Squirrel Moneybox | Maxim Velčovský


Maxim Velčovský \| Squirrel Moneybox \| Royal Dux in Duchcov \| 2005 \| Porcelain \| 25 x 23 x 9 cm \| Porcelain, Accessories - interior, Design \| manufacturer's trademark \| Design \| price: EUR 198 incl. VAT Add to My Collection Ask about this artifact

“Squirrel” ranks to the collection of money boxes designed by Maxim Velčovský for studio Qubus in 2005. Here, Velčovský again employed his favorite technique of re-design. He departed from a kitschy “vintage” sculpture of a squirrel sitting on its hind legs which he somewhat improved by an oblong slot situated on the figure’s back, thus transforming it into a money box. The price of the sculpture can be arbitrarily upped by inserting coins. The designer thus refers to the period when porcelain figures were worth a fortune and were thus affordable for only a limited stratum of people.