Product and jewellery designer Rita Botelho has created a series of earrings featuring tiny figurines, including this one in rock-climbing gear.
Called Hanging, the pieces are made of wire with little figurines attached that appear to be climbing up or resting against the metal wire.
Here's a tiny bit of text from Botelho:
Name: Hanging
Typology: Earrings
Concept
Hanging is a collection of earrings which takes advantage of a silver wire hook as the main element to tell a story. By using miniature figures hung on the wire, it becomes possible to create imaginary scenarios, where for instance, a climber uses a rope to ascend, or a sportsperson uses a pole to rest.
Dimensions
15x60x20mm
0,6x2,4x0,8’’
Materials
Silver wire
Miniature figures
See also:
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| Haunted by 36 Woman by Ted Noten |
Growing Jewelry by Hafsteinn Juliusson |
Companion Parrot by Tithi Kutchamuch |
Great for that "dirt bag" hippie chick rock climbing babe or your park avenue social climber!
how can such a great idea not be taken much further!? oh god the possibilities, I can think of like ten different versions just off the top of my head:
kid with balloon
action hero with grappling hook
monkey on a vine
nerd dangling from a pc mouse
spiderman with some web
man fishing for ears
cowboy with a lassoo
scuba diver with a speargun
kid doing a yo-yo trick
and er… man hanging himself!
Maybe these items arent yet available from the miniature shop ?
Plus:
-a firefighter to action
-a "volador de papantla" http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/img/2008/09/Cul/vol…
-girl with a pretty long pony tail
These are ace! Where are they stocked?
In my high school punk days, I used to put safety pins and paperclips through my earlobes too. I never hung toys off of them though. I guess I just didn't have vision.