close friend of mine has recently turned 50. To spice up his latter years I created this spice box with fifty compartments each holding a different whole spice.

The Ebony case reflects the structure of the fan in its coppered top, its slatted sides and the nine pivoted Huon Pine segments that form the lid. The segments rotate to close the box, each segment stopping in turn at a precise step in the coppered top.

The sound created by closing the box is redolent of a fan being snapped shut.

urpleheart and maple provide the colour contrast in this lidded box for a closed fan.

lighthearted look at gravity and structure. The three pods are called Intention, Problem and Resolution.

ood boxes have a double-layer perforated top that acts as a screen allowing the scents from within the box (usually aromatic spices) to beckon and tantalise.