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Night 33 – Man’s Best Friend by Sophie Naylor

December 13, 2010

Automata Maker and illustrator Sophie Naylor takes inspiration from British culture, historical inventions, gadgetry, contraptions, and nostalgic eras. She likes to depict ‘Britishness’ in an eccentric, quirky, humorous context. This…

Night 32 – Karakuri Models by Keisuke Saka

December 12, 2010

Karakuri: How to Make Mechanical Paper Models That Move by Keisuke Saka is now available. Keisuke Saka is one of Japan’s most honoured paper engineers. His beautiful designs are thoughtful…

Night 31 – Love is Blind by Keith Newstead

December 11, 2010

This evening we have a new piece by Keith Newstead, a re-working of the classic piece, ‘Love is Blind’. This lovely cut brass Cupid has a removable blindfold, and has…

Night 30 – Rob Higgs Chain Reaction Machine

December 10, 2010

Contraption maker extraordinaire Rob Higgs has built a chain reaction machine for the Kneehigh Theatre’s production of Hansel and Gretel at the Southbank Centre, London. Performances are 16th December to…

Night 29 – Bird Man by Carlos Zapata

December 9, 2010

Carlos Zapata has been exploring the idea of Carnival further. He is making a series of small figures inspired by the colourful costumes and characters found in a typical South…

Night 28 – The Invention of Hugo Cabret signed editions

December 8, 2010

There is a year to go until the official launch of the latest Martin Scorsese movie, ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’ (edit: renamed as just Hugo). This is the first…

Night 27 – Decisions Decisions by Fi Henshall

December 7, 2010

This evening we have another of Fi Henshall’s lovely pieces. This is a one-off piece, a beautiful bird is getting ready to go to a party. She has the difficult…

Night 25 – Party Popper by Martin Smith

December 5, 2010

The Party Popper Machine by Martin Smith continues his theme of devices of celebration for Laikingland. In homage to the humble plastic party toy and to follow his interest in…

Night 24 – Fallen Angel by Dora Newstead-Bunce

December 4, 2010

This evening we are delighted to introduce Keith Newstead’s teenage daughter Dora, who has become an enthusiastic automata maker. The one-off ‘Fallen Angel’ has a steampunk style, and a great…

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