Geometric Statement Necklace, Sphere and Hoop
A geometric statement necklace in polyamide, hand polished and hand tinted with non-toxic colours. The design takes three shapes from Lucas Cranach the Elder's painting Melancholy, a sphere, a circle and a stick, and combines them so the whole piece is one object with nothing to assemble. To put it on, you pass the sphere through the hoop. About 70 cm long.
Borrowed from a Renaissance painting
The piece is inspired by Melancholy, a painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder in the National Gallery of Denmark collection. Three cupids in it are busy trying to pass a sphere through a hoop using sticks, and apparently failing at it. Those three shapes, sphere, circle and stick, became the whole vocabulary of the necklace.
Wearing it completes the game. The sphere has to go through the hoop for the necklace to go on, so the task the cupids never finish gets finished each time you put it on. The design won the SMK / Shapeways contest and was on display in the foyer of the National Gallery of Denmark in 2017.
Light, polished and tinted by hand
Polyamide gives an object that is resistant and light, which is what lets a shape this size sit comfortably. The necklace is then hand polished and hand tinted with non-toxic colours, and that is where the finish comes from. Total length is about 70 cm, or 28 inches, and the design is original and exclusive to the studio.
| Material | Polyamide |
|---|---|
| Length | Approximately 70 cm / 28 inches |
| Finish | Hand polished, hand tinted with non-toxic colours |
| Construction | A single object, no assembly |
| Design | Original and exclusive |
Care
The necklace is polyamide, hand polished and hand tinted with non-toxic colours. Pieces like this are resistant and light. Because the finish is applied by hand, small differences between pieces are normal. Store it flat so nothing heavy rests on the hoop.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long is the necklace?
About 70 cm, or 28 inches, in total, measured all the way around. It is a statement piece built around a sphere, a circle and a stick rather than a chain of small links, and the whole shape is a single object.
How do I put it on?
You pass the sphere through the hoop. That is deliberate: the necklace arrives as one complete object with no assembly, and putting the sphere inside the hoop is both how you wear it and the idea taken from the painting.
What is it made of?
Polyamide, hand polished and hand tinted afterwards with non-toxic colours. Pieces like this are resistant and light, and the design is original and exclusive to the studio.
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