São Paulo / Göppingen – Since 2021, the model railway manufacturer Märklin from Göppingen has been breaking new ground and appealing to a new target group with Art Toys. The ‘Märklin Message Wagons’ series was created on the basis of works by important artists.
Now the Brazilian artist duo OSGEMEOS is co-operating with Märklin. Together they are presenting two new, strictly limited art wagons for collectors and model railway fans.
The models can be discovered from 28 March at 17:00 CET at www.maerklin-messagewagons.com until 11 April at 23:59 CEST.
The Brazilian artist duo OSGEMEOS has been world-famous for decades for its colourful, vibrant works of art: From the hip-hop scene and art in the 1980s to the first events and major exhibitions such as the current one at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C., they have shaped their unmistakable style.
Their colourful, cheerful figures are emblazoned on buildings, public places and aeroplanes. They are particularly fascinated by trains.
A visit to the Märklin production facility in Germany with Managing Partner Florian Sieber led to a special collaboration.
The result: two Märklin Message Wagons that combine art and model railway in a unique way.
In Göppingen, the artists were inspired by the attention to detail with which each model is created. A motif was spontaneously created on site on a wagon in its original size.
Märklin is now releasing this motif as exclusive Märklin Message Wagons in the 1:32 and H0 (1:87) model railway scales.
‘We are crazy with the details – anything is possible here,’
the twins put their delight into words during their visit to the Märklin factory.
About Märklin:
Founded in 1859 by Theodor Friedrich Wilhelm Märklin, the company, which originally specialised in manufacturing tin toys, has become an established market leader in the global model railway industry.
His sons, Eugen and Karl Märklin, took over the company as Gebr. Märklin in 1888. They presented their first ever model railway at the Leipzig Spring Exhibition in 1891.
The Märklin corporate group is currently made up of three model railway brands: Märklin, Trix and Lehmann-Gartenbahn (LGB).
Märklin currently employs roughly 1,130 people at its headquarters in Göppingen and in Györ (Hungary).
For further information, please visit www.maerklin.de
Presentation on 28 March at Hoodprojects:
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