2005 Houston Chronicle Article

Matt’s mom visited over the weekend and brought with her a long-forgotten gem she uncovered organizing closets—an article about Ekko Mobiles in the Houston Chronicle, shortly after Matt quit his corporate job as a mechanical engineer to make mobiles full-time.

Quite a bit has changed in the past 15 years: different state, different right-hand man, a couple of kids—not to mention the size and scope of the projects. But so many things mentioned in this article are the same: Matt still wears ripped shorts and t-shirts, he still loves working directly with clients, the website is still www.ekkomobiles.com, and—fortunately—there’s still demand for hanging mobiles and kinetic art. Here’s to another 15 years!

(p.s. And Matt’s last name still isn’t “Richardson.”)

Felt on Felt on Felt

We’re focused on the Iowa residence mobile, and here’s a pile of felt shapes we hand cut. These felt pieces will provide pops of cheerful color and help dampen acoustics in the spacious entryway.

White River Refresh

Every winter, Matt and Ben return to Arkansas to ensure their White River Mobile is looking and functioning great. The mobile is eight years old now, but after a thorough cleaning, it’s looking as good as ever.

Kissimmee Hospital Bird Ceiling Sculpture

Here’s the final flock of birds Matt and Ben installed last week in a new Florida hospital. The installation went smoothly, and they certainly didn’t mind leaving leaving Oregon for a few days of Florida sunshine!

Kissimmee Birds Ceiling Sculpture Installation

As we speak, Matt and Ben are installing this Bird Ceiling Sculpture in a Kissimmee, Florida hospital. We’re eager to seeing those birds grow into a flock!

Pre-Fab #2 for Michigan

We love revisiting old favorites, and this is an oldie but goodie. We’re building a huge version of this Pre-Fab #2 Mobile for an office building in Michigan. (We did this original version of this mobile more than ten years ago, and it’s great to see this design is still kicking!)

Happy Holidays!

Matt’s daughter has been helping at the shop after school lately, which may have something to do with her generous gift of “snacks for your work.” (She knows her dad is good at sharing.)

Here’s hoping your holidays have also been full of sweet surprises!

Iowa Residence Mobile Color Scheme

Here’s the final color scheme for the Iowa Residence Mobile. This should look such a cheerful addition to the client’s entryway. Now we’re off to order some materials!

Expandable Mobile-Chandelier Hybrid

We’re working on a really interesting project for a private residence in California right now! It’s a mobile-chandelier hybrid that will hang over a dining room table. The mobile-chandelier will be able to expand to about twice its length, so it remains properly centered over the table as the clients expand their table for guests.

The renderings below show the contracted size and the fully expanded version.

This project has a lot of moving parts (literally and figuratively), and it’s been fun to design, research, and problem solve. It’ll be exciting to see it come together.

Iowa Residence Mobile

Here’s a rendering of a project we’re working on for a private residence in Iowa. We actually worked with this client nearly ten years ago designing and creating a mobile for his company’s corporate headquarters.

This will be a series of mobiles hung along the home’s entryway to create a canopy overhead. We’ll incorporate felt into the shapes, which helps soften acoustics in the space. We haven’t nailed down colors yet, so stay tuned for updates!