Biography/Artist Statement

Doff is a high-end kaleidoscope manufacturer. Our work takes an object that is a endearing memory of bygone childhood play and transforms it into a modern day romantic instrument of awe and wonder. Doff Kaleidoscopes are designed through the “form follows function” principle. We are fixated on the pursuit of the ultimate mesmerizing viewer experience. Doff kaleidoscopes create an emblematic mandala view and are considered by collectors and connoisseurs to be among the best in their class. The inspirations for the vibrant radialy symetric patterns we find in nature and culture. The inspiration for the interior design of the ever-changing images produced are drawn from the rose windows of Europe's great cathedrals, Arabic pottery and eastern mandalas but also from fractal patterns and the intimate minutiae of flowers. For the exterior design we find inspiration in classic nautic instruments the classical Swiss and Russian mechanical toy and watch makers but also in contemporary minimalist designers. The invention of the kaleidoscope started out as a conversation piece in the parlor rooms of Victorian England. Doff Kaleidoscopes seek to bring back shards of the magical stardust from this era. Doff kaleidoscopes question the cultural premises that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and seek to root us back in the awareness of the physiological aspects of the beauty in symmetry. Every kaleidoscope is an art object of its own and a unique and exquisite ode to symmetry.