10 Modern Mobiles

Abstract birds on a wire take flight in a soothing, fluid motion. Each bird is made in a different size and hand laminated in maple veneer.

To buy: Bookhou at Home, $160

Resembling the sharp folds of a paper airplane, this stealth mobile will hang handsomely from any ceiling. Still a family-run business, Flensted has been producing mobiles since 1953, when Christian Flensted made the first one to celebrate his daughter's birth.

To buy: Design Public, $67

Made from black plastic straws and cotton strings, this intricate Himelli mobile is inspired by the Finnish Christmas tradition of making hanging ornaments from straw to promote a year's worth of good harvest. This mobile may just promote a lifetime of good design.

To buy: AMradio, $79

Three faceted shapes inspired by the polyhedron dangle in airy delight. Carefully folded hollow paper shapes in purples, browns and neons can be hung or artfully stacked on top of each other to create a geometric sculpture.

To buy: Poketo, $37

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This contemporary laser-cut bird mobile is made from sustainably harvested bamboo and would make a fun addition to a child's bedroom or play area.

To buy: House & Hold, $56

This mobile is perfect for a nursery or a child's bedroom. Paper shapes in yellow and white dangle in delight from four 22-inch clear threads. Flowers and abstract shapes look like they are magically floating down from the sky while delicately swaying from a gentle breeze.

To buy: Frazier & Wing, $68

In Japanese, Puka Puka means "an object gently floating in space." This mobile is handmade from felted wool balls in colors like coral, yellow and turquoise hung from an adjustable nylon line.

To buy: Puka Puka, $80

Playing on positive and negative space, these abstract metal objects with oblong centers will bring beauty and creativity to any space. The mobile is available in three color combinations: Cloud, Berry and Citrus.

To buy: Schmitt Design, $89

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If you can't hang from your ceiling, just fake it with this mobile print. It's digitally printed on archival quality, 100 percent cotton rag, acid-free paper with UV-stable pigment inks. Every print is individually signed and numbered.

To buy: Jenn Ski, $35

This light and airy mobile from Wallter will gently sway in the breeze. It's modern, timeless and would look great hanging in any room in the house. The mobile comes pre-hung with a matching ceiling mounting plate in five different color variations: white, orange, red, gold and olive.

To buy: Wallter, $90