Olivier Redon
French American Designer Inventor
(Visual illusions)
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Finalist in Best Illusions of the Year competition (2021, 2024); "Oh La La Box" acclaimed as Best Illusion by The Sun. Gold medals at international art fairs; Gathering for Gardner, Bridges and Math Festival. Work featured in BBC's Operation Ouch!, science museums worldwide, "Double Take" publication, "Science is Magic" products by The Magic Factory in 52 countries (The Magic Factory is the world’s leading producer of magic boxes, dominating the global market) and exhibitions like Science and Industry Museum Manchester. Recreational math challenges with Alex Bellos The Guardian.Annalisa Crannell, editor of The American Mathematical Monthly, features an article in a new MIT Press book that mathematically dissects three of my optical illusions, bridging art and projective geometry.
Sept 25–27, 2026
" 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".
Welcome to my world.
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
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Special thanks
to my magician friends, my neuroscientist friends, mathematicians, and artists who recognize each other.
Leaning tower Research
Lydia Magnatis:
Psychology Department, American University, Washington, DC USA
3-in-1 Optical Illusions
illusion of the curved tube (impossible object)
not Photoshopped
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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