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July 09, 2020 • Art of Play 0

Show & Tell with Atlas Obscura

In this episode of Atlas Obscura's Show & Tell, host Dylan Thuras speaks with Art of Play's co-founder, Dan Buck, about a wonder emporium of...

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April 29, 2019 • Art of Play 0

How Toys and Origami can Transform Design

Chuck Hoberman's eponymous sphere is one of the best-loved toys of the last quarter century. But it's only one example of his incredible work in...

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February 12, 2019 • Art of Play 0

STORY: Levitating Clock

The world’s first levitating timepiece, Story consists of a magnetically levitating sphere that orbits around a wooden base telling the time. An intricate dance of...

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November 18, 2018 • Art of Play 0

5 Games You Can Play with Your Spinning Tops

Although tops have a mesmerizing appeal just spinning along, you can maximize your enjoyment of this fun toy with exciting gameplay.

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November 08, 2018 • Art of Play 0

Fidget Toys That Stimulate Creative Thinking

Recent research has shown that fidgeting is not only widespread but also beneficial in terms of both productivity and creativity.

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November 01, 2017 • Adam Rubin 0

Curious Contraptions

Epiphanies await the curious mind this winter at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA. Explore small, surreal worlds at Curious Contraptions, a temporary exhibition of...

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August 12, 2017 • Art of Play 0

Adam Savage builds a Kendama

Adam Savage, who you probably know from the the old Discovery Channel show MythBusters and more recently the hit YouTube channel Tested teams up with Michael Steven's...

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June 23, 2017 • Art of Play 0

Art of Play Visits Japan

We’re always searching for new products and inspiration so this year we decided to travel East and see what treasures we might discover in the...

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June 19, 2017 • Art of Play 0

Amazing Water Animation for Gatorade Ad

Gatorade built a crazy device that interprets the actual physical movements of an athlete into an animated sequence of water droplets for a new commercial....

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