Crystal Fragment Turns Everything You See into 8-Bit Pixel Art
Japanese designer Monoli created the Pixel Mirror, a crystal fragment turning backgrounds into 8-bit art. Priced at ¥19,800, it offers a pixelated view, appealing to nostalgic tech enthusiasts and artists seeking inspiration.
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The Pixel Mirror, created by Japanese designer Monoli, is a crystal fragment that transforms the view behind it into 8-bit pixel art, appealing to those nostalgic for early computer and video game graphics. Made from light-colored transparent crystal, the Pixel Mirror reduces the resolution of the scene behind it, offering a unique pixelated perspective. Measuring 16mm x 16mm x 10mm, it can be worn as a pendant and is designed for bright environments. While some may see it as a gimmick, artists and painters could find practical use in its ability to provide immediate pixelated swatches of their surroundings. Priced at ¥ 19,800 in Japan, the Pixel Mirror is handmade and available in forest green, gray, and colorless variants. Monoli is also working on the Pixel Window, a similar concept that "minecrafts scenery without electricity." For those interested in this fusion of analog and digital art, international availability updates can be found on Monoli's social media channels.
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Crystal Fragment turns everything you see into 8-bit Pixel Art
Japanese designer Monoli created the Pixel Mirror, a crystal fragment turning backgrounds into 8-bit art. It offers a pixelated view, wearable as a pendant, appealing to artists. Priced at ¥19,800.
8 commentsI’m guessing that Atari 8-bit computers would be the easiest, followed by pure 8 and 16-colour RGB and RGBi palettes. To do the Commodore 64 palette would be a very interesting materials science project.
And then do that with variable ones, like the Commodore 16, where you have an arbitrary subset of a quantised color space.
Try that without a power supply.
1. Pixel Window (not yet available to buy at the time of writing)
2. Pixel Mirror (a smaller version that is on sale at <https://monoli.easy-myshop.jp>)
I'm not related to the seller, but thought this info would clarify some things.
Who thought current resolutions were unachievable?
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