Kikkerland Rainbow Maker
What do you get when you put sunlight and Swarovski crystals together? All you need is the sun with Kikkerland rainbow maker. This environmentally friendly solar powered toy harnesses the simple occurrence of light refraction to create a truly mesmerising effect. Plain sunlight enters the multi faceted Swarovski crystals and comes out as little rainbows that float bewitchingly around your room. This is creativity at its best. Who would have thought plain sunlight could be jazzed up to create such a delightful effect with a famous crystal and some technology?
David Dear, tinkerer, inventor and humorist, dreams up practical design products with a touch of whimsy. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, he calls New York his hometown.
He has translated his knack for the whimsical into award-winning products such as a clock made from the familiar Will Return sign, a Fly Clock made from a real fly swatter replete with fake housefly, the sublimely silly Duck Mirror, the Hour Glass Clock, and a line of (literally) dazzling solarpowered Rainbow Makers.
With their clever simplicity, his products have been featured in Vogue, The New Yorker and Time, among other publications. David Dear's work is represented in gift shops and museum stores worldwide.
Kikkerland Critter Collection
Spasms are cute, at least when it happens to Critters. Wind them up and watch them jitter away. Each Critter has its own unique personalities and jitters in a unique way. Some roll around, some jump as if it has been put on a hot stove and some turn head over heels like a super gymnast. Each Critter has a unique look too. Some have long spidery legs, some have big wheels and one produces sparks. Others carry their homes with them. Put them different Critters together and they become a riot to watch. Confuse your house pets, entertain your friends and amuse yourself. These jittery Critters are very entertaining when in a spasm.
Chico Bicalho was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied at an elementary school where the football field had trees throughout, because the school was against cutting them down. Later he moved to Petropolis, RJ, an area surrounded by the South Atlantic tropical rainforest.
He believes in having a spiritual life, in freedom, and in peace; supports the theory that the earth is one living thing and feels that humans should understand nature, live with nature, and be equal to nature; received a BFA in sculpture from RISD and MFA in photography NYU; since 1995 has been working with a group of friends on reforestation projects replanting native South Atlantic tropical rain forest trees.
Chico lives in Rio with his wife, a graphic designer/industrial designer called Isabella Torquato. He wants to keep traveling, making art, and planting trees.
