Chuck Hoberman is an inventor of folding toys and structures, most notably the Hoberman sphere. He won the Chrysler Award for Innovation and Design in 1997 winner and was a finalist for the 2000 Smithsonian National Design Award.

Creations

In addition to toys such as the Hoberman sphere, Hoberman created the BrainTwist: a hard plastic tetrahedron that folds, stellates and becomes self-dual while having component that rotate like a Rubiks Cube and the Switch Kick color-flipping ball which "magically flips colors when kicked or thrown".

In addition to toys, Hoberman designed folding structures ranging from the Hoberman Arch , a centerpeice for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, to a retractable dome featured at the World's Fair 2000 in Hanover, Germany. His artwork has been exhibited around the world at museums including New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and the Mycal Otaru Bay in Hokkaido, Japan.

Education

Hoberman studied Liberal arts at Brown University, and went on to earn a Bachelor's degree in sculpture from Cooper Union and a Master's degree in engineering from Columbia University.

Business

In 1990, he formed Hoberman Associates and in 1995, he co-founded Hoberman Designs with his wife and business partner. Today, Hoberman Associates manages his architecture and construction projects while Hoberman Designs is responsible for the folding toys.

External Links

• Hoberman Designs