Olivier Redon
French American Designer Inventor
(Visual illusions)
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; G4G, Bridges and Math Festival. Work featured in BBC's Operation Ouch!, science museums worldwide, "Double Take" publication, "Science is Magic" Ages 8-Adults products by The Magic Factory in 52 countries (The Magic Factory is the world’s leading producer of magic boxes) 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.
" 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.
© 2021 by Olivier Redon
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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