Mobiles – Dec 14-15 – Pop-Up Shop at Modern Artifacts, Carytown, Richmond, VA
I’m having a pop-up shop at Modern Artifacts in Carytown, Richmond, VA (map) this weekend (December 14-15 2013): hand-made mobiles, acrylic glass mobiles and 3d printed mobiles. Be sure to say hi if you stop by!
Renders of acrylic glass mobiles
Just some renders of a five piece custom version of the acrylic glass mobiles:
Designs for large custom-made mobiles for a hotel lobby
Design for three large custom-made hanging mobiles for a hotel lobby, based on a custom mobile I made for a private residence at the Butterfield House:
One more time with some colors:
And a second idea using a design from our 3D Printed Hanging Sculptures:
[Update: See the finished mobiles installed at the atrium]
See more of my custom-designed and custom-made mobiles …
Cyber Monday sale on 3D Printed Mobiles
Our 3D printing company is running a number of Cyber Monday sales, so if you’ve been considering getting any of our 3D Printed Mobiles, now would be the time: place any order and get a $10 store credit plus at checkout enter codes “save10” (spend $75 get $10 off), “save25” (spend $125 get $25 off), “save50” (spend $200 get $50 off): www.shapeways.com/shops/mobiles (expires tonight December 2nd 2013 at midnight PST).
2 Photos of Hanging Mobiles from the current Calder show at Venus Over Manhattan
Great photo of the Alexander Calder show “Calder Shadows” at Venus Over Manhattan, currently showing through December 21, 2013:
For me as someone who makes mobiles for a living, I find this next one rather interesting. The wire structure looks like it was made with a lot of care, yet the sheet metal pieces attached to it look like left over pieces that he just picked up from the floor (at least two of them look like they’ve been stepped on). Calder sure didn’t try to make them look “nice”:
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How To Make Mobiles:
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- What Wire to Use -
- FAQ Mobile Making -
- MAKE Magazine Article -