" I design physical optical illusions and impossible objects for museums, TV and research labs.
Featured in BBC’s Operation Ouch! Best Illusion of the Year, and international science museums".
Olivier Redon
Olivier Redon is an award-winning creator of optical illusions, recognized as a finalist in the Best Illusion of the Year competition in 2021 and 2024, with his work “Oh La La Box” acclaimed as Best Illusion by "The Sun". He has received gold medals at international art and mathematics events, including Gathering for Gardner (G4G), the Bridges Conference, and the National Museum of Mathematics Festival.
His work has been featured widely in scientific and public venues, including BBC’s Operation Ouch!, major science museums worldwide, and publications such as Double Take. His illusions are also part of the Science is Magic product line (ages 8 to adult) distributed by The Magic Factory, the world’s leading producer of magic kits, reaching audiences in 52 countries. His creations have been exhibited at institutions such as the Science and Industry
Museum in Manchester. In addition to his artistic work, Redon contributes to recreational mathematics, collaborating with Alex Bellos for The Guardian. His work has also been
recognized in academic circles: Annalisa Crannell, editor of The American Mathematical Monthly, features a mathematical analysis of three of his illusions in a recent MIT Press book, highlighting their connection to projective geometry and the intersection of art and mathematics.
Welcome
to my world
© 2021 by Olivier Redon
optical illusions designer, inventor, and research-based artworks
Research
Special thanks
to my magician friends, my neuroscientist friends, mathematicians, and artists who recognize each other.
I have created a research laboratory dedicated to the study and testing of illusions. We have invented new geometric shapes that have never been seen before, advancing the fields of science and mathematics.You can find my publications on the Orcid website
3D Necker cube in motion:
Dynamic 3D version of the Necker cube
3D Flashed face distortion effect
Copyright 2026 Olivier Redon
Copyright 00098670-1
Magic Popup Packaging
WIPO
FR2865121
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Leaning tower Research
Lydia Magnatis:
Psychology Department, American University, Washington, DC USA
3-in-1 Optical Illusions
illusion of the curved tube (impossible object)
By creating impossible objects, I inadvertently generated illusions such as this curved-tube effect. By adding a second end, the brain assumes that the tube must be curved; it takes a mental shortcut. The illusion persists even in the presence of a ruler in the background, demonstrating that our visual system still holds many surprises in store for us.
not Photoshopped
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Ames room with no room
The illusion can be created without using walls and a ceiling.
This optical illusion can be achieved in nature with a simple cell phone using different shooting angles
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