Rainbow Futura Mobile By Ole Flensted

MoMA Exclusive: The first mobile ever created by the prolific Danish designer Ole Flensted, the Rainbow Futura was named after the typeface as well as for Flensted s own vision for his future—one that was realized in 1982, when he and his wife Aase took over Flensted Mobiles, the company his father had founded thirty years earlier. Flensted s lifelong concentration on movement and balance are exemplified here in his first design, in which thin steel bars and heavy beechwood balls create a dramatic tension, catching the eye and evoking interest and creativity. Designed to move with air currents in a calm, balanced manner, this stately mobile will be enjoyed by children and adults alike. This rainbow-colored version of the Futura Mobile is made exclusively for MoMA in Denmark, and measures 14h x 30diam.