The Globe
By Studio Job: Silver nickel plated poyester, Indian rosewook, Swarovski Crystal
Standing four meters tall, this cartographically accurate globe created by the artist duo Studio Job seems overwhelming and impenetrable at Swarovski Kristallwelten Store Wattens. Symbolically, the scaled-down model of the earth represents victory and power, but also knowledge and learning, understanding, and hope.
The 1.000-kilogram sphere itself has a diameter of 175 centimeters and is adorned with half a million Swarovski crystals.
Studio Job is a Belgian-Dutch design duo, founded in 2000 by Job Smeets, born in Hamont, Belgium in 1969, and Nynke Tynagel, born in Bergeijk, Netherlands in 1977.
Known for their opulent, narrative designs, the duo deliberately position themselves far away from the minimalism seen in contemporary industrial design. Their works are characterized by a sense of monumentality and a rich cosmos of symbols – inspired by cartoons, historical and heraldic motifs, period furniture, and everyday objects. Studio Job’s style has sometimes been classified as neobaroque or as part of the Mannerism movement and uses ironic alienation. The duo align their approach more with the tradition of applied arts than with expressive postmodernism.
