Monday, March 24, 2014

ETHERSUIT

Spacesuit from the Golden Age of the Ether (1870-1875), custom made in France for the king of Bavaria's pioneering ethercraft “Schwanstern”. See "Le Château des étoiles" ("Castle in the Stars") for an accurate account of the era's remarkable discoveries in outer space.













(Design by Alex Alice, made  in wood, brass and leather by Ateliers Vertugadins)