Here's the completed outdoor kinetic sculpture in action. Enjoy!
Installation Complete. Relief Found.
There is a poem written by Michelangelo, where he describes the pain and agony—both physical and mental—of painting the Sistine Chapel.
First lines:
I've already grown a goiter from this torture
hunched up here like a cat in Lombardy
(or anywhere else where the stagnant water's poison).
(You can read the whole thing here.)
Not to compare Matt and Ben to Michelangelo or anything, but after working several long, grueling weeks to complete the large custom mobile for the Portland-based office building, it was validating for them to hear that even Michelangelo himself wore himself ragged painting his masterpiece.
Fortunately, the guys' pain and agony dissolved after completing the installation and seeing the final piece. And, after getting some much-needed sleep, reading this e-mail from the client: "WOW. It looks so great in the space. I really couldn't be happier with it."
Now if only they had penned a poem to document the process. :)
Portland Project Installation
Matt and Ben have been working non-stop (seriously) to finish up the large custom mobile for the local office building. They completed the installation last night. Here are some behind-the-scenes pictures of the installation!
Mobile Makers In Training
Matt enlisted a little help to prop up the outdoor kinetic sculpture while he made a few adjustments.
Design Within Reach Catalog
Came across this while perusing the latest DWR catalog. Seeing our Standing Circles Mobile in their catalogs never gets old. :)
Attention to Detail
Just doing a little quality-control check on this project.
Seattle Mobile Installation
Back in June we mentioned a large hanging mobile we were creating for a high-end apartment building in the Seattle area. Matt and Ben finally got to install it this week!
The mobile spans an entry hallway, and we designed the mobile to for each shape to move freely and independently AND to allow plenty of light through by adding lots of small perforations to each shape.
Large Hanging Mobile for The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati
Matt and Ben returned from New York, briefly caught their breaths, and headed straight back out for Cincinnati to install this large custom hanging mobile.
Dad of the Day
Matt and Ben just returned from a week in New York showing off the Ekko Workshop line at NYNow. Here's Matt spoiling his kiddos with goodies from New York's MoMA Design Store.
Cincinnati Hospital Mobile Rendering
Here's a rendering of another project in our queue. It will hang over a stairwell in The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati.
