" Présentoirs "

  

" Présentoirs " 

    New display stand for necklaces and earrings. A series of about 6 pieces is in preparation. After collecting and unbuilding quite some  typing machines & sewing machines, I collected many parts which now allow me to compose with a choice of many different parts. Here is the first one made with, from bottom to top : a steel plate, forged rodes, and an old typing machine part. It is about 40 cm. high, the base is 20x12cm. It can display 6 to 8 necklaces from the different screws and hooks on the machine mechanism.

  

  The second one made in the same style is a little taller. It mesures 45 cm high for 16 x6.5 cm for the basse. The basse of this " présentoir " is quite massive and heavy. From bottom to top : A steel plate, 2 forged rodes and an old typing machine part, I added on that one a nail and a hook to increase the handing points. On this " présentoir " there are 6 points to display necklaces. Note that the mechanism on the two pieces here are stile in mouvement.

  The third piece is made with a part coming from the
central part of an old typing machine, two forged rods
in steel and a metal base. This is a small " présentoir "
cerated to present earrings made with the key of that typewriter. It is almost 22 cm. high and the base is
13 x 8.5 cm. Note that I rarely weld parts together. I do
this only when there is no other solution. Basically, all
the " présentoirs "& lamps  you see  on this blog can all
be disassembled. Everything olds together thanks to
screws.  It is important because eventually the pieces
can be taken apart and upcycled into something else
again. The forging in the making of my objects & lamps
is there to create the link between the parts. The forged
parts are needed to assemble other exiting parts. They
are then fixed together thank to screws that are coming
from the different object I disassemble.

  " Présentoir " number four is made specially to present earrings. It has three long and tine rodes which allow to hang more that 15 pairs of earrings. There is no forging her. The " présentoir " is an assembly of different parts : 3 different parts of an old typing machine and two pieces of steel. The steel has been used to create the basse and the typing machine parts to make the structure to hang the earrings. Every thing is screw together .
  On the detail picture you can see a chrome plated parts that used to be a lever on the typing machine. I used it here to support the structure.
This " présentoir " is 18.5 cm. high x 25 cm. long for 8.5 cm. wide.
it is now in use in a shop to present earring.

   Présentoir No. 5,  to present one piece of jewellery at the time. Made with from top to bottom : porcelain harm from a doll which was found one night on the streets of Bruxelles, a screw from an alarm clock, two rubber rings, a bolt, a stainless steel rod, a butterfly screw and a steel cube made from a square tube patinated at the forge. The présentoir is articulated. It is possible to decide the direction of the arm and the inclination of the rod. It measure 7x5 cm at the base and be has tall has 
25 cm. when the arm is up straight. 

         " Présentoir " number 6, no forging but soldering
       and fitting on this one. Made with a silver plated
       sugar tong that has been found on some flea market,
       3 steel parts and a screw coming from the different
       sewing machine I unbuilt. Actually you only find
       one of those parts per swing machine, so here we
       have parts coming from 3 different sewing machines.
       The sugar tong has been soldered at the basse to
       create a tripod. The little parts on top can freely
       move 360° allowing to present the earring from
       different angles   This " présentoir " is 17 cm. tall
       x 7 cm diameter on the basse. So quite small and
       light it has been made to present earring like on the  
       picture.

       
     

lamp

  It is always out of necessity that the idea flow and give birth to nice things. This time I had to make one more lamp to light up our jewellery, I had only a day and did the best I could with what I had ... 

This lamp is an assembly of parts coming from 3 different lamps . The vintage glass part , the brass socket & the stand. I used the forge to fit the brass and glass part of the stand . It turns out to be very nice and use full. 

  Again... The lamp has gone to HYP concept store in Brussels, so out of necessity that I build a other similar one. I assembled a heavy metal disc from the brake of a tractor for the base of the lamp, a steel rode to which I made a screw thread on one side on forged it thicker and flatted down on the other side. On this side I came to fix a vintage lampe similar to the before one. This socket reveals to be quite useful as it is fitted with a switch and can rotated in more directions.

The Russian collection

 
     I was in Moscow last July and took the opportunity to look for some teaspoons as the Russians have the culture of drinking tea. And I did found a lot of interesting teaspoons with nice motives which you do not find back here in Belgium. I mainly gather spoon from the soviet time, all stamped with the cccp mark. Last week I cut them out and turned them into rings which gave birth to a collection of 60 Pcs. Here is one of my favorites with a motive with starts and the sun I presume.

From Thursday 15 September you will be abel to find them at the HYP Store Rue Marché au charbon 84 Brussels 1000