This evening we are pleased to present this lovely piece by Japanese automata maker Kazu Harada called ‘Decoy’. The piece is beautifully carved, a sculpture which would grace any room. Turn the handle for a surprise, the duck lays an egg, which then disappears. Decoy £495 (ex VAT) Width 14cm Height 17cm Depth 8cm SOLD […]
Archives for November 2009
Day 4 – Tempus Fugit
This evening we bring you ‘Tempus Fugit’ a mechanical tableau by Simon Venus. A very decorative piece, which comes to life at the turn of the handle. Simon made this piece originally as a gift for Paul Spooner on the occasion of his 60th birthday. There are three pieces available in this small edition. Tempus […]
Day 3 Sand Toys
‘The Musicians of Bremen’ is a sand operated mechanical paper kit by German paper artist Walter Ruffler. Based on the famous fairytale by the Brothers Grimm, in which a donkey, a dog, a cat and a cockerel decide to become musicians in the North German town of Bremen. Here we see the donkey tirelessly at […]
Day 2 – Fingers
As the second night falls on Friday 13th…. we are bringing you something slightly unnerving. The artist Nik Ramage has teamed up with Laikingland to produce a very special limited edition of his “Fingers” kinetic sculpture. This piece is an eternally tapping copy of the artist’s own hand. At the flick of a switch the […]
Day 1 – Goat Kicking Bucket
Welcome to the ‘Magic of Cabaret’! There will be new delights at 6pm (GMT) for the next 40 evenings until 21st December. The first evening gives us a chance to look back 21 years to the very first CMT News from February 1988. This was the point when we began offering a mail order service […]