A bit of a sad backstory for such a lovely piece. This wooden rocking horse is made up of one half of a polar bear and one half of a grizzly bear. According to the designer Masahiro Minami, it represents the fact that the effects of global warming are altering the migratory pattern and habitats of both species: the polar bears are losing the place where they live due to the melting ice caps and the grizzlies are moving northwards. Rather than looking upon this as a sad state of affairs however, the designer has instead viewed it as a love story of sorts and created the Pizzly Bear rocker for his daughter.
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| Image: Masahiro Minami |
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