Astrolabe — Decorative Armillary Sphere

A miniature cosmos captured in stillness. Astrolabe is a decorative armillary sphere inspired by Renaissance astronomical instruments — the very tools with which scholars of old tried to understand the motion of the celestial bodies. Interlacing silver and gold rings, like the orbits of planets, surround a central sphere crafted from natural, pearl-cream material with subtle, warm tonal variations — small, one-of-a-kind patterns written into the material by nature itself.

Every detail — the ornate turned pedestal, the nickel finish of the rings, the brass accents and the tiny rivets that join each individual orbit — has been crafted in the spirit of old artisan workshops. The rings rotate around their own axes, so the object is more than a static decoration — it can be arranged in ever-new compositions, bringing an element of play, motion and contemplation into your interior.

Astrolabe fits beautifully into classic studies, libraries, gentlemen's home offices, elegant Hamptons-style living rooms, colonial interiors, art déco and steampunk. It looks stunning on a desk, on a bookshelf, on a console in the living room, or as part of a composition with old maps, globes, binoculars and other objects in the spirit of a „cabinet of curiosities".

This is also an exceptional, intellectual gift — for a scientist, historian, traveller, collector, astronomy lover, for someone who appreciates the classical, and for anyone who has ever looked up at the sky in wonder.

100% handmade — from the polished rings, through their joining and mounting, to the mosaic central sphere assembled from natural pieces. The natural patterns and subtle differences in the shades of the material ensure that your sphere is truly one of a kind.