09/28/2026
“Mechanical Jellyfish” Earrings — IBM Selectric Typeball
A sculptural jewelry piece born from the transformation of components salvaged from an IBM Selectric typewriter. At its center rests an authentic typeball—the model’s iconic printing sphere—reimagined here as the body of a small mechanical creature.
Suspended among delicate chains, the typeball leaves behind its original function to take on a new identity: that of a technological jellyfish, ethereal and subtly surreal. Its metal chains, reminiscent of fine tentacles, bring movement, lightness, and texture to the composition.
Each earring preserves the memory of an everyday technology that once accompanied the act of writing. Rescued from the passage of time, its components are given a second life as contemporary jewelry and wearable art, where industrial precision meets imagination and the poetry of the unexpected.
✨ Features
* Made with original components salvaged from an IBM Selectric typewriter.
* Incorporates an original IBM Selectric typeball.
* Design inspired by the form, suspension, and movement of a jellyfish.
* Metal chains that evoke its delicate tentacles.
* Each piece retains the marks, textures, and traces of its original components.
* Individually crafted, so each pair features subtle variations and an unmistakable character.
A piece of jewelry for those who recognize the beauty in the technology of the past and enjoy wearing transformed objects filled with history and open to new interpretation.
Vintage technology transformed into contemporary wearable art.
