Materials: Anodized niobium & silicone.

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Niobium (chemical symbol Nb & atomic number 41) was named after the Greek goddess of tears Niobe, the daughter of Tantalus. In 1801, the Swedish chemist Andres Gustaf Ekeberg discovered that niobium was a rare earth metal.

 

This piece was made with the support of PLANSEE Metals.

 

Photo: Hannah Levy // © Genevieve Howard