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This post may include affiliate links. (VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM) The design for this light fixture originally began with a sketch and rendering from the Rockwell Group in New York. It’s called The Oculus, and I remember thinking it looked like an eye the first time I saw the rendering. In the sketch it’s hard to tell what is hanging from the fixture, but Tom and Nik knew they were supposed to be origami cranes of some sort. So Tom and Nik had to find a suitable source of colorful origami cranes for the light fixture. The first idea was to...

Back in May of this year I got a message asking how much money I might charge to fold a massive amount of paper cranes, and how long it might take me.  I sent a quote and didn't think much of it at the time.  Soon after I was in full negotiations with a lighting design company in Dubai called TrueLux.   TrueLux had been commissioned to design a light fixture for a new mall in Abu Dhabi - The Galleria Mall Al Maryah Island. They requested a sample of clear colored paper cranes in the four colors I had, and while that was traveling...

  In early 2019 I got an email from Wayfair about selling my mobiles on their site. To have my mobiles sold through a big time website that specializes in all things home decor? It sounded like the perfect fit! I did a quick search for mobiles on Wayfair only to find that most of the mobiles were priced significantly lower than my own. Most of the mobiles on Wayfair are typical baby mobiles: made of plastic with tiny stuffed animals, and mass produced in China. I replied and expressed my interest in their offer as well as my concern about the price differences....

  When I first started making mobiles most of them were paper crane mobiles. Soon I began making mobiles with all sorts of models - safari mobiles, ocean themed mobiles, butterfly mobiles, and dragon mobiles. People would email me asking if I could make them a mobile with a unique theme. I made mobiles with flowers and butterflies, farm animals, maple leaves, stars, ribbon fish, teddy bears, garden insects, cars, planes, and even John Deer and Winnie the Pooh themed mobiles. In more recent years I've made more popular on-trend themes such as Woodland, Swans, Unicorns, Asian Jungle, Paris Birthday, Strawberries,...