A little over a year ago I submitted an entry for a competition put on by the Naef toy company. Although the original idea was not to make a puzzle, the toy developed as such. Essentially the toy is intended to be a manipulation of classic blocks that introduces rare-earth magnets as an added level of complexity. The competition board shows how multiple sets of eight blocks can be used together.
axonometric conceptualization
competition board
the finished product
Corners are eased by chamfering them so that there are no sharp edges to chip off as the toy is played with over time.
here you can see one of the neodymium magnets before being glued into a block
the cubes are sized for tactility and ease of manipulation
