presents for her

"The tree of hearts is designed from personal inspiration. It's a metaphor of hope as I imagined a tree with heart-shaped fruits that when ripe, a person could pick and give as a present, or perhaps exchange, or else give to people who need to be more sensitive towards others, and why not, be more to sensitive to the environment?" says Luitpol as he shares his reflections. "The boy jumping up and down shows his happiness at being next to the tree of hearts and feeling the effects of its fruits: love, peace, unity, and sensibility."

Titled "Árbol de corazones" in Spanish.

Gazing intently at his music stand, a cellist coaxes sweet melodies from his instrument. Utilizing an amazing assortment of metal shapes, Armando Ramirez creates a whimsical sculpture made from recycled metal and automobile parts.

The artisan does not give his sculptures a fine polished finish, therefore smudges and scratches may be present.

Armando Ramirez celebrates the advent of technology by recycling scrap metal into an IT specialist. The man sitting at the computer is shaped from a spark plug and long screws. The rest of the statuette features a wide variety of metal pieces that were discarded in die machines.

Please note it is the artist's intention not to give his sculptures a fine polished finish, therefore smudges and scratches may be present.

Lit from within, these tealight candle holders cast a warm glow through delicate floral cutouts. Artisan Kamal in India presents the pair of tealight holders, which are crafted from copper plated steel with an antiqued, rustic finish.

This hard-working executive sits in front of his computer under the glare of a desk lamp, phone always nearby. The statuette is fabulously detailed and rich in expressiveness, a feat considering that all of the components are metallic. Armando Ramírez shapes the executive with a car's spark plug for the body, pieces off a die machine for the head and wires for the arms and legs. What once was a window screen is now the keyboard, and the rest of this admirable sculpture includes upcycled sheets of metal, wires, and further pieces discarded off a die.

Ramírez does not give his sculptures a fine polished finish, therefore smudges and scratches may be present.