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Unicorn by Keith Newstead

Magical Spring Automata by Keith Newstead

We have two new designs from Keith Newstead to celebrate the coming of Spring. The mythical Unicorn and leaping Hare are the latest pieces to join our lively mechanical menagerie.…
Cranky Heart by Aaron Kramer

New Valentine’s Automata

We have two one-off pieces from US artist Aaron Kramer for Valentines. Aaron writes: As a child, I fell in love with contraptions, coin-operated amusements and marionettes. The clack and…
The Turk by Pierre Mayer

The Turk by Pierre Mayer

The latest piece from Pierre Mayer is based on the famous life-size automaton, The Chess Player Turk. “It was a project that was in the back of my mind many…
The Stable by Lisa Slater

The Stable by Lisa Slater

This eye-catching wall-mounted piece is from automata-maker Lisa Slater, who works in the creative community of Hebden Bridge, England. ‘The stable was created after a weekend stay on a farm…
Fish by Richard Hackney

Fish by Richard Hackney

This beautiful fish by Richard Hackney is made from assorted found metals. The piece is operated by a lever, and looks stunning from the front and back. Height: 36 cm…
I feel, therefore I am. by Paul Spooner

I feel, therefore I am by Paul Spooner

Made in the robotics division of P. Spooner Stithians following their catastrophic failure to produce Artificial Intelligence. Having recorded dismal scores in innumerable Turing tests, it was decided that Artificial…

The Frog Princess by Paul Spooner

This is an elaboration of the four-faced mechanism. This time a door opens in the body to reveal a cylinder housing the flies. 215 H x 120 W X 60…

Four new one-off designs from Paul Spooner

Four new one-off designs from Paul Spooner, all using the same ingenious escapement mechanism for turning the heads. The mechanism is a kind of escapement. There’s a driving wheel constantly…
The Patient by Paul Spooner

The Patient by Paul Spooner

A new one-off piece from Paul Spooner. The teeth are made of the last of Spooner’s grandad’s boxwood rules. The jaws ratchet open then shut. Air travels from the bottom…
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