Walking Fish
The big fish light.
There is nothing fishy about this fish. A wondrous life-size light sculpture, Fish is kin to Isidro Ferrer’s Funny Farm character—The Walking Fish. With its peculiar gait and curious smile, Fish is an affable and agreeable oddity, as well as a big fish in the world of light.
In order to produce Fish, craftsman Manolo Martin utilised a traditional Valencian technique known as ‘vareta’: a process of creating a three-dimensional model by using wood strips treated with water.
Eager to make friends of all shapes and sizes, Fish is content anywhere: from a children’s hospital to a corporate lobby and everything in-between.
Each Life Size piece is unique, as evidenced by the artisan’s handcraftsmanship in each one of them, the finish of each one is different and the raw materials used, without hiding their original nature, highlight their uniqueness, providing a coherent discourse with the artist’s intention.
Product Details
Suspension, Indoor
Content
Various Finishes
152W x 51H x 50L cm
Suspension, Indoor, Wood, Metal
Bodo Sperlein
Bodo Sperlein is the proprietor of the eponymous Bodo Sperlein Ltd, an award-winning London-based strategic creative consultancy. Taking a pragmatic and tailored approach to product design, art, and brand direction, the studio showcases an appreciation of craft combined with the use of high-quality materials. Sperlein’s designs are internationally renowned. He has worked with various global luxury brands, including Dior, Swarovski, Mulberry, and the LVMH group, as well as on his own product lines. Sperlein has won several esteemed design awards, and his works of art and design are represented in distinguished international galleries and museums.