HEMISPHERESMAGAZINE.COM
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NOVEMBER 2012
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY BRIAN KLUTCH
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ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RULES
of childhood (right behind “Finders keepers”) is “If it slides down
a hill, it’s a sled.” This is true of garbage can lids, greased cookie sheets and—in a pinch—a 10-gallon
trash bag. However, if you want your kids’ winter playtime to evoke appropriate levels of nostalgia
when they get older, something more enduring may be in order: this Peak Snow sled, for example,
co-designed by a sculptor and the president of a German industrial-pallet manufacturer.
Handmade in Bavaria out of steam-bent ash, it boasts a woven seat, stainless steel runners and
a figure like a fairy-tale dogsled. In short, it’s built to conjure a lifetime of beautiful memories—
or at least the best-known fundamental rule of childhood:
“
Mine!
”
$367 / shop.gessato.com
Let It Slide
This artist-designed sled is king of the hill
BY JACQUELINE DETWILER
