Custom-Made Mobile Sculpture for TV Series And Just Like That
I recently made a custom mobile sculpture for the TV show And Just Like That … and installed on the set in a loft in New York City last week. Filming took place a couple of days after, and the art department informed me afterwards that the mobile “looked incredible on our set” and that it “was much admired”. The mobile should be visible in Season 2 Episode 5, which will be released on Thursday, July 13, 2023.
This is a photo of the yet-to-be-painted mobile in my work shop:
Made of aluminum, the mobile weighs only about 5 pounds (2.25 kg), so it moves even with the slightest air currents. The dimensions are approximately 10 feet (300 cm) in height and 10 feet in diameter.
A photo by Tanya Stadelmann from installation day:
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Update – July 13th 2023:
Here are screen captures from the episode where the mobile is featured when Sarah Jessica Parker‘s character (Carrie Bradshaw) visits Peter Hermann‘s character’s (George) place.
Mentions of the mobile, although (possibly) mistaken for a piece by Alexander Calder:
New York Times: ‘And Just Like That …’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap
Decider: Peter Hermann is the Perfect ‘And Just Like That’ Love Interest — Until He Isn’t
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Upon request, the design is based on a mobile that I custom-made for a private residence in Long Island, New York about 10 years ago:
Update:
There will be two more mobiles sculptures that I’ve made in Season 3 of the series, of which the first episode was released on May 29th 2025.
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New Contemporary Original Mobile Sculptures in Progress – Part 2
Additional snapshots of additional new abstract mobile sculptures that I’m currently working on:
Each part in these mobiles is suspended and balanced. The balance structure in each mobile is essentially the same as in an classic Calder mobile, which is basically a whippletree mechanism turned upside down. They are suspended kinetic sculptures, each part is able to move independently with the air currents. They’re all made of steel.
These mobiles may be more contemporary in design, as opposed to some of the larger commissioned mobiles that I’ve made that are inspired by Alexander Calder‘s work (originator of the mobile sculpture) or some of the more mid-century modern mobiles. They also seem to be coming full circle back to some of the very first mobiles I made.
I’ll see your spider and raise you a centipede?
I’m not sure yet what I’ll be doing with these mobiles. Maybe use them as maquettes for larger custom sculptures, or maybe finish them and see about an art gallery show for a change. Either way, they seem to be rather new, contemporary and original (and sometimes gravity defying?) to me, which I’m very excited about.
See New Contemporary Original Mobile Sculptures in Progress – Part 1
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Contemporary Mobile Sculpture – Distinct Appearances from Various Angles
Snapshots of a mobile in progress – as part of a new series of contemporary original mobile sculptures I’m currently working on. The 2-dimensional photos illustrate well the many different ways a mobile sculpture can appear from various angles:
Same as the above linked-to sculptures, this mobile is a kinetic sculpture based on the same type of balance structure as a conventional Calder mobile, yet original and contemporary in design (architectural in design?).
See more contemporary mobile sculptures:
– New Contemporary Original Mobile Sculptures in Progress – Part 1
– New Contemporary Original Mobile Sculptures in Progress – Part 2
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Large Calder-Style Custom Mobile for L’Usine Vietnam
Custom-designed / custom-made Calder-inspired mobile for L’Usine Le Thanh Ton (via Tom Johnson and BHA Studio).
The idea / design:
Measurements:
The finished mobile:
The installed mobile on site (L’Usine’s Facebook post):
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Large Custom Calder-Style Mobile at Snowy Park
It was snowing yesterday so I took this large Calder-style mobile I just finished to the park, thinking the red and black shapes would probably show off nicely against the white of the snow in the photos. It’s a custom made 12 feet (3.5 meter) tall Calderesque mobile made of carbon cold rolled steel made for a client’s two story atrium:
Upon the client’s request, I disassembled this mobile after taking these photos and packed it so tightly that he could bring it to Buenos Aires on an airplane. See the photos of the reassembly and installation of the mobile on location.
Not a Calder reproduction, but definitely strongly Calder inspired.
And just for fun, here’s a GIF animation with a snow flurry (pun intended for the Calder aficionados reading this):
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Photo of a custom mobile in progress
Just a photo of a custom mobile that I’m currently working on:
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Large custom hanging mobiles designed with scripts
New designs of custom mobiles to be built in large scale out of aluminum (to keep the mobiles lightweight yet robust). I designed them using scripts similar to the ones utilized with the 3D Printed Mobiles.
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New hanging mobile – Mobile 91
New large (or at least larger) hanging mobile
MOBILE 91
[September 27th 2012]
Width: 47 in (119 cm)
Height: 37 in (94 cm)
Materials: sheet metal (aluminum), wire, swivels
Colors: unpainted
All of the parts on the mobile can rotate full circle independently from all the other parts
Suitable for indoors or outdoors (I tested it outdoors on a very windy day and it held up just fine)
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Photo of large custom mobile for private residence in Long Island
I just received a photo of the large custom hanging mobile I made for a private residence in Long Island, New York, installed.
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via Freudenberger Design Studio (formerly Haus Interior)
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