A work of art made of pocket knives.

Decoration for the Victorinox Flagship Store.

Frontwork constructed a stunning mobile made of 15,284 Swiss Army Knives for the Victorinox Flagship Store on Rennweg in Zurich.

Nahaufnahme der aufgehängten Sackmesser im Flagship Store

Mobile consisting of 15,284 Swiss Army Knives

Swiss Army Knives - one in white, the rest in red

The Swiss Army Knives – one in white, the rest in red – hang tightly clustered from the ceiling. They form a globe which symbolises the international market presence of Victorinox. The white knife stands for Switzerland and also for the home of the famous traditional brand.

Pos-Dekoration im Flagship-Store von Victorinox: Beleuchteter Globus aus Sackmessern glaenzend Rot vor der Verkaufstheke

Victorinox Flagship Store

Aufhaengung mit dichtem Netz von Swiss Army Knifes

Heavy Metall; der imposante Globus aus Sackmessern im Flagship-Store

The globe weighs 650 kilograms

The globe weighs 650 kilograms and measures over two metres in diameter.

Nahaufnahme des Kunstwerks: Mobile aus Swiss Army Knifes, aufgehaengt an 764 Seilen, 650 kg schwer

The knives are attached to 764 cords

Patience and care were demanded in the manufacture and assembly: the knives are attached to no fewer than 764 cords of varying length. It is no wonder that Frontwork needed around 1900 person hours until the work of art was finished.

Making of: A work of art made of pocket knives

Kuenstler von frontwork bauen das Mobile auf, erste Faeden haengen an der Sauele

Assembly with patience and care

Erste Faeden mit Sackmessern die haengen zeigen die Komplexitaet des Gebildes

15’283 rote Sackmesser und ein weisses dazwischen symbolisiert die Schweiz im Globus

The white knife stands for Switzerland

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