Ferrule Materials: Ivory (Pre-Ban) vs. Modern Composites
Matt Graham
If you ask an old-school pool hustler what makes a cue "hit" right, they will give you one word: Ivory.
For over a century, elephant iv...
Matt Graham
Billiards Idioms and Cultural Impact
Matt Graham
History & Culture
Billiards Idioms andCultural Impact
From phrases people use in meetings to cinematic pool sharks and viral ...
Shuffleboard in Colonial America: English settlers and Military garrisons
Matt Graham
History & Culture
Shuffleboard inColonial America
Sliding coins across tavern planks, dodging Puritan law, and surfacing in ...
East vs. West – Cultural Approaches to Table Tennis
Matt Graham
How Training Systems, Culture, and Player Development Shape Global Playing Styles
Estimated Read Time: 5 mins
The global landscape of t...
Colonial Roots of Snooker Geometry
Matt Graham
PoolTablePortfolio • Snooker History
Snooker’s tight pockets, small balls and precise lines weren’t dreamed up in London—they were fo...
Billiards in the Machine Age: 1900–1939 Design
Matt Graham
PoolTablePortfolio • Design History
From Victorian ornament to streamlined modern—how industry, speed and materials science reshaped ...
The Birth of Snooker: From Colonial India to Modern Prestige
Matt Graham
A mess-hall experiment in 1875. A tidy rulebook in Britain. Then color TV and the Crucible turned it into prestige sport.
Magazin...
Henry van de Velde and the Rise of Art Nouveau in Belgium
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 6 mins | June 3, 2025
Belgium played a pivotal role in the birth of Art Nouveau. With figures like Henry van de Vel...
Islamic Influence on Indian Design: A Parallel Path of Aesthetic Innovation
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 8 mins | May 23, 2025
Introduction
When Roman power slipped away in Europe around the fifth century CE, the India...