Hi... I'm a junior majoring in Product Design with an STS minor. My interest and concentration in design is the aspect of human values.

For the project in this class, I am considering the pressing comb. I will explore the history of straightening hair with this and similar artifacts.

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Posted at Feb 13/2006 12:26AM:
Michael Shanks: great one - my friend and colleague Mark Leone mentioned some of his research into this artifact in a book I edited some time ago - ask me to get you a copy