- flensted mobiles -

Now this I came across quite unexpectantly through a site called 'one small room', sent to me by Clara.

Flensted mobiles, they're called. I'm sure you've seen the chunkier mobiles where the strings get all tangled up and you spend more time untangling it than appreciating it.

Flensted's are so elegant... playful... and simple. I've put up some of my favourites here.

You can get some from Top3 by Design at Crows Nest and Bondi Junction.

Mobiles are a traditional craft in Denmark, but the modern mobile was created in 1954 by Christian Flensted and his wife Grethe. Their first design, the Stork mobile, was a great success, and now flies all over the world.

Christian Flensted became known as the "Uromager", a name impossible to translate into English, which means a "maker of things mischievous and always on the move".

Today, their son Ole and his wife Aase continue the tradition, with ideas for new and original mobiles issuing regularly from their "Department of Space Research".

Flensted Mobiles are created so that the elements are in constant motion while the entire mobile maintains a harmonic balance. Each mobile is carefully assembled, and balanced by skilful hands. They are packed so that they are ready to hang.

-from Flensted Mobiles

I want me-self summmmm!