“Construction has taken six months and contains roughly 300 individual pieces of wood and aluminium, but the final product is well worth it.”
“The gears of the Clockwork Chest are activated via the lid arm as it is opened and closed. Details include multi-layered working planetary gears, swan neck adjuster, gear styled mitre joins and Indian Rosewood drawers. The interlocking stand has clamp styled feet with wooden nut & bolt details. Everything cut and shaped by hand.” (Video below)
Beautiful Animation Short Film: The Alchemist’s Letter
When Veridian, an estranged young man, receives his late alchemist father Nicolas’ inheritance (voice of Academy Award® nominated John Hurt), he is exposed to the ill-fated reality that his father built a tumultuous gold making machine powered by his own memories. The film takes us on an enchanted journey through the vessels of the machine where we explore the contents of the alchemist’s most precious memories, all in an attempt to give his son one last life lesson and save him from following down the same fateful path.
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