Alexander Calder Wall Hangings

If you're a fan of Alexander Calder, starting saving your pennies! We blogged awhile back about these Calder-esque mini-mobiles for the home, and now we're drooling over these wall tapestries designed by Calder himself.

Working with master craftsman weavers in Central America, Calder originally intended that these tapestries would actually be hammocks for a series of hammock stands that he had designed. However, the hammocks took on a life of their own to become their own art pieces.

Only fourteen designs were re-created and woven into two sizes and in an edition of 100. The large measures 72"x98" and costs about $6,500 at Maximo Design.

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Ahhh Calder. :)
His wire sculptures are my favorite... especially the elephants.

posted by sparkle on March 12th 2008 at 12:29pm
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oooooh, if only I had thousands of dollars to spend on a tapestry. sigh

posted by emhoop on March 12th 2008 at 12:37pm
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If you want to find a Calder cheap, there's a large mobile hanging in the Marcel Breuer-designed library a few blocks away from me. The city is deciding whether or not to tear down the historic structure. If it goes, so will the Calder.

The keep up with the details, see the library's seldom updated blog. Here's the link:

http://www.gp.lib.mi.us/

posted by DesignHole on March 12th 2008 at 12:39pm
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"If you want to find a Calder cheap, there's a large mobile hanging in the Marcel Breuer-designed library a few blocks away from me. The city is deciding whether or not to tear down the historic structure. If it goes, so will the Calder."

Grosse Pointe wants to tear down a Breuer building?!?
That's insanity!

posted by bepsf on March 12th 2008 at 1:59pm
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That's ridiculous if they tear it down! GP can afford to renovate if that's the issue! The National AIA is touring it because it's a architectural landmark...

posted by a to the toy on March 12th 2008 at 2:29pm
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LOVE calder and will buy it in a sec had i the $$$ of course. only calder i have is a signed litho that i LOVE and it reminds me on my 5th grade experience when we went to see a Calder exhibition. was love at first (grade-almost) sight!

posted by troz on March 12th 2008 at 3:17pm
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