Cat with Ball of Wool - Richard Muller Phone Case

$48USD
  • Luxe art armor for your 2nd brain
  • Precise fit for your iPhone/Samsung
  • Artwork won't fade, crack or peel
  • Certified non-toxic tough case

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About This Artwork

Thread by thread, the mischief unfolds: a white kitten sprawled across a patterned floor, mid-pounce, eyes fixed with cathedral concentration on a blue woolen world unspooling beneath its paws.

Richard Müller traps momentum inside stillness. Each fur-strand rendered with obsessive care, each fiber of yarn coiled like a secret. Around it, the floor mutters in Persian motifs—saffron zigzags, rust-bled diamonds—familiar terrain for this sleek operator.

This phone case preserves the moment before unraveling: when impulse freezes into iconography. Müller’s realist precision renders every thread, every shadow, in devotional clarity, capturing not cuteness but cunning. The pause between instinct and decision, between the soft belly of play and the sharp edge of strategy.

Origin Story

Richard Müller (1874–1954) was a prodigy who entered the Dresden Academy at sixteen, but his brilliance sharpened under Max Klinger, Germany’s master of Symbolist etching. Where his classmate Käthe Kollwitz grappled with social agony, Müller turned inward—to the strange, the sensual, the surreal. His early prints seduce with technical finesse and disturbing wit: naked figures tangled with oversized birds, a bear painting for a gallery of monkeys.

He won the Prix de Rome in 1897, but shunned modernism’s frenzy. As Expressionism rose, Müller doubled down on grotesque realism, trading etching for obsessive draftsmanship that often verged on the macabre. Though he taught Otto Dix and George Grosz at the Dresden Academy, they rebelled against his conservative vision.

For decades, Müller was buried under the very modernism he refused. But in 1974, his resurrection began—with a major revival at Galerie Brockstedt in Hamburg. Once dismissed as an anachronism, Müller now haunts the margins of German art history—irreverent, precise, and defiantly out of time.

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Produced on Demand

Produced after you purchase at print labs across the US, UK, EU & AUS. Significantly minimising landfill waste by only making things people actually want.

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Produced, quality checked, packed with care and handed to trusted shipping carriers within 72-96 hours on average.

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Free shipping to Continental United States, Canada, UK, EU, Australia, New Zealand & more: see full list here.

Production + Delivery =

US: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • EU: 5-10 days • AUS: 4-9 days • NZ: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks

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For a life lived fast in pursuit of beauty

Every iPhone/Samsung case you find here is a fortress disguised as art. Built for battle and designed for resilience. With an extremely strong but lightweight outer shell and black silicone inner that grips your phone tight for extra shock absorption.

Model specific iPhone/Samsung cases offer a precise, sculpted fit tailored to your device. Easy access to buttons and clear, open ports for connectivity. Plus a raised rim guard for your screen/camera.

All the treasure you find on my store can be printed at labs across the USA, UK, EU & AUS. An international network that ensures your new treasure gets produced as close to you as possible.

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Chic and shatterproof

Gloss for a lustrous statement. Matte for timeless refinement. Printed with rich, vibrant colors & a touch of magic.

Wraparound magic
High-quality colour print which is fully 3D wrapped around the entire body of the case; covering all corners, sides and edges equally
Art sealed in
Vivid, permanent, full-coverage print infused into the outer layer with a sublimation dye process. Meaning your art won't fade, crack or peel.

Art armor

Wireless charging compatible

Outer layer made from specialist impact-resistant plastic (polycarbonate) which is extremely strong and lightweight. Black silicone inner layer (polyurethane) gives additional shock absorption.

Elegant precision
Carefully constructed with moulds that precisely match the dimensions of the device to ensure the best possible fit.
Certified non-toxic
REACH, RoHS and TÜV Rheinland certified. So your new treasure contains no harmful chemicals or hazardous substances.

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