Artur Tikhonenko designs the Trigo, which is a set of playful building blocks that are most notably magnetic. It is made with inspiration drawn from the look and function of origami, which means that every single unit is a pixel and is able to stack together to create complex shapes. It nods to the geometric structures of Platonic solids, specifically both the tetrahedron and octahedron.
Based on a magnet system, it connects seamlessly to one another and aligns along the edges. Artur Tikhonenko has a deep fascination for plaster casting and origami techniques and when approaching the Trigo, he went through a few prototypes. From there, he wanted to breach biological and organic shapes and ended up highlighting polygons instead.
Image Credit: Artur Tikhonenko
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Magnetic Building Blocks
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the use of magnetic building blocks in various industries such as architecture, engineering, and toy manufacturing.
- Origami-inspired Designs
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Apply origami-inspired design principles to create innovative products and solutions in industries like furniture, interior design, and packaging.
- Geometric Structures
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize geometric structures, like Platonic solids, in fields such as product design, 3D printing, and art installations.
Sectors Adopting This
- Architecture
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate magnetic building blocks into architectural models and prototypes, allowing for rapid and flexible design iterations.
- Engineering
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the use of magnetic blocks in engineering education and prototyping, enabling students and professionals to build and test structures more efficiently.
- Toy Manufacturing
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate magnetic building blocks into the development of educational toys, enhancing children's creativity and spatial reasoning skills.
