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This page is different now

We have a new structure for our 'buy WindFire Designs' page. In the past we've had this page showing various designs of ours which we can produce in small numbers but weren't necessarily on hand to send out. Now things are going to be different here. The items featured on this page are going to be already made and you will be looking at photos of the actual items available. After items here sell, they will be taken down from the page and replaced with something else. Our aim is to keep the selection simple, the artwork beautiful, and the service nearly immediate. Please contact us to order an item from this page with spirited discussion and personal service. Thank you and enjoy.

This is really two pieces working as one. They are made to look lovely together but are not required to remain together.

The seven black circles comprise a mobile that is made using carbon fiber, black paper origami, stainless steel wire, and thread. It is carefully balanced and proportioned so that in its most stretched out state, all the circles will line up on a slanted plane that slopes down from largest to smallest. The movement is constant and all the articulated joints are made from stainless steel wire which is carefully bent and aligned to present almost zero resistance to the range of motion. We've found that it moves far more than most mobiles we've seen, so it prompted us to do some time lapse photography of it which can be seen below the images here. After living with one of these for quite some time, we've found that it's just an incredibly dynamic, interesting and soothing addition to a room. This is made without glue of any kind so it should last for all of eternity. This design comes from jewelry, kites, and lighting experience.

This shows the intricate design of each piece. They are all scaled by eye to form a pleasing natural progression. Overall the mobile is a little over 6 feet. It can pack down and be shipped easily with instruction for assembly on the other end.

The two white paper lamps are made using a very similar process. They are origami that, instead of being stitched to stainless wire like the mobile, are sewn to a carbon fiber ring. The large circle is 3 feet in diameter. These too are made without any glue for longevity.

This shot shows the tiny folding that made the smallest circle of the mobile. This image was taken just before it was sewn into the wire ring.

Here are the time lapse movies we made of this mobile. The first one was made with a DSLR which was taking a frame every 15 seconds over a period of about 3 hours. A window was slightly open but all the air movement was naturally occurring.