Oskar Puzzles

Designs by Oskar_van_Deventer
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Oskar Puzzles offers mechanical puzzles and objects that can only exist thanks to 3D printing technologies. All designed by M. Oskar van Deventer.  Since 1978, he has been creating hundreds of mechanical puzzles, making him one of the world's most prolific designers. Several of his innovative designs are commercially available, including Oskar's Cube, a metal maze cube that is completely hollow inside.

Check out Oskar's YouTube channel (Youku for China) for his latest creations or join his official fan club.

Order 3D-printed do-it-yourself puzzle kits from Shapeways at this page (and check with Oskar about screws and stickers), or contact Oskar directly if you want to buy a fully dyed, assembled and stickered puzzle.

We found 249 products by Oskar_van_Deventer

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Cooksey Tribute F
by Oskar_van_Deventer
This is the sixth puzzle out of a series of six. It is a tribute to the Cooksey Maze by Richard Cooksey. See http://www.shapeways.com/model/113356/...
 
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Cooksey Tribute A
by Oskar_van_Deventer
This is the first puzzle out of a series of six. It is a tribute to the Cooksey Maze by Richard Cooksey. See http://www.shapeways.com/model/113356/...
 
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Cooksey Tribute B
by Oskar_van_Deventer
This is the second puzzle out of a series of six. It is a tribute to the Cooksey Maze by Richard Cooksey. See http://www.shapeways.com/model/113356...
 
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Cooksey Tribute C
by Oskar_van_Deventer
This is the third puzzle out of a series of six. It is a tribute to the Cooksey Maze by Richard Cooksey. See http://www.shapeways.com/model/113356/...
 
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Impossiburr
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Impossiburr is an impossible object, that is also a puzzle. Six pieces go together to form this Esher-style triangle. Watch the YouTube video. Pl...
 
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Cooksey Tribute D
by Oskar_van_Deventer
This is the fourth puzzle out of a series of six. It is a tribute to the Cooksey Maze by Richard Cooksey. Seehttp://www.shapeways.com/model/113356/...
 
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Cooksey Tribute E
by Oskar_van_Deventer
This is the fifth puzzle out of a series of six. It is a tribute to the Cooksey Maze by Richard Cooksey. See http://www.shapeways.com/model/113356/...
 
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Grid Cube
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Grid Cube is a twisty puzzle, related to the Rubik's Cube. It has many unusual rotations and a fractal structure. Watch the YouTube video Read at t...
 
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Mixup 2x3x3
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Mixup 2x3x3 was suggested by Eric Vergo. It is a 2x3x3 twisty puzzle, similar to the classic "Rubik's Domino" puzzle. However, this puzzle has an a...
 
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Artistic Cube
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Artistic Cube is a hollow Master Skewb. Half of the pieces are solid, whereas the other half can be looked through. The results is a playful puzzle...
 
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Slidey 2x2x2
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Slidey 2x2x2 is a sliding pieces puzzle with 24 sliding pieces around a spherical core. Unlike regular sliding pieces, this one does not have a fre...
 
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RotaCubes
by Oskar_van_Deventer
This puzzle was sponsored by Ray Stanton. --- It has three cubes moving through a frame. The object is to get all colors right. The design is an id...
 
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Mixup 3x3x4 READ INSTRUCTIONS
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Mixup 3x3x4 is a 3x3x4 twisty puzzle of which all centers and edges can be interchanged. This results in some unexpected shape shifting. Sixteen sm...
 
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Sliding Cube
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Sliding Cube is a 2x2x2 cube with 23 tiles sliding around the cube. As the square tiles can slide over edges, they can change orientation. This mak...
 
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Rising Sun
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Rising Sun is a take-apart puzzle: remove the sun from the cloud. It is like a maze to solve.Watch the YouTube video Read at the Shapeways Forum Re...
 
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Medal
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Now mass-produced by Hanayama! Medal is a mechanical puzzle maze. The object is to turn the two maze plates and to pull the metal apart in four pi...
 
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Simplicity
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Simplicity is the brilliant design of sliding-piece guru Jimmy Stephens from Atlanta. Using a computer search and a genetic algorithm, he discovere...
 
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Connectivity
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Connectivityis a mechanical puzzle maze. The object is to move the five rings from the base of the puzzle to the top. There is a catch: the rings h...
 
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WimTvane
by Oskar_van_Deventer
WimTvane is an object that moves in the wind, being unstable in all directions. It is dedicated to my father, Wim T van Deventer, who turned 70 in ...
 
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Icosaix READ INSTRUCTIONS
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Icosaix is a face-turning icosahedron twisty puzzle. Previous versions by Jason Smith and Bob Hearn worked well, but showed many tiny pieces at the...
 
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Futtminx READ INSTRUCTIONS
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Futtminx is a tribute to the brilliant Tuttminx design by Lee Tutt, and mass produced by Leslie Lee / VeryPuzzle. The hexagonal faces of the origin...
 
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Carry-a-Cube
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Carry-a-Cube is a bandaged 4x4x4 cube. Whereas conventional bandaging connects adjacent pieces, this puzzle has pieces at different sides of a squa...
 
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Hinged Gift Cube
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Hinged Gift Cube is a variation to the original Gift Cube theme. Will Pulford suggested to add hinges. As the hinges keep cube pairs together, the ...
 
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Bram's Fortress
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Bram's Fortress is an idea by Bram Cohen, inspired by several gear designs by Oskar. This twisty puzzle has eight Rubik's Cubes that are mutually c...
 
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Mosaic Cube Sphere Core
by Oskar_van_Deventer
CAUTION: THIS IS ONLY THE SPHERE CORE!! This a spherical core for Mefferts' Mosaic Cube, designed by me. Several people have no...
 
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Floppy 2x3x3 Replacement Core
by Oskar_van_Deventer
This part can be used to replace the core of your Floppy 2x3x3 in case you have accidentally broken it.
 
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Dumbbell Cube READ INSTRUCTIONS
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Dumbbell Cube is a challenge for intellectual weight lifters. This puzzle has two Rubik's Cubes that are connected through an intricate gear system...
 
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Mixup Cube 5x5x5 READ INSTRUCTIONS
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Mixup 5x5x5 is a twisty puzzle where many more pieces can swap place than one would expect. The puzzle has 262 pieces, of which 66 inter-swappable ...
 
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Markus Mystery Box
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Markus Mystery box is a solution to Markus Goetz' challenge: "can you make a solid mechanism with three axes in a plane going through the orig...
 
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Connected Cubes 3x3x3
by Oskar_van_Deventer
This project is still looking for a sponsor. The benefits of being a sponsor are that your name will forever be associated with this puzzle, and th...
 
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Floppy 2x3x3 Turnable Center
by Oskar_van_Deventer
These two parts can be used to replace the rigid core of the Floppy 2x3x3 puzzle.
 
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Sixth Sense - set 2
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Sixth Sense is a six-banded puzzle rings, conceived by Bram Cohen and developed by Oskar van Deventer. This is a set of six different sizes: 56, 58...
 
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Hill's Tetrahedra Prism
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Commissioned by Ed Pegg. Six identical irregular tetrahedra form a prism.
 
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Sixth Sense Huge
by Oskar_van_Deventer
This is a huge version of the Sixth Sense puzzle ring, meant as big demo model. This six-part puzzle ring is a design by Bram Cohen, and developed ...
 
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Sixth Sense - set 1
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Sixth Sense is a six-banded puzzle rings, conceived by Bram Cohen and developed by Oskar van Deventer. This is a set of seven different sizes: 52, ...
 
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Jumble Prism
by Oskar_van_Deventer
Jumble Prism is the second jumbling puzzle ever brought into existence (first was Helicopter Cube / Bevel Cube), and the first jumbling puzzle with...
 
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Oskar Puzzles offers mechanical puzzles and objects that can only exist thanks to 3D printing technologies. All designed by M.Oskar van Deventer.

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