Forging Some Fun Sterling Silver Baby Gifts. Welcome! by RICHARD and 5.5 Designers

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrRbW4z2HBeVanjUy3GPeF9OUE6K5M8Cib6YWCGX1xolpOcsJC0-cEKhe5K2uU5sDtPLZptkCS-IBna7JMoZQnSXAYGCLjhJExZSrXDYriOEFLbTXD77XjJkku8AaxpHZtehVU5T4jPmC/s1600/web-atelierrichard-12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652685839833863410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrRbW4z2HBeVanjUy3GPeF9OUE6K5M8Cib6YWCGX1xolpOcsJC0-cEKhe5K2uU5sDtPLZptkCS-IBna7JMoZQnSXAYGCLjhJExZSrXDYriOEFLbTXD77XjJkku8AaxpHZtehVU5T4jPmC/s400/web-atelierrichard-12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 404px;" /></a><br /><br />Bienvenue! A collection of whimsical and modern Silverware for Baby by Parisian silversmiths, <a href="http://orfevrerie-richard.com/">RICHARD</a> in collaboration with <a href="http://www.cinqcinqdesigners.com/">5.5 Designers.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhCQMUw_LI9M0yAUfUsjffAQwL04vbUEOTu8pDMPG-bPMfofBsjcs1FnkDkKjVgMBpxNvCigS_HStGnxySugJ1XA6BidRk_vXQb4WGDXeKu1wyOF6wEwRKrKFUVD7pRXexFqYltu1N9Yr/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-15+at+11.38.28+AM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652684066894664898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhCQMUw_LI9M0yAUfUsjffAQwL04vbUEOTu8pDMPG-bPMfofBsjcs1FnkDkKjVgMBpxNvCigS_HStGnxySugJ1XA6BidRk_vXQb4WGDXeKu1wyOF6wEwRKrKFUVD7pRXexFqYltu1N9Yr/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-15+at+11.38.28+AM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 429px;" /></a><br /><br />To celebrate its centenary, the RICHARD Goldsmith Workshop invited the collective 5.5 Designers to shake up its codes and tradition and reinterpret its expertise in a collection of unusual baby and birth gifts. With curiosity, passion and humor, RICHARD goldsmiths has imagined "Welcome!", a collection that is the antithesis of mass-manufactured products and yet has the undeniable stamp of fine Arts and Crafts.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyj_yut6xcgnaKRsUKpwj-a_rI1x6q4EYcfjor9BFGAhQvb1PeeYsMKL-o7MEQmh2mbsal0dKtBQg4iQFSP9Is4sp5iJEBxUGeM2AmlYP6665Az2k5kB7fcKqFJB6F_5aLOmyAWNXQKLL/s1600/web-atelierrichard-09.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652686597399112786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyj_yut6xcgnaKRsUKpwj-a_rI1x6q4EYcfjor9BFGAhQvb1PeeYsMKL-o7MEQmh2mbsal0dKtBQg4iQFSP9Is4sp5iJEBxUGeM2AmlYP6665Az2k5kB7fcKqFJB6F_5aLOmyAWNXQKLL/s400/web-atelierrichard-09.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 410px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: silversmith at Richard forging the collection</span></span><br /><br />Born with a silver spoon in your mouth, or rather a service spoons in their hands. This collection of "birth spoons" was born of the encounter between real expertise and a desire to bring up to date that forgotten tradition of family ties at the time of arrival of the a child.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPfN6hegmthwJSiAhmRn6F9ueqpWKPam9smoFfajFNy3m3UyHCN9Ex5OSlK4zkAOYJfOSAGSSS1jJiQ7XjpeHl3MIXnzR-FRYU39kaRmbbn6vznJGmwBo8YBFvJcB_PypwiMuVlS3kg2X/s1600/web-atelierrichard-02.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652687515657677522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPfN6hegmthwJSiAhmRn6F9ueqpWKPam9smoFfajFNy3m3UyHCN9Ex5OSlK4zkAOYJfOSAGSSS1jJiQ7XjpeHl3MIXnzR-FRYU39kaRmbbn6vznJGmwBo8YBFvJcB_PypwiMuVlS3kg2X/s400/web-atelierrichard-02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 406px;" /></a><br /><br />Spoons were originally made of wood, they were then mostly made of tin. But in wealthy families, it was tradition that the sponsor offers his godson or goddaughter a sterling silver spoon at the time of his or her baptism. This object was thus a symbol ensuring prosperity for the child. The sponsor also offered a cup, a metaphor for money, with the first name and date of birth. These beliefs were widespread and many of us still have our baby cup, rattle and cutlery in a drawer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WlNlUPhsfxtnbdge9OmDt4tbGHrYqv259Xs3smd-WhJsTX97zBaAFSOPgeHo0ydF9iQo_pc3FN9uHE63KSrtdiVBtv6ou3XDB-DQwuBLGgsyU8Am0QuZsBJQTJXsSkX8f-9KHQG0ty20/s1600/web-atelierrichard-13.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652685592578313874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WlNlUPhsfxtnbdge9OmDt4tbGHrYqv259Xs3smd-WhJsTX97zBaAFSOPgeHo0ydF9iQo_pc3FN9uHE63KSrtdiVBtv6ou3XDB-DQwuBLGgsyU8Am0QuZsBJQTJXsSkX8f-9KHQG0ty20/s400/web-atelierrichard-13.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 404px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the egg cup under construction</span></span><br /><br />Today, the act of giving birth or baby gifts is still practiced, but the spoon, the object of life par excellence seems to have gone by the wayside. It is by diverting the archetype of the spoon, using it as raw material, that RICHARD and 5.5 have designed a collection that revisits the classic gifts of birth.<br /><br />Below are all the pieces in the collection followed by images of the crafting of these items.<br /><br />The curved spoon functions as both a napkin holder, a place to store the bib or as a teething ring:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZj9MB78sioKlaWlUW-jR6-wHsO5b2dIBkzDiBIvrEKb35m9oJPte_aL9etwxbJV_9i7IzdJ38rTOjQl7CpDHIk84z7rXrVt2c3m6LP5y6Q-FWVmNx0POStIjmpoFZPkkP8aFpwRPad54T/s1600/web-rond-de-serviette-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652681941672804018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZj9MB78sioKlaWlUW-jR6-wHsO5b2dIBkzDiBIvrEKb35m9oJPte_aL9etwxbJV_9i7IzdJ38rTOjQl7CpDHIk84z7rXrVt2c3m6LP5y6Q-FWVmNx0POStIjmpoFZPkkP8aFpwRPad54T/s400/web-rond-de-serviette-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 406px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPhUugyW3KPjl2nTcWPBuamN6yh9HSoPHU11sIOSFYe59OJ0AgghXTujv0AJaPu7m2slmVxk0EutdWgSj-gPMXbr0_FOq20Nu1Vc5Wr9On8JXqOoOAWFWINn9fDz9VeUA0hvtpSvcKzxA/s1600/web-rond-de-serviette2-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652681861655562418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPhUugyW3KPjl2nTcWPBuamN6yh9HSoPHU11sIOSFYe59OJ0AgghXTujv0AJaPu7m2slmVxk0EutdWgSj-gPMXbr0_FOq20Nu1Vc5Wr9On8JXqOoOAWFWINn9fDz9VeUA0hvtpSvcKzxA/s400/web-rond-de-serviette2-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 434px;" /></a><br /><br />By cutting and welding the spoon surfaces to a cup, they become a generous handle and the ears of happy little character.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTS98ie9F_RCtnvzLu_gDFQZkC9LLR6HjymQNEAK41VK3-HFY5UcxiD1F9-5N_gdtSWhIYCqyT1oJDRXskjwaxmG5KCXEIW8m8cU5b1LoeSH8zu1l2s04x2opczFPNwn31Af2tV_0OTN1/s1600/web-timbale-bienvenue-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652680114507677954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTS98ie9F_RCtnvzLu_gDFQZkC9LLR6HjymQNEAK41VK3-HFY5UcxiD1F9-5N_gdtSWhIYCqyT1oJDRXskjwaxmG5KCXEIW8m8cU5b1LoeSH8zu1l2s04x2opczFPNwn31Af2tV_0OTN1/s400/web-timbale-bienvenue-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 425px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt51VEZLuJBiRgI7LH1vKDOuB-zT4aV5yybcn_BFYYs5G-wKdUEpTYZtsX6W5uerpMb6MDyuergoRgLHlDvOlv5Uw-I3aJ8CsWYpv4Uy0fjiqFJlgOWMdMcfFdJ24nMNOD3UXgMUVa3DP/s1600/web-atelierrichard-11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652685971258026466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt51VEZLuJBiRgI7LH1vKDOuB-zT4aV5yybcn_BFYYs5G-wKdUEpTYZtsX6W5uerpMb6MDyuergoRgLHlDvOlv5Uw-I3aJ8CsWYpv4Uy0fjiqFJlgOWMdMcfFdJ24nMNOD3UXgMUVa3DP/s400/web-atelierrichard-11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 403px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2xAoJfsrvq_koaONLviKXYZWFNM5lBq-ZGsK88vGnNiuN-PDrQKja3YwF2G5s3gmgGfA4HUjk6EFfgtKIReJiy2a5vGNmgAyJ_oolL1AGK1Kp3N-wpbtOADup6ZJS7fMUmxChSKuuRZw/s1600/web-atelierrichard-10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652686399933455794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2xAoJfsrvq_koaONLviKXYZWFNM5lBq-ZGsK88vGnNiuN-PDrQKja3YwF2G5s3gmgGfA4HUjk6EFfgtKIReJiy2a5vGNmgAyJ_oolL1AGK1Kp3N-wpbtOADup6ZJS7fMUmxChSKuuRZw/s400/web-atelierrichard-10.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 403px;" /></a><br /><br />Planted in a dish, the elegant egg cup has a place for blotters:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHyXsLC-SLhTyKrBjt4zZxJM3OD9btMLvhcgEKhgre70SsE_VAKrmJm7DLKIBM1-P_Vu8urNXifCquvJECff-n8JZEjb3_ZOxdt8-zd8kFtTnfeQIqtddasld7Thl_NzHfV44IqguhawV/s1600/web-coquetier-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652683424093633602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHyXsLC-SLhTyKrBjt4zZxJM3OD9btMLvhcgEKhgre70SsE_VAKrmJm7DLKIBM1-P_Vu8urNXifCquvJECff-n8JZEjb3_ZOxdt8-zd8kFtTnfeQIqtddasld7Thl_NzHfV44IqguhawV/s400/web-coquetier-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 529px; height: 406px;" /></a><br /><br />The addition of multiple sterling silver rings and handle detailing turns this spoon into a lovely rattle:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTpv1uyv2YePO_lATboFskXhidW2-6J6pk-onJ6roqh_qKaHsO4wnZCvCvqB3Sw_KLuzBRTifCtn4LgQ2pawETF87gefaiAMyFhLOmrOknVJkAW_5panD19rCy32KNHQAcG6zUvRuJgCo/s1600/web-hochet-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652682243265032914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTpv1uyv2YePO_lATboFskXhidW2-6J6pk-onJ6roqh_qKaHsO4wnZCvCvqB3Sw_KLuzBRTifCtn4LgQ2pawETF87gefaiAMyFhLOmrOknVJkAW_5panD19rCy32KNHQAcG6zUvRuJgCo/s400/web-hochet-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 427px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5E3clMlMM5ueJ8LPXT9wilqIOpG4u7mvr10zhhAt505qW2vtHOrOpSGym7ChTAeilKGAfcZwZ4_MRyb90fbNzKEmqTJzFR_tinK2C8DfXILZIAaai_sF-JmfD1fUlh3ib3cHKk7bnffa/s1600/web-atelierrichard-05.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652684214963298786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5E3clMlMM5ueJ8LPXT9wilqIOpG4u7mvr10zhhAt505qW2vtHOrOpSGym7ChTAeilKGAfcZwZ4_MRyb90fbNzKEmqTJzFR_tinK2C8DfXILZIAaai_sF-JmfD1fUlh3ib3cHKk7bnffa/s400/web-atelierrichard-05.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuML1Ge0OFFWUS_jnz_z6tjne-SSClyHMAt9SVofHQWNY-33JslpbP10X9i3Cg5AKOXg0eaj-nhMfqbY4AUyp2enyg9bIFFfr0xC6DS2KflyGP6sRRHUTUczxx8aEm1BZPWQ2uv4HukVWL/s1600/web-atelierrichard-07.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652684350198173586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuML1Ge0OFFWUS_jnz_z6tjne-SSClyHMAt9SVofHQWNY-33JslpbP10X9i3Cg5AKOXg0eaj-nhMfqbY4AUyp2enyg9bIFFfr0xC6DS2KflyGP6sRRHUTUczxx8aEm1BZPWQ2uv4HukVWL/s400/web-atelierrichard-07.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Welding two spoon surfaces together makes this double as a feeding tool and a place to hold snacks:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyo7BLt69Rm0tVdT0GJalZZalU_U8wP6i2QeOtca_JtNKiWGOVM_UJoev6Qa-dEdedLtoCp8MpQ0x2iG3zwfl-VPs68peqNuWqDlVAPP37Ki_DK19MzP4BfDBVJZLQ8Wu7pCak3Vh6Lrm/s1600/web-doublecuillere-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652682449975798722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyo7BLt69Rm0tVdT0GJalZZalU_U8wP6i2QeOtca_JtNKiWGOVM_UJoev6Qa-dEdedLtoCp8MpQ0x2iG3zwfl-VPs68peqNuWqDlVAPP37Ki_DK19MzP4BfDBVJZLQ8Wu7pCak3Vh6Lrm/s400/web-doublecuillere-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 380px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTMMX2jQ7gfYE2pEGTq2cvyatwWmgGhknx4I1IpileWkotS5-6c7LVWPe7wkqTj31yT8Y9UxeCFUwGOVRXAwvpR-KBJKQpwmgYxRJOHphs0a3b_g7hxncuS1bNOh4XePeMu4-3F8eb2k_/s1600/web-doublecuillere2-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652682385841452210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTMMX2jQ7gfYE2pEGTq2cvyatwWmgGhknx4I1IpileWkotS5-6c7LVWPe7wkqTj31yT8Y9UxeCFUwGOVRXAwvpR-KBJKQpwmgYxRJOHphs0a3b_g7hxncuS1bNOh4XePeMu4-3F8eb2k_/s400/web-doublecuillere2-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><br />All these variations on the iconic baby gifts are versions that make you want to be senile or make older children wish they were still young.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RICHARD:</span><br /><a href="http://orfevrerie-richard.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652683776184640530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZM3DhWq_w2WVbOmuC3OvQBiTr8wQzX5qIYghTi3Cot3s_Zd2y4Y9rfz3CDDnFlhAzxFYBbB6SN9d3huTsVTMTTCbfzWT_bSCJL2P52Z-XArVR1UCfbtm-bt0KGXkmKUlZuUDWZwXsVf5/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-15+at+1.19.33+PM.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 129px;" /></a><br />Since its founding in 1910, the Richard Goldsmith workshop covered forged sterling silver using traditional methods of French goldsmiths. A recognized expert in restoration of antique pieces, Richard Goldsmith Workshop also produces custom-made parts, prototypes and limited series.<br /><a href="http://www.orfevrerie-richard.com%20/">www.orfevrerie-richard.com</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyd1EFqwPGccMBShM65jUDhdAlfcP7O2E-PXsEvQ8VS4hsb6JEOhjjL7grFlvPheRqROo6oGGUm1lAeK0VFO_e0wHIHf6nIpVGvDEhVJYo5i1kZQ6EYKPdoYMYvTNtqf8sEeMMZgbb2_Tm/s1600/5.5+designers+in+silver.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652687023598701922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyd1EFqwPGccMBShM65jUDhdAlfcP7O2E-PXsEvQ8VS4hsb6JEOhjjL7grFlvPheRqROo6oGGUm1lAeK0VFO_e0wHIHf6nIpVGvDEhVJYo5i1kZQ6EYKPdoYMYvTNtqf8sEeMMZgbb2_Tm/s400/5.5+designers+in+silver.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 472px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: </span><a href="http://www.cinqcinqdesigners.com/" style="font-style: italic;">5.5 designers</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, Paris 2011</span>

Forging Some Fun Sterling Silver Baby Gifts. Welcome! by RICHARD and 5.5 Designers

Bienvenue! A collection of whimsical and modern Silverware for Baby by Parisian silversmiths, RICHARD in collaboration with 5.5 Designers. ...

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Ethnos Eames Chairs, Ornate Versions of the LCW in Bronze and Aluminum

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1M2y-LhbIL_tMIRILCnaXvnongg0h2Vgxm1epUL0RPRWPRcXY5VRuLM3uHFLr1KJDCSLgr-HPNu9ZRkM8h6xySrbSw_qJH4Me8MMOhgd2MDdyRbo3c0wE30jMPpfqt92RAIb6bEwObJUA/s1600/ethnos+eames+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653869788560659170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1M2y-LhbIL_tMIRILCnaXvnongg0h2Vgxm1epUL0RPRWPRcXY5VRuLM3uHFLr1KJDCSLgr-HPNu9ZRkM8h6xySrbSw_qJH4Me8MMOhgd2MDdyRbo3c0wE30jMPpfqt92RAIb6bEwObJUA/s400/ethnos+eames+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 519px;" /></a><br /><br />Designer Paolo Giordano of Italy created limited editions of these stunning ornate cast bronze and aluminum versions of the mid-century modern classic LCW chairs as an homage to Ray & Charles Eames. The chairs have identical silhouettes to the original wood chairs but are intricately engraved bronze and aluminum versions.<br /><br />Close-up look:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiq-KaUlZvL8WxYAd89BLopp6IlhB2WhMrDqsX-hFOUdYeNVYfyoExf_Tqbxp894xtRi3kqqqouDZCT1DeT53aic9m8Qb4JUyIxxKL76WPjKtEYJy77WcQ-gZBtcR4CsN3ymgiise9kbNB/s1600/ethnos+eames+deatil.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653867563801530354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiq-KaUlZvL8WxYAd89BLopp6IlhB2WhMrDqsX-hFOUdYeNVYfyoExf_Tqbxp894xtRi3kqqqouDZCT1DeT53aic9m8Qb4JUyIxxKL76WPjKtEYJy77WcQ-gZBtcR4CsN3ymgiise9kbNB/s400/ethnos+eames+deatil.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 441px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzA3t6cMJUSVdIoTJv7vWoHJNJn9j9U_VSWmMx0mBTxsXgzXORg9VFprLlrlHrIR3IIkQ7HI4K9am_XYxtS40CP8U-vORJFdgLBuL2agNbcf4j71nWiSDk-DQygPoMIV_v830c3H1xk6R/s1600/ethnos-eames-aluminum2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653872363621485458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzA3t6cMJUSVdIoTJv7vWoHJNJn9j9U_VSWmMx0mBTxsXgzXORg9VFprLlrlHrIR3IIkQ7HI4K9am_XYxtS40CP8U-vORJFdgLBuL2agNbcf4j71nWiSDk-DQygPoMIV_v830c3H1xk6R/s400/ethnos-eames-aluminum2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 680px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">"The application of ethnic Indian decoration to modern design icons is at first sight provocative. It is the layering of ornamentation on pieces that originated precisely in the refusal of decoration; the uniting of thought and ideas that were historical opposites.<br /><br />I believe, however, that these objects acquire a new identity as distinctive yet indefinable hybrids, somehow so coherent they make us forget the reasons of the separate initial gestures.<br /><br />An example of how visual language leads its own spirited life."</span> -- Paolo Giordano</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">cast aluminium chair</span><br />limited edition, 20 + 1 AP<br />68 x 56 x 61cm<br />Price £9,773.00<br /><a href="http://www.uber-interiors.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&category_id=119&product_id=2130&Itemid=3">Buy it here</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6fW8a2EwcP8gVzg40D2vZVHW8twELePevntU3TZP3gAyOVWpcO-_bvEzknW-TCBmjpa_rfkqnOP9_HxCyBeOoRtbDKgVVAqhPKvHr46Yx1DANoWMgUhG6E3dRpn4F7J1ad7GfnUF4Mxk/s1600/ethnos-eames-aluminum.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653866748448859202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6fW8a2EwcP8gVzg40D2vZVHW8twELePevntU3TZP3gAyOVWpcO-_bvEzknW-TCBmjpa_rfkqnOP9_HxCyBeOoRtbDKgVVAqhPKvHr46Yx1DANoWMgUhG6E3dRpn4F7J1ad7GfnUF4Mxk/s400/ethnos-eames-aluminum.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 510px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZwDNrz8iYX1X-oXZQNmZI-kbgV6u4qKHPyUq6_K6b4RaQPWAsiqGujwpHqeMBJHfHzbElUt3BD-6v-mvMYyuGzWQiWb9kLJyDPH2__nUYNqJC0m6XCO2SWKdaJTLVtkE3oW7jweGU1dN/s1600/ethnos+eames+al+detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653867734775948578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZwDNrz8iYX1X-oXZQNmZI-kbgV6u4qKHPyUq6_K6b4RaQPWAsiqGujwpHqeMBJHfHzbElUt3BD-6v-mvMYyuGzWQiWb9kLJyDPH2__nUYNqJC0m6XCO2SWKdaJTLVtkE3oW7jweGU1dN/s400/ethnos+eames+al+detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 470px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">cast bronze chair</span><br />limited edition, 7 + 1 AP<br />68 x 56 x 61cm<br />Price £18,108.00<br /><a href="http://www.uber-interiors.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=119&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=2131&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=3">buy it here</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDvUbZxnaSYS7i_xQZfoEA8IzLJyGtQFZ-ilt2eNHCofTVtyLJFp02Li0oZIA-KHkBQLM-lFCkfBMjnduzW7o7-sQfCro2kPIpnUBKhayw7D4a5uxd4Wb4t6Ft9MIV_fKgTKWAdgomm2K/s1600/bronze+ornate+eames+LCW.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653873477926900482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDvUbZxnaSYS7i_xQZfoEA8IzLJyGtQFZ-ilt2eNHCofTVtyLJFp02Li0oZIA-KHkBQLM-lFCkfBMjnduzW7o7-sQfCro2kPIpnUBKhayw7D4a5uxd4Wb4t6Ft9MIV_fKgTKWAdgomm2K/s400/bronze+ornate+eames+LCW.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 525px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_mYd4M-D4gdoLuHUVXKH1aUrvarnU2THpvsivaFIbeXFKeQVaoxc5L97Ut0ItcCdyIxXEJm-YGRvzpKxucGJf9Tbu61-MwzZF0fWERaIu0MrxevefhLYI3ZM73eehe2U9tt55fPzzsl5/s1600/ethnos-eames-bronze2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653872269196816482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_mYd4M-D4gdoLuHUVXKH1aUrvarnU2THpvsivaFIbeXFKeQVaoxc5L97Ut0ItcCdyIxXEJm-YGRvzpKxucGJf9Tbu61-MwzZF0fWERaIu0MrxevefhLYI3ZM73eehe2U9tt55fPzzsl5/s400/ethnos-eames-bronze2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 644px;" /></a><br /><br />Made in Italy for <a href="http://www.i-and-i.it/">I and I</a><br /><a href="mailto:info@i-and-i.it">info@i-and-i.it</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About designer Paolo Giordano:</span><br />Born in Naples 1954, he studied architecture at Milan Politecnico and graduated in 1978. He now lives and works in Milan.<br /><a href="http://www.i-and-i.it"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653870343097910434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKcpM5ccu7OYOfzaWcnFfj2wJnE8QjnUtQphufaPokwSiVQ03j6ytkBRM5yg6USfzCIdvdn6gS0CFT488vFDpTCZ0iElEgg0-yw5GpNyn-5_fi8ll9Bhd16jEVSP5jMjcfvYXxqb55THR/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-18+at+5.51.46+PM.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 199px;" /></a><br />In 1996, Paolo founded the <a href="http://www.i-and-i.it">I+I company</a>, with the idea of producing a contemporary design collection for the home with products made by hand from different continents. Since then he continues to direct the I+I company from both a creative and commercial point of view. He also collaborates as an artistic consultant for Italian furniture companies (textile and accessories) and has participated in numerous international exhibitions.

Ethnos Eames Chairs, Ornate Versions of the LCW in Bronze and Aluminum

Designer Paolo Giordano of Italy created limited editions of these stunning ornate cast bronze and aluminum versions of the mid-century mode...

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A Macabre Mouthful. Beautiful Silver Skull Spoons By Tom Sale aka Pinky Diablo.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdau1wQn-IEcLH7H7mvXBz1OnO8TZ1j6lhl0CwkCzYOmneNQkuHditxv6sLpMfz4jyIsV58QGgCpf_e3I-ZW2CAyG0mV0rLPa-jrHm0NCOoxoEc5i_uE9b6s5RuUy8Kxe5qyKT2L-0g4/s1600/183403_114051922004470_102590826483913_100815_5234746_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626772833590271218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdau1wQn-IEcLH7H7mvXBz1OnO8TZ1j6lhl0CwkCzYOmneNQkuHditxv6sLpMfz4jyIsV58QGgCpf_e3I-ZW2CAyG0mV0rLPa-jrHm0NCOoxoEc5i_uE9b6s5RuUy8Kxe5qyKT2L-0g4/s400/183403_114051922004470_102590826483913_100815_5234746_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 704px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcqAaC-fmvNwukuSvpXC-46xvZVgSpe84JwobsJlr8l8epkmu1vxZi2ItdnpSyIkbSof22aNRMh2LZCRCjIlsqTj9km9HsXBUQwQjTmNkp81Cnqi3YPfKDSyv7dy1h70O3Ai84ayFYrc/s1600/10424_154423998856_553773856_2741939_3934415_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626773010461711746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcqAaC-fmvNwukuSvpXC-46xvZVgSpe84JwobsJlr8l8epkmu1vxZi2ItdnpSyIkbSof22aNRMh2LZCRCjIlsqTj9km9HsXBUQwQjTmNkp81Cnqi3YPfKDSyv7dy1h70O3Ai84ayFYrc/s400/10424_154423998856_553773856_2741939_3934415_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><br />Combining the imagery of death with an instrument used to nourish is an artistic juxtaposition found in the hand-crafted spoons by Dallas artist Pinky Diablo, aka Tom Sale. He has taken vintage silverplate and sterling silver spoons of various sizes and creatively turned them into Skull Spoons, or Skoons, if you will.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdp5-kOFwS9S5yoE9ozJaACDNodrCq6mhGeY_Q9OjZSV2zlMnhwyfncHWM1Il3ld4OMQcrAiH18szqobcnxSLitpyVf4uU5mtKEEuvGH9uk6C3xoTTu9n0pu90My7mplWn_T-oUR38Vqc/s1600/n553773856_2121563_7613314.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626772667704133266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdp5-kOFwS9S5yoE9ozJaACDNodrCq6mhGeY_Q9OjZSV2zlMnhwyfncHWM1Il3ld4OMQcrAiH18szqobcnxSLitpyVf4uU5mtKEEuvGH9uk6C3xoTTu9n0pu90My7mplWn_T-oUR38Vqc/s400/n553773856_2121563_7613314.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMOyxt0lmXLT8NNQjnYbnAteCDa8j50gDByL52OVtdSmIjEL364mWXWLTehFCinPdVoXn1IJ6Ysa9wbca4XqaT0PyeLiAFJ_7xlxbD294PMHLldUP0ariHgrzhhL32Xe92Gfn6dSjOZM/s1600/Tom+Sale+Skull+spoons12.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626734954370457362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMOyxt0lmXLT8NNQjnYbnAteCDa8j50gDByL52OVtdSmIjEL364mWXWLTehFCinPdVoXn1IJ6Ysa9wbca4XqaT0PyeLiAFJ_7xlxbD294PMHLldUP0ariHgrzhhL32Xe92Gfn6dSjOZM/s400/Tom+Sale+Skull+spoons12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4kSkNyrdu1ujO3gPtItZZBqDQcT_bigByyejxU7cnfxioYxjaD9RSy-jaH2WFbEVeufjZBMvYg6Jx0nIRQGHFIhXn4FMwxjnvLzcTTRsB-_8W80474mkqlT2VZCWrFq3yTV3leuWx-8/s1600/5960_120440113856_553773856_2310332_6835861_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626773278783913506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4kSkNyrdu1ujO3gPtItZZBqDQcT_bigByyejxU7cnfxioYxjaD9RSy-jaH2WFbEVeufjZBMvYg6Jx0nIRQGHFIhXn4FMwxjnvLzcTTRsB-_8W80474mkqlT2VZCWrFq3yTV3leuWx-8/s400/5960_120440113856_553773856_2310332_6835861_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 374px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzbvsnYpIPiv3ZS6noHk85np4QMoYX41EIdre_e0UyuGFfX9JAYTBqwNb0tUx1KxL-v7fkk8KcIK-9PGmHIowxw7CZGXy1nx16EfmoSpGEDQPEMN1kMrIeUdwew5pDacJI1HYKi5wjSc/s1600/5960_120438043856_553773856_2310315_6675309_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626773344925141490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzbvsnYpIPiv3ZS6noHk85np4QMoYX41EIdre_e0UyuGFfX9JAYTBqwNb0tUx1KxL-v7fkk8KcIK-9PGmHIowxw7CZGXy1nx16EfmoSpGEDQPEMN1kMrIeUdwew5pDacJI1HYKi5wjSc/s400/5960_120438043856_553773856_2310315_6675309_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><br />The original and individual skulls spoons vary in size, texture and some even have engraved words on the back. Some have a twist in the handle, some are teaspoons, others are serving spoons. And in addition to the human skulls, Tom has created cow and cattle skull spoons as well. Each has what appears to be either a bullet hole or a gash in the heads of the skulls (undoubtedly the cause of death).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEFAeKTfPNe-BU1JbDZakL-XkvXEZTdKWKVbM2q9Ru7yxa7QeLdGa8W0ioZ9lTiOyEDw-_MhVfBZRQkBEd9Hfd3xPK6IO108FQBx9DI6fWoR8nve7jH4KlsLj2R9oGsejPPPv5kLqiso/s1600/5960_117746933856_553773856_2268365_6594754_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626773985086288786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEFAeKTfPNe-BU1JbDZakL-XkvXEZTdKWKVbM2q9Ru7yxa7QeLdGa8W0ioZ9lTiOyEDw-_MhVfBZRQkBEd9Hfd3xPK6IO108FQBx9DI6fWoR8nve7jH4KlsLj2R9oGsejPPPv5kLqiso/s400/5960_117746933856_553773856_2268365_6594754_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 356px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U4rlFgZnus01tddccPHL0bbOFwUJR2CcmKTTBOz3PanVJSwVedjuqWtW7bn_1F28V9IHSGWIsMWrkC0yFa2W1YPvRF7T8_GFohPQKOc7kXYSokJsrYKzxn1x7IUwbnnuQMc_1IG9-y8/s1600/5960_118554433856_553773856_2280974_168959_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626773916099999010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U4rlFgZnus01tddccPHL0bbOFwUJR2CcmKTTBOz3PanVJSwVedjuqWtW7bn_1F28V9IHSGWIsMWrkC0yFa2W1YPvRF7T8_GFohPQKOc7kXYSokJsrYKzxn1x7IUwbnnuQMc_1IG9-y8/s400/5960_118554433856_553773856_2280974_168959_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 237px; height: 419px;" /></a><br /><br />Now, I wouldn't attempt to eat peas with these suckers, but you can display them in a shadow box, on a table or simply suspend them from a string like the artist has exhibited them:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgKkIg2Xa3ujVuAmkw1ySYM8lzo0z5qgvS_0wMVcDd1Epay-DFawhNfhUiakpyWSVR0Hc5dMlsww5S-W-sEQoJC5KDwDNQFNyM4fX3QB2P8q5se1o72AlkxETzJQsHl38g_CwG1C1CWk/s1600/Tom+Sale+Skull+spoons10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626737133104087666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgKkIg2Xa3ujVuAmkw1ySYM8lzo0z5qgvS_0wMVcDd1Epay-DFawhNfhUiakpyWSVR0Hc5dMlsww5S-W-sEQoJC5KDwDNQFNyM4fX3QB2P8q5se1o72AlkxETzJQsHl38g_CwG1C1CWk/s400/Tom+Sale+Skull+spoons10.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><br />If you'd like a spoonful of spookiness, the individual pieces of flatware, which are only $45 a piece, can be ordered directly from the artist via <a href="mailto:pinky@pinkydiablo.com">e-mail</a>. He will choose the skull spoon for you. I can't wait to see what he sends me!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;font-size:85%;" >all images in this post are courtesy of artist <a href="http://www.pinkydiablo.com">Tom Sale</a></span>

A Macabre Mouthful. Beautiful Silver Skull Spoons By Tom Sale aka Pinky Diablo.

Combining the imagery of death with an instrument used to nourish is an artistic juxtaposition found in the hand-crafted spoons by Dallas ar...

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Floating Frame Mantel Clocks in 14 Finishes by Kiki van Eijk for Moss Gallery.

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The result is the "One More Time : Floating Frame Mantel Clock"<br /><br />Rendered in ceramic and bent wire "drawings", the skeletal representations of solid forms are executed in various metals and finishes such as oxidized copper, shiny copper, anodized metals in colors, matte silver and even real gold-plated copper.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lneq_B_fx-x9DZ9cYBv3TKkOG6aNBoh0PKCPaX21bE0cwVFf9otCmXi9vHZ6oFHnhNyELJDj-3LvBdrqB-UFqNPm4pt3mHfOtYYlANtKLYxxztPmHJAyLZxudOLWBeqnB2sf41j9vl7K/s1600/FFmantelclock_brass-800.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608224964537538450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lneq_B_fx-x9DZ9cYBv3TKkOG6aNBoh0PKCPaX21bE0cwVFf9otCmXi9vHZ6oFHnhNyELJDj-3LvBdrqB-UFqNPm4pt3mHfOtYYlANtKLYxxztPmHJAyLZxudOLWBeqnB2sf41j9vl7K/s400/FFmantelclock_brass-800.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 363px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHADftfq8hZ2wPru_UzwRVNb2nzy8_VHe9H4ghgkGbfrijVtq6BQa7rE7FDVJhFe1vrdTIEwCd0Spc_ffcN_ewIjt0WFgAC-6smdjGOqwSzuoxmJCTsmATsB2-7krwQi7R7C-P85HACVuI/s1600/FFmantelclock_copper-800.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608224874179396594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHADftfq8hZ2wPru_UzwRVNb2nzy8_VHe9H4ghgkGbfrijVtq6BQa7rE7FDVJhFe1vrdTIEwCd0Spc_ffcN_ewIjt0WFgAC-6smdjGOqwSzuoxmJCTsmATsB2-7krwQi7R7C-P85HACVuI/s400/FFmantelclock_copper-800.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 265px; height: 361px;" /></a><br />dimensions: 13.3" x 5.5", height: 16"<br /><br />Prices range from $2,500 to $4,200.00 (for the gold-plated copper edition). To see the whole range of 14 finishes and to purchase, <a href="http://www.mossonline.com/product-exec/product_id/46674/category_id/478">go here</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ciyE0kFazhCxWsK3jmOc8Jp9U9oTqh7niYyX_7VlP7Nfi_RZ9H1OU30eXnEkeQAmcaVMCXette_lwOJa2o_Ms8IIZ2e6MysFvGbynRTROy2CcufUUZMF2PE0Yq-v1EtJqEMxICZKTIcw/s1600/6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608226673756163074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ciyE0kFazhCxWsK3jmOc8Jp9U9oTqh7niYyX_7VlP7Nfi_RZ9H1OU30eXnEkeQAmcaVMCXette_lwOJa2o_Ms8IIZ2e6MysFvGbynRTROy2CcufUUZMF2PE0Yq-v1EtJqEMxICZKTIcw/s400/6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 372px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGM_9I40EswW-_W5vbgSyoRzOqCSRizmuJjpBWIAHKrP7yxeubcor0tv35msjRQoKS_IJ_BekefE7o0Igx19adQedh7TIVqgaJixDolO6Lf6F0W1Vd5Rf5jEeaxdfSSEPHPZSCZGOl7YZi/s1600/kiki_clock.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608226486843310946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGM_9I40EswW-_W5vbgSyoRzOqCSRizmuJjpBWIAHKrP7yxeubcor0tv35msjRQoKS_IJ_BekefE7o0Igx19adQedh7TIVqgaJixDolO6Lf6F0W1Vd5Rf5jEeaxdfSSEPHPZSCZGOl7YZi/s400/kiki_clock.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 374px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAKLD-xiTQoPxTh2yXUtOsMgr1PyELnqdrQS5H9YSgDGOQiaKtMXJTDX5iGxvKPbzoIEpV6WiciZl5xG4Ru5iTz_cIxyfJyTiM1EIwphHjTw2VJM1GxJRLE1KcqIhNNlLw44N7MlGAnY6/s1600/kiki_lead-thumb-525xauto-19686.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608229130586760866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAKLD-xiTQoPxTh2yXUtOsMgr1PyELnqdrQS5H9YSgDGOQiaKtMXJTDX5iGxvKPbzoIEpV6WiciZl5xG4Ru5iTz_cIxyfJyTiM1EIwphHjTw2VJM1GxJRLE1KcqIhNNlLw44N7MlGAnY6/s400/kiki_lead-thumb-525xauto-19686.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: The grandfather clock and candle holder from van Eijk's floating frame collection inspired the mantel clocks for Moss Gallery</span></span><br /><br />Not a stranger to clock designs, Kiki has also made these wonderful mantel clocks:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpafEHVpT3-kUkbhpGKOZykqeKCp290x-ToIab9reF-Le-gBrNLdno8HPlCw5zi7OchZZiONxLhVZHUqLgN_OjQ94tp6dwgzkxRKyOTzROSkufUFV-ggb5f2ZegrVWagV-O6Fo6bLx917/s1600/soft-clock-whiteandblack-3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608468027324820962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpafEHVpT3-kUkbhpGKOZykqeKCp290x-ToIab9reF-Le-gBrNLdno8HPlCw5zi7OchZZiONxLhVZHUqLgN_OjQ94tp6dwgzkxRKyOTzROSkufUFV-ggb5f2ZegrVWagV-O6Fo6bLx917/s400/soft-clock-whiteandblack-3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 528px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_7Fq6HMD6GFCBpAdPNEF5QTK5Yva1vr_oHBeTI_xarVLLONPXZq7aKKYxlmvbJ7EoIDF2oPhkao40qB7Qxom9JJXrhlpgrBbwkuph6JA9oqvGyO7I-YODmYng9uWdZgcWGlshpXGP2qB/s1600/kiki-van-eijk-soft-clock_qj0h.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608468327709801650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_7Fq6HMD6GFCBpAdPNEF5QTK5Yva1vr_oHBeTI_xarVLLONPXZq7aKKYxlmvbJ7EoIDF2oPhkao40qB7Qxom9JJXrhlpgrBbwkuph6JA9oqvGyO7I-YODmYng9uWdZgcWGlshpXGP2qB/s400/kiki-van-eijk-soft-clock_qj0h.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 527px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ENMy0oeMjYFcJv-taT2ViKsOB83gQPFES4jwpl85lmJsHBag4z0uruq4e457zByJWpl8Qyt9P_uAz-OND8Tw8EXX3_RIc7csjdoLQ54K0am98AEADDdfzTPthjpfsfan-VDFuqG1cEjx/s1600/kiki_van_eijk_tales_clock_7mg2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608468156849853314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ENMy0oeMjYFcJv-taT2ViKsOB83gQPFES4jwpl85lmJsHBag4z0uruq4e457zByJWpl8Qyt9P_uAz-OND8Tw8EXX3_RIc7csjdoLQ54K0am98AEADDdfzTPthjpfsfan-VDFuqG1cEjx/s400/kiki_van_eijk_tales_clock_7mg2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 524px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.kikiworld.nl/">Kiki van Eijk</a> (born 1978, the Netherlands) graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2000. She is frequently asked to design interiors for both residential and commercial projects, to act as Art Director for exhibitions, to create exhibit designs for galleries, museums and schools, and she has designed products for the ceramics producer Cor Unum and the industrial design manufactory Moooi, the Netherlands. In addition, she has developed several collections which are produced through her own studio. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions worldwide, most recently during the 2010 Salone del Mobile, Milan, in an exhibition presented by the Zeiderzee Museum. Van Eijk lives and works in Eindhoven.

Floating Frame Mantel Clocks in 14 Finishes by Kiki van Eijk for Moss Gallery.

above: Kiki with her clocks and right, the gold-plated copper wire frame clock for Moss Gallery is the most expensive in the collection and ...

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