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Our Founders on Forbes

Our founders Dan and Dave Buck were featured on Forbes today in a section on entrepreneurship. If you're interested in learning more about us, or perhaps you're thinking of starting your own busine...

PlacesShow & Tell with Atlas Obscura

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 cards, illusions, magic tricks, and puzzles in San D...

FLUX Playing Cards

FLUX Playing Cards

FLUX is a high-concept deck of playing cards designed for cardistry by Lotusinhand, and explores the boundary between static and motion. It is the first deck ever designed for cardistry to incorpor...

PeopleHow Toys and Origami can Transform Design

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 transformable design.

ArtThe Gold Standard: From Currency to Playing Cards

The Gold Standard: From Currency to Playing Cards

STANDARDS tells the story of the British Gold Standard through a satirical expression of the British Monarchy between 1819 and 1871 when their currency was backed by gold.

ScienceSTORY: Levitating Clock

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 magnetic magic guides the chrome ...