The Ferris wheel on a sunny oak desk between a white coffee mug and a keyboard, its cabins hanging under a teal rim on a purple tower

Tall

A desk-size Ferris wheel. Give it a spin and all twelve cabins hang level.

Push the rim.

There is no motor and no switch. A finger on the outer rim is all it takes to set the wheel going.

The axle stays put.

The grey axle sits snug in the tops of both towers and never turns. The wheel's hub fits loose around it, so the wheel spins freely and coasts after you let go.

The rims carry the crossbars.

Two rims, teal at the front and blue at the back, turn together. Between them run 12 crossbars, spaced evenly around the edge.

Each cabin hangs on a hook.

A cabin is not fixed to its crossbar. It hangs from it by a hook on its roof, free to swing, so its floor always faces down.

Level the whole way round.

Over the top and down the far side, all 12 cabins stay upright. Each one rocks a little as the wheel starts and stops, then settles.

Made for a desk.

7.1 × 4.3 × 7.4 in and 8.1 oz. A 5.9 in wheel on two towers, every cabin a different color.

Up close

Close on the right of the wheel: a yellow, a green and an orange cabin, each hanging by a loop on its roof from a teal crossbar between the rims
Every cabin hangs from its crossbar by a loop on its roof. Nothing holds it level but its own weight.
The wheel from the side: two rims a short gap apart with the cabins hung between them, the purple tower in front and the green tower behind
Turn it side-on and you can see the cabins ride between the two rims, clear of the towers on both sides.
Straight on: the purple tower rises to the grey axle at the hub, and the cabins hang upright around the teal rim, marigold at the top and magenta at the bottom
Head-on, the purple tower frames the hub. The cabin at the top and the one at the bottom sit the same way up.
A fingertip on the top of the teal rim, about to push the wheel round, on a wooden desk by a window
One finger on the top of the rim is all it takes. Push, let go, and watch the cabins.
The wheel side-on on a white wall shelf beside a succulent and a table lamp, the evening light warm on the teal and blue rims
At home on a shelf as much as on a desk, with room to reach in and give it a spin.

Tall

A desk-size Ferris wheel. Give it a spin and all twelve cabins hang level.

Size
7.1 × 4.3 × 7.4 in, wide by deep by tall
Wheel
5.9 in across, two rims on a fixed axle
Cabins
12, each hung on its own hook, each a different color
Weight
8.1 oz
Material
PETG
Power
None. Turned by hand.

Good to know

Does it need batteries?
No. Nothing on it is powered. You turn the wheel with a finger, and it spins freely on its axle.
Why do the cabins stay level?
Each cabin hangs from a crossbar by a hook on its roof, the way a real Ferris wheel cabin hangs. As the wheel turns the crossbar goes round and the cabin swings under it, so its floor keeps facing down.
How big is it?
7.1 × 4.3 × 7.4 in, wide by deep by tall, with a 5.9 in wheel. It weighs 8.1 oz, light enough to move from a desk to a shelf.
What is it made of?
PETG: teal and blue rims, purple and green towers, a teal base, and 12 cabins in 12 colors, from marigold and lemon to magenta and pine.