I love beautifully-crafted things.
Jon-Paul Wheatley hand-makes soccer balls (aka footballs). Though usually they're just for show, he has made balls for Adidas, FIFA, and Burberry.
He recently made a limited edition of 1000 balls which he called The Original 92. They were USD300 each. I didn't hear about them until they were sold out, but probably would have purchased one even though I do not play football (aka soccer), because I love beautifully-crafted things.
Here are some of the balls from his Lab:
Wonderful stuff.
Check out his site, 12 Pentagons, to see the full gallery of other Lab designs.
He's also got a YouTube channel with some how-to vids and other stuff:
jonpaulsballs
I’m Jon-Paul and I make balls. This is my public ball R&D lab. I spend my time exploring new constructions, testing materials, designing balls around themes and reverse engineering popular balls throughout history.
