Optimist & Pessimist by Hans Bølling. New realese.

Designer : Hans Bølling
Brand : Architectmade
Ref : AR021

Delivery time 6 to 10 days

€ 158.00 Incl. VAT

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Handmade from the finest oil treated teak wood, their soft rabbit fur hair and inset maple and wengé wood eyes offer a duality of material that reinforces the dual nature of the objects.
Although made almost identical they possess very different expressions. Poise,mouth, hair and eyes are slightly different making all the difference in attitude.
Architect Hans Bølling designed these two characters that exemplify the duality in each of us: ying vs yang, happy or sad. Their carefully designed bodies are only different in demeanor, revealing the power of expression in defining one as an Optimist and the other a Pessimist. Together the Optimist and Pessimist embody the balance, and reality, of life. Hand made.

Price is for both Optimist & Pessimist.

Year	1950
Dimensions	H 13 cm
Material	Teak, fur
Style	Classique Neuf
Origin	denmark
Fournisseur	Architectmade

Hans Bølling

Born in 1931 in a small town of Braband in Denmark, Hans Bølling attended an Art- and Handcraft School originally to become an advertising designer, however some years later he followed his passion for architecture and graduated as an architect from the Royal Danish Art Academy. He designed a plethora of art works, ranging from dolls and furniture to villas, living complexes and town halls. The Duck came to life in the 1950s during the Bølling’s younger years, following the architect’s designs of flowers and weeds from the Botanical Garden. Here he decided to create small figures of ballerinas, trolls and musicians for his loved ones. Later, after winning an award he received a carpentry machine, which gave him the opportunity to carve his beloved figures from wood. It is at this point during the Danish spring that the Duck, and later its offspring – the Duckling, were born.