Description
Is your glass half-empty or half-full? Hans Bølling created both of the two characters having been inspired by his co-workers, who were like night and day, yin and yang, truly exact opposites. There is, however, a bit of each in all of us. The Optimist and the Pessimist remind us of this quality within us and together they create a stability much needed in the every-day life.
What is more, both characters can express much more than positivity or negativity. The Pessimist features droopy eyes, while the Optimist has a big smile on his face and both feature bendable arms that can exclaim in joy or lower in frown.
Whether you are one or the other, the Optimist and the Pessimist express the possibility of change of your perception, depending on your current state of mind.
What is more, both characters can express much more than positivity or negativity. The Pessimist features droopy eyes, while the Optimist has a big smile on his face and both feature bendable arms that can exclaim in joy or lower in frown.
Whether you are one or the other, the Optimist and the Pessimist express the possibility of change of your perception, depending on your current state of mind.
Technical Info
The Optimist and the Pessimist are handmade out of the teak wood with a teak oil.The arms are made of woven cotton with copper wiring inside
The Optimist has light and the Pessimist black hair made out of luscious remarkably soft rabbit fur. The eyes are inserted of maple wood and ebony.
Height: 11.5 cm
The Optimist has light and the Pessimist black hair made out of luscious remarkably soft rabbit fur. The eyes are inserted of maple wood and ebony.
Height: 11.5 cm
Optimist and Pessimist
By ArchitectMade
Is your glass half-empty or half-full? Hans Bølling created both of the two characters having been inspired by his co-workers, who were like night and day, yin and yang, truly exact opposites. There is, however, a bit of each in.
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Description
Is your glass half-empty or half-full? Hans Bølling created both of the two characters having been inspired by his co-workers, who were like night and day, yin and yang, truly exact opposites. There is, however, a bit of each in all of us. The Optimist and the Pessimist remind us of this quality within us and together they create a stability much needed in the every-day life.
What is more, both characters can express much more than positivity or negativity. The Pessimist features droopy eyes, while the Optimist has a big smile on his face and both feature bendable arms that can exclaim in joy or lower in frown.
Whether you are one or the other, the Optimist and the Pessimist express the possibility of change of your perception, depending on your current state of mind.
What is more, both characters can express much more than positivity or negativity. The Pessimist features droopy eyes, while the Optimist has a big smile on his face and both feature bendable arms that can exclaim in joy or lower in frown.
Whether you are one or the other, the Optimist and the Pessimist express the possibility of change of your perception, depending on your current state of mind.
Technical Info
The Optimist and the Pessimist are handmade out of the teak wood with a teak oil.The arms are made of woven cotton with copper wiring inside
The Optimist has light and the Pessimist black hair made out of luscious remarkably soft rabbit fur. The eyes are inserted of maple wood and ebony.
Height: 11.5 cm
The Optimist has light and the Pessimist black hair made out of luscious remarkably soft rabbit fur. The eyes are inserted of maple wood and ebony.
Height: 11.5 cm
Designed by Hans Bølling
Danish architect Hans Bølling (born 1931) has designed a vast variety of works, ranging from dolls and furniture to villas, living complexes and town halls. He had his own design studio from 1955. Although he originally attended the Art and
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