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designing the foot/lee

updated sat 13 sep 08

 

Antoinette Badenhorst on fri 12 sep 08


There's always something new to learn....thanks.

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Antoinette Badenhorst
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-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Lee Love
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Antoinette Badenhorst
> wrote:
> > Jorge asked:
> >
> > " What do you see when you look on the foot? What are the main aspects
> > of it?
> > What defines its characteristics?"
> >
> > Some of you might find it interesting to know what the original reason for
> >foot rims was: tables with uneven surfaces.
>
> On handleless tea bowls, the foot allows you you hold on to the
> bowl without burning your hands.
>
> --
>
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