Insert Mobile Here

See this image below? Now close your eyes and imagine a mobile instead of a big white box labeled "insert Mobile Here." That's what we've been doing lately. Stay tuned for our final design concepts.

Sneak Peek...

Ok, so this cardboard cutout probably isn't going to get anybody overly excited. But we're excited about it: It's a sneak preview into a little project that's well in the works around here. Before long, Ekko Workshop is launching a new line of mobiles, and this was one of our prototypes. Stay tuned for details!

Nola Motorsports

Here's a project that consumed our December.

This mobile was created for Nola Motorsports Park, a racetrack in New Orleans. A racetrack! That's a first for us! Interestingly enough, one of the racetrack owners actually studied fine art in college and has a special affinity for post-modern kinetic sculptures.

The mobile hangs 12-foot wide by 9-feet tall and will hang in their two-story gift shop.

A Year in Review

Our 2011 highlights:

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Here's hoping for an equally excellent 2012!

A Merry Morning

Matt spent some spare moments during December deviating from the craft of mobile making to create this lovely coat rack, which he surprised his family with on Christmas morning. It's already been put to good use. (And monopolized by somebody who loves pink.)

Thanks

We do so much custom work at Ekko Mobiles that each project varies tremendously. But we've noticed a commonality: every project needs small components. Swivels, screws, nuts, industrial-grade ball bearings, you get the idea.

So friends, family, and good health aside, this Thanksgiving, we're especially thankful for our local Ace Hardware. It's a quick three-block walk away, with a great supply of components, the friendliest staff ever, and a nice selection of gummy candies to keep us (well, Matt) well fueled.

And for the times the Ace doesn't have the rivet or flange or whatever obscure piece we need, we're grateful for www.McMaster-Carr.com. They carry 480,000 products, for heaven's sakes! Half a million little things, just waiting to be made into a kinetic sculpture! It's a mobile-maker's dream come true, and somehow, they never disappoint. (Except when we need a quick gummy worm fix.)

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

Action Shots

The kind folks at the Columbus Museum of Art just sent along these great photos of museum patrons working together on the interactive mobiles we provided this summer.

Our favorite things about these photos?

  1. The creative configurations. Connecting the stabile bases into a mega mobile? Pure genius!
  2. Teenagers! If that tough crowd enjoys these, is it safe to say that anyone will?
  3. The Calder shadow in the third photo. How inspirational!