American product designer Shane Schneck and ...

A city architect displays his collection of matchboxes, based on themes ranging from India’s freedom struggle to Bollywood. The exhibit will also narrate stories of early Indian merchants, religion, ...

The first matchbox factory of Bengal opened at 30 Russa Road in 1892, decades after their invention in Europe. But Calcuttans were using matchsticks years before. A collection of imported matchboxes ...

The student, Dibyanshi, said that she did not travel to all the places and instead asked her relatives to bring matchboxes whenever they go abroad. Unlike many who may prefer to click pictures and ...