Video: Organ-organ Storm in a Tea Cup. Curious retro toy
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
It's great when the beauty of the seascape can be enjoyed live, from the window of a cozy hotel room, or lying on the beach under an umbrella, with a glass of cold mojito in hand … But for those who do not have this opportunity, the designer John lumbus created an original toy cup. An exclusive toy for adults, which is often placed on a shelf with souvenirs or in a closet under glass, and very rarely taken out to turn in your hands. However, it is precisely this toy, which, by the way, is called Storm in a Tea Cup and is made by hand from porcelain, plastic and copper, that is just necessary to twirl in your hands. More precisely, not the toy itself, but its handle, as in a barrel organ. And then you can cause a real toy storm on the surface of the cup, made of the legendary Chinese porcelain.
It is quite natural that the author of the project makes his own toy cups to order and in very small quantities. So far there are only 12 Storm in a Tea Cups available in white and blue. An excellent gift for both a business partner and a loved one. If, of course, he has nothing against cups from which you can not drink anything, and toys that you cannot play.
The author calls his creation a kinetic sculpture, and such a work costs about £ 550.00
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