SALES
SHEETS
SUMMER
2006
(510) 233-1700 groovyglobes.com
WHY GROOVY GLOBES?
CONCEPT High Quality in Every Detail
Edgy, modern, hip interpretations
ARTISTRY Created by Artists
Sculptors (expert in miniatures) sculpt figurines
Font specialist hand selects typeface
Painters, illustrators, photographers, graphic artists create back panels
AUTHENTIC DETAIL
Hand-carved, handpainted figurines
Nameplate always inside dome
Retro-style base and dome inspired by amalgam of the coolest base designs in history
Retro-snow (clocked and calibrated to fall at an optimum rate)
MATERIALS & ENGINEERING
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Slot and pins for precision placement of back panel and nameplate
Plug engineered for easy removal; includes refill instructions (water evaporates naturally)
High-grade plastic increases durability and allows for rich, vibrant base colors
SAN FRANCISCO HIPPIES 46001 Aunthentic 60’s tie-dye
Iconic HAIGHT/ASHBURY sign from the ‘67 Summer of Love
Hippies in classic counterculture poses
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GAY MARRIAGE — BOYS 46002 Photo of the actual door to San Francisco City Hall where thousands of same-sex couples married in February, 2004
3-D figurines
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GAY MARRIAGE — GIRLS 46003
Yin-Yang: the companion to the men’s globe
Interracial couple adds extra twist
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CABLE CAR 46004 Hand-tinted vintage postcard of Golden Gate Bridge
Man with mouth agape holding on for his life
Authentic colors of historic cable cars
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ARNOLD 46005 3-D sculpt Photo of California state capitol
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in hot pink “girlie-man” briefs
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SEATTLE BUZZ 46006
Almost every iconic image jammed into one snowdome! Rain, coffee, computers, Space Needle, downtown skyline, Mt. Rainier
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ORCA & FERRY 46007 Vintage tints on back panel Back panel features iconic Space Needle and Mt. Rainier Old-fashioned ferry
Leaping orca
Nautical storm warning on flag
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SEATTLE SKYLINE 46009
We wanted this snowdome to look like an old-fashioned, tinted postcard.
Skyline sculpted directly from a photo.
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TOULOUSE-LAUTREC 46017 Lautrec’s painting of the Moulin-Rouge in Paris.
Lautrec broke both legs as a boy; this accident stunted his growth and left him permanently disfigured. He never grew taller than 4’-11”.
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DA VINCI 46018
A detail from the 15’ x 29’ fresco The Last Supper that Leonardo painted on the wall of a Milan church.
Apparently, Leonardo was a dandy dresser; this outfit was taken from a statue of him in Florence.
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RODIN 46016
3D figurine
Rodin chiseling the marble Thinker. When he died in 1917, he was buried under a bronze cast of this statue.
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VAN GOGH 46014
Bandage covers the ear Van Gogh cut off after a fight with the painter Gaugin.
Van Gogh’s Starry Night; he’s painting what he’s seeing.
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MONET 46019 A photo of Monet’s 1898-9 painting, Waterlilies and Japanese Bridge.
Monet in his garden at Giverny. Our sculptor and painter dressed Monet in the clothes he typically wore, and put him in a replica of his actual rowboat. Our first “portable diorama™;” the foreground (water, grasses, boat and Monet) is scuplted in 3D. A first for Groovy Globes.
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Reverse Side of Back Panel Art in surprising places
We feature rotating haiku* poems that continues snow motif
(New snowdome models will feature new poems)
* haiku: a form of poetry originating in Japan. Haiku poems arre subtle, short (typically 3 lines) and evoke images of nature.
Packaging
Hand-painted cameo: “It’s A Small World” meets vintage winter scene. Lovely kitsch, pure and simple.