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Swiss Made Solid Glass Marbles By Kosmosphaera
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Swiss Made Solid Glass Marbles By Kosmosphaera

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From childhood, a happy time bursting with lollipop flavours, candy-coloured dreams… Memories were transparent, colourful and bright as jewels. A completely care-free atmosphere, like colourful glass marbles…

The traditional glass marble stands as an archetypical object that could captivate nostalgic adults as well as children in the time of Nintendo and toy marketing. The marble represents a common link : generations of kids have plunged eyes-wide-open into its microcosm. For today’s child, the marble reinforces the mysteries of a miniature world; it is an invitation to dream, the precious sound of the hand rummaging in the bottom of a bag of marbles, a jewel that can be exchanged, touched, counted, a social game that can never be virtual… The material also offers an educational element: the glass represents longevity in a consumer society where everything is discarded.

Swiss Made Solid Glass Marbles By Kosmosphaera

Swiss Made Solid Glass Marbles By Kosmosphaera

Swiss Made Solid Glass Marbles By Kosmosphaera

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Long-standing and timeless, little marbles made big are precious dissidents resisting the twists and turns of the techno-consumerist times. The Swiss design duo, Jodoc Elmiger and Valérie Jacquemet, developed the macro-marbles in 2007 for an art competition. A reflection of the original sculpture that accompanies the installation of the 1000 little marbles lodged in swarms into the concrete are visible in the genesis of the project.

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Long-standing and timeless, little marbles made big are precious dissidents resisting the twists and turns of the techno-consumerist times. The Swiss design duo, Jodoc Elmiger and Valérie Jacquemet, developed the macro-marbles in 2007 for an art competition. A reflection of the original sculpture that accompanies the installation of the 1000 little marbles lodged in swarms into the concrete are visible in the genesis of the project.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

thank you! you can see (and buy them) "live" at scope miami beach booth C01 nov.29 -dec 4 th see you soon!

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

thank you! you can see (and buy them) "live" at scope miami beach booth C01 nov.29 -dec 4 th see you soon!

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