Ikoso Kits Puzzles "The story of my dad's pioneering of Ikoso Kits really begins with Buckminster Fuller. My dad, Fred Seubert, was a HUGE Buckminster Fuller fan. . .as a teacher of graduate level Cooperative Business Theory at the University of Oregon, he had the opportunity to attend several of Mr. Fuller's lectures on campus & read a lot of his writings. The insights & philosophies he came away with inspired him in every aspect of his life. . .including providing fuel for his desire to create educational products to get teams or classes or families working together on projects." (To find out more about Buckminster Fuller, visit Who is R Buckminster Fuller?)
"Dad made his first Ikoso Kit out of toothpicks & PVC pipe that he cut by hand. He wanted the products to be affordable & educational. . .& that's still our goal today. "
As current president of the Ikoso Kits company, Chris Seubert is continuing the legacy his father started years ago. Ikoso Kits have not only found success in withstanding the test of time--they inspire the intellect and a great sense of accomplishment. Chris shares a glimpse of the personal satisfaction customers experience when they purchase an Ikoso Kit. . .
"At a trade show some time ago, a woman came through our booth and started crying. She had given her son a large sphere 30 years ago, and the kit was still hanging in the entryway of her house. There were a few broken sticks she said but she couldn't take it down. She said her son now was a physics engineer at Dow Chemical and she attributed Ikoso Kit experiences to his success."
"A home school mom sent pictures of herself with her 8 year old son. They had bought a large sphere kit and after building it together, they covered it in colored tissue paper, and then removed 2 of the hexagons on opposite sides. It gave them the ability to stick their heads in and look at each other. They called it 'inner space'."
Affordable. Educational. Ikoso Kit products are a great cross-curricular resource which combine math, art, science, architecture & engineering. Whether you choose an Ikoso Kit made of bamboo sticks & glow in the dark plastic connectors, or one of the outstanding paper kits you'll build analytical thought, a beautiful configuration, solid satisfaction. The mind is stimulated and beauty results when you open an Ikoso Kit.
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Colorcube
This optical brainteaser presents a unique and fun challenge that can be used to teach the basic dimensions of color: hue, value and saturation. The 64 colors on the cube are combinations of cyan, magenta and yellow. Each cube is made up of 0%, 33%, 67% or 100% of the three colors. As you arrange the 64 smaller cubes to build the large cube, your challenge is to find the one truly harmonious solution to this puzzle. Instructions, color poster and color guide included.
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