A quick bit of mid-century trivia from Make It! Mid-Century Modern, a How to Guide:
The word mobile conjurs up two images: the tinkly contraption hanging above cribs in nurseries ‘round the world, and the work of Alexander Calder….His early experiments with wire sculpture and kinetic toys eventually led to his famous kinetic sculptures, dubbed by friend Duchamp as mobile, meaning both “movable” and “motive” in French. Over the next decade, Calder perfected his articulating mobiles, capturing the realtivity of weight while exploring the movement of wire and steel in time and place.
So, see? The mobile fits in your fresh-modern lounge just as well as it fits in your nursery. And…da dum da! They’re totally easy to make at home.
Heather from Dollar Store Crafts whipped up this geometric guy, taking her inspiration from JennSki’s print of a mod mobile. She used some fancy cuttin’ software contraption, but it’s nothing that a trace and pair of sharp scissors couldn’t handle.
[Via Dollar Store Crafts]
The second how-to I have looked at on this site that says it will tell you “How To” make it, then just tells you it was made but not “how to”…oh well, I guess it’s a secret…
Susan–the how-to is in the link at the bottom (click on “Dollar Store Crafts”).