Junior Compass

An explorers priority, direction... where will the compass lead? Every single object fascinated and intrigued. I wanted to be a merchant prince. Which, many years later, is what I did, retracing the steps of Renaissance explorers and traders. Madras, Batavia, Edo, Peking in Marco Polos Cathay...commissioning objects from gifted and skilled artisans working in far away lands. Like the Dutch merchant prince four centuries ago, focusing on unique products made with traditional skills. Fighting our cultures relentless progress towards mass produced blandness... One years latest may be a hand made reproduction of a 1920s Bugatti playground racer. Next year is a collection of hand embroidered Central Asian wedding blankets. Timeless. Or a Cello Cabinet which looks like its straight out of Dalis atelier. We want to surprise and impress. Thats what we have done for over 35 years, and we will keep doing it.

(Dimensions: 9.5cm x 9.5cm x 2cm; 45g)