Design Addict

Cart

Spanish Cedar Mobil...
 

Spanish Cedar Mobile Sculpture  

  RSS

leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
(@leif-ericson)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 5660
21/04/2016 8:23 pm  

At the request of jesgord, here are some photos of my little mobile sculpture. It is not a vintage piece. It was a one-of-a-kind handmade art piece I bought a while back. I am forgetting the maker's name. He is an architect in Las Vegas, Nevada who made them for fun. I remember checking a while back and he does not make/sell them anymore.
I really don't have the right set up to take a decent photo of it, unfortunately.
It is all Spanish Cedar (the stuff cigar boxes are made of). And the curves are glue laminations. It is a very finely crafted sculpture.
<img class="wpforo-default-imag


Quote
leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
(@leif-ericson)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 5660
21/04/2016 8:25 pm  

Here are some close-ups.




ReplyQuote
cdsilva
(@cdsilva)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 2050
21/04/2016 10:36 pm  

On a tangent, I did some research last year on an old cigar box I had found. Part of my education from that search was that Spanish Cedar is not part of the softwood cedar family, but rather the mahogany family. Its strong resemblance in scent to cedar is presumably how it got its common name.
It does make for a fine sculpture and would be a nice contrast with the black leather side of that table.


ReplyQuote
leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
(@leif-ericson)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 5660
22/04/2016 1:31 am  

I should have flipped the table over. I really need a portable white background and some much bright, but diffuse lights in order to get good photos of the sculpture.
And Spanish Cedar is matches very, very nicely with teak. I am a freak about matching woods.


ReplyQuote
jesgord
(@jesgord)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 1879
22/04/2016 5:02 am  

Leif-I love this piece. It is really beautiful! If you can remember the artist's name, please let us know.


ReplyQuote
leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
(@leif-ericson)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 5660
22/04/2016 7:41 am  

I just remembered that the maker's name is Robert Arnold.


ReplyQuote
HowardMoon
(@howardmoon)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 652
22/04/2016 10:21 am  

It's lovely.
I particularly like the little shield shapes that form the 'movement' they are like perfect miniature Hvidt & Nielsen 523 table tops.


ReplyQuote
Share:

If you need any help, please contact us at – info@designaddict.com

  
Working

Please Login or Register