August 12, 2017
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 wi...
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June 23, 2017
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 land...
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June 19, 2017
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 com...
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June 7, 2017
Incredible Balloon Sculpture by Masayoshi Matsumoto
Masayoshi Matsumoto is a Japanese artist specializing in sculpting animals, plant life and insects using only balloons. His work is masterful and c...
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May 31, 2017
Impossible Pop-up Sculptures by Peter Dahmen
Using only scissors and glue, Peter Dahmen engineers impossible pop-up sculptures from plain paper. We are blown away by their mechanical detail an...
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May 27, 2017
John Edmark's Exploratorium
It's no secret that all of us at Art of Play are big fans of John Edmark. From the Helicone to his Animated Blooms, his imagination and craftsmansh...
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May 13, 2017
Tops by Ray & Charles Eames
Tops is a short film directed by Ray & Charles Eames in 1969. The film showcases many different styles of spinning tops from around the world, ...
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March 25, 2017
Japanese Art of Marquetry
Ever wonder how the Japanese achieve such intricate patterns in their woodwork, particularly for those popular puzzle boxes you see in souvenir sho...
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March 18, 2017
The Incredible Paper Creations of Robert Lang
In the world of origami Robert Lang is a legend. His eye-catching, intricate designs have taken the craft by storm and helped pioneer new ways of a...
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March 4, 2017
Learn to Tie a Monkey Fist Knot
A monkey's fist is a type of knot, so named because it looks somewhat like a small bunched fist. It is tied at the end of a rope to serve as an anc...
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