Creative Blok
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                           is a catalog of heuristic design explorations that examine the nuanced formal and material interactions between people, objects, and environments
These interactive puzzles are a series of poplar blocks that have been split into angled forms. Part puzzle, part fidget toy, and part sculpture - the forms can be twisted, separated, and offset. Constructed from solid poplar and neodymium magnets, these tactile forms have satisfying swiveling, clicking connections that encourage players not just to solve the puzzles, but to stack, fidget and twist the blocks into sculptural shapes. Each block can be dissasssembled and mixed up with the objective of the puzzle to properly reorient and reassemble all the separate components into a continuous solid block.  







Purple Acai

Cuts: Non-overlapping, irregular angle
Material: Poplar, Neodymium
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 7



Purple Plum

Cuts: Non-overlapping, irregular angle
Material: Poplar, Neodymium
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 6



Red Apple

Cuts: Non-overlapping, irregular angle
Material: Poplar, Neodymium
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 6



Red Tomato

Cuts: Non-overlapping, irregular angle
Material: Poplar, Neodymium
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 6





Blue Huckleberry
Cuts: Overlapping, 45° angle
Material: Poplar, Neodymium
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 5



Blue Raspberry

Cuts: Overlapping, irregular angle
Material: Poplar, Neodymium
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 7



Green Guava

Cuts: Non-overlapping, irregular angle
Material: Poplar, Neodymium
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 5



Green Kiwi

Cuts: Non-overlapping, irregular angle
Material: Poplar, Neodymium
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 5





Orange Papaya

Cuts: Overlapping, 45° angle
Material: Poplar, Neodymium
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 5



Orange Melon

Cuts: Non-overlapping, 45° angle
Material: Poplar, Neodymium
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 4


Yellow Lemon

Cuts: Overlapping, irregular angle
Material: Poplar, Neodymium
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 6



Plain Pear

Cuts: Overlapping, irregular angle
Material: Poplar, Neodymium
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 6





Sweet Pear 1
Cuts: Parallel, horizontal
Material: Poplar, dowel
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 6



Sweet Pear 2

Cuts: Parallel, horizontal
Material: Poplar, dowel
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 6



Sour Pear 1

Cuts: Parallel, 30° angle
Material: Poplar, dowel
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 6



Sour Pear 2

Cuts: Parallel, 30° angle
Material: Poplar, dowel
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 6





Spicy Pear 1

Cuts: Offset, 30° angle
Material: Poplar, dowel
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 6



Spicy Pear 2

Cuts: Offset, 30° angle
Material: Poplar, dowel
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 6”
Pieces: 6



Twixt

Shapes: 4 types 
Material: PLA, Basswood
Dimensions: 3” x 3” x 3”
Pieces: 16



Tanglo

Shapes: 7 types 
Material: PLA, Basswood
Dimensions: 1.5” x 1.5” x 1.5”
Pieces: 14




Borage Triangle

Shape: Triangle
Placement: Center
Division: 90° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 28


Indigo Triangle

Shape: Triangle
Placement: Center
Division: Offset Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 29



Shape: Triangle
Placement: Center
Division: Offset Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 29



Shape: Triangle
Placement: Edge
Division: 90° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 28

Shape: Square
Placement: Corner
Division: 45° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 32



Shape: Square
Placement: 45° Center
Division: 90° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 32



Shape: Square
Placement: 45° Center
Division: 45° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 32



Shape: Square
Placement: 45° Offset
Division: 90° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 31



Shape: Hexagon
Placement: Center
Division: 90° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 32



Shape: Hexagon
Placement: Center
Division: Offset Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 44



Shape: Hexagon
Placement: Offset
Division: 90° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 30



Shape: Hexagon
Placement: Offset
Division: 90° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 30



Shape: Hexagon
Placement: Offset
Division: 90° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 30



Shape: Circle
Placement: Center
Division: 45° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 36



Shape: Circle
Placement: Center
Division: Offset Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 24



Shape: Circle
Placement: Offset
Division: 90° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 31



Shape: Cross
Placement: Center
Division: 45° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 28



Shape: Cross
Placement: Diagonal
Division: 45° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 32



Shape: Cross
Placement: Rotated
Division: 90° Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 32

Shape: Cross
Placement: Rotated
Division: Rotated Grid
Dimensions: 6” x 6”
Pieces: 3



Shape: Bar
Notch: 8
Dimensions: 12” x 1” x 1”
Pieces: 3



Shape: Bar
Notch: 7
Dimensions: 12” x 1” x 1”
Pieces: 6



Shape: Bar
Notch: 7
Dimensions: 12” x 1” x 1”
Pieces: 2



Shape: Bar
Notch: 7
Dimensions: 12” x 1” x 1”
Pieces: 4



Material: Poplar, Aluminium
Dimensions: 12” x 1” x 1”
Pieces: 1



Material: Poplar, Aluminium
Dimensions: 12” x 1” x 1”
Pieces: 1



Material: Mahogany
Dimensions: 1 1/4” x 2” x 2 1/2”
Pieces: 2



Material: Mahogany
Dimensions: 1 1/4” x 2” x 2 1/2”
Pieces: 2



Material: Poplar
Dimensions: 7” x 5” x 3”
Pieces: 1



Material: Pine
Dimensions: 10” x 10” x 5”
Pieces: 1


Material: Mahogany
Dimensions: 1 1/4” x 2” x 2 1/2”
Pieces: 2



Material: Mahogany
Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 2 1/2”
Pieces: 2



Material: Cherry
Dimensions: 44” x 2 1/2” x 3/4”
Pieces: 2



Material: Cherry
Dimensions: 8” x 4” x 1/2”
Pieces: 2



Material: Maple
Dimensions: 6” x 1 1/2” x 1/8”
Pieces: 6



Material: Walnut
Dimensions: 1” x 3” x 1/8”
Pieces: 8



Material: Poplar
Dimensions: 9 1/2” x 9 1/2” x 1 3/4”
Pieces: 1



Material: Poplar
Dimensions: 9 1/2” x 9 1/2” x 2 1/2”
Pieces: 2



Material: Oak
Dimensions: 18 1/4” x 12 1/2” x 1 3/4”
Pieces: 1



Material: Oak
Dimensions: 21” x 8” x 3/8”
Pieces: 1
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