小 美 家

前陣子在誠品晒書節購得Flensted Mobiles海鷗吊飾，令人驚艷。當時我提著菜籃(書籃?)東走西瞧尋覓好物，斜眼瞄到架子上用舊塑膠包裝著的歪七扭八三只紙海鷗，底下襯著一紙水藍墊片，拿起來端詳許久後判定應是寶物，便帶它回家，拆封後隻隻海鷗展翅，中間僅有米白棉線與薄細鐵絲相撐，色澤溫潤，手感輕如羽毛，我見之大喜，立刻翻閱塑膠袋中的說明書：

Congratulations on your new Flensted Mobile

This mobile has been carefully assembled by hand, and if you treat it with care, you will be able to enjoy its movements and changing shapes for many years to come. Contemplating the gentle movement of a Flensted Mobile brings serenity to the mind, and fosters thought and creativity.

When hanging up your mobile, try it in different places and bear in mind the following suggestions and precautions:

1.The mobile is designed to be a pleasure to the eye and a stimulus to the imagination.Do hang out of reach of children.It is not a toy.

2.Hang it away from direct sunlight, to avoid the coulours fading and the shapes distorting.

3.Hang it where is some movement of air but no strong draught. A slow, quiet movement is the essence of the mobile. Do not hang it outdoors.

4.Where practical, hanfg the mobile where it has a subdued, uniform background. A corner position against light-couloured walls is often the best location.

5.If possible, hang it in the light from a lamp. The shadow that the mobile casts onto a wall or ceiling will gove the mobile yet another dimension. A candle is a concentrated light source which will produce distinct, well-defined shadows.

6.Try to hang the mobile where you can watch it while listening to music. You will see the mobile move to the rhythm of the music.

看完想到那些只寫著三個字「裝飾用」的吝嗇說明書，真該是馬上進資源回收啊。生活美感的訓練原來還可以從說明書中裡得來？真是佩服丹麥人。

(Flensted Mobiles是丹麥的手作品牌)