Germany’s Georg Dinkel has looked at polymer for many years in his job as a photographer for Staedtler, the maker of Fimo. This year he picked up a couple of leftover blocks and he was hooked.
Except for a wooden frame and the electronics, the rest of his Tone Shrine is polymer. Three speakers and an ipad are housed inside the structure which took three months to complete. He started with a smaller ipod nano shrine for his seven-year-old daughter. For his “zaubertafel” ipad the project grew bigger.
Growing up surrounded by German Rococo and Baroque architectural masterpieces, Georg knew how to speak that visual language in polymer.
With a simple display change, the shrine can resemble Big Ben, cathedral windows or any other appropriate icon. Enjoy these photos and this video of his ornate celebrations of technology.
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This is absolutely beautiful!! Such an original idea!
Suddenly my IPAD leather case looks so… boring
thank you Cynthia!
WOW!
I desperately wish we could see this closer up—This is nothing short of astonishing. A year into Polymer Clay?!! Oh, the places he’ll go……
FaFabulous work! The detail is incredible!
Awesome!
The talent behind this is evident and the idea is such a social statement and sign of the times.
Holy cow!
Cynthia I love the Shrines in polymer there are beautiful angelical make me feel that I’m in heaven.
Absolutely astonishing!
OMG Are you SERIOUS? That is polymer??! I have never seen anything like it. This guy’s talent is truly inspired…. If I was Staedtler – I’d be making sure he never left! He certainly gives polymer’s reputation as a diverse artistic medium a boost. Good Find PCD
I almost blush when I read your nice comments on my work. I did not expect.
Thank you so much.
Viele liebe Grüße,
Georg
Such exceptional and creative work! Thank you for featuring Georg!
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