Category: 216
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80.5: Two Tone, One Set – Judging
1st Place: “Who is the real cactus?” by Luisin Luisin took first place with his two toned cactus. The inspiration for this build is lined up on his windowsill. He achieved the spiral effect by alternating magnet colors in a long single strand. All that work paid off, because first place awards Luisin with $90.…
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80: Two Tone, One Set
Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides. Junishiro Tanizaki The June 2020 contest is to create a build with exactly 216 magnets, split evenly into 2 colors. You will need 108 magnets of one color, 108 of another. Utilize…
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75.5: Forced Perspective – Winners Announced
All the votes are in and we have our placings. The top 4 were all very close in votes, but this is how it shook out. 1st Place: YoyoBandalore YoyoBandalore revved into first place with the Zen Magnets motorcycle wheel. An Excellent job getting both the magnets and motorcycle in focus, not to mention covering…
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75: Forced Perspective
Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many. -Phaedrus The January 2020 contest is to create a photograph with forced perspective, using foreshortening to give the illusion that your magnetic creation is much larger than it really is. This is not a Photoshop contest, you must capture everything in one shot.…
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71.5 Separate Triple 72s: Winners Announced
1st Place: DBOI DBOI took 1st place using the three 72pc builds to illustrate the life of a butterfly, complete with spring props. Well done, DBOI, 1st place awards you with $100. 2nd Place: Daniel Notary Daniel snagged 2nd place with his 3 takes on a triangle and super reflective surfaces. He had this to…
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71: Separate Triple 72s
The contest for September 2019 is to photograph three builds, each 72 Zen Magnets, in one photo. You’ll need exactly 216 Zen Magnets, and no more. As much as constructions that are grand and heavy are enjoyable, so too are the numerous possibilities posed by a mere 72 magnets. What makes this contest difficult is…
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44.5: Single Set Origami – Winners Announced + Contest Hibernation
Many wonderful submissions for contest 44, the single set origami challenge. Bit first, an announcement: Contest & Gallery Hibernation Begins This is the last contest we’ll be holding in the near future, and at the end of the month we’ll be discontinuing gallery prizes. As many of you have already noticed, we’ve been a zero income company…
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44: Hex Sheet Origami
This contest stretches your imagination more than magnet technique. Magnet origami is often experimentation first, and object pareidolia second. Instead of trying to create with the intent of similarity, it’s more like cloud watching while your fingers stir the clouds. Magnet origami is one of the basic techniques that are uncommonly explored, yet alone presents possibilities one could never…
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39.5: Flagship Video Results
Flagship Video Contest Results We received 61 entries, 44 of them qualified for at least a free set of magnets, about thirty are arguably better than the original video, but only 12 could be selected for the judging panel. The amount of video generated by the magnet sphere community was incredible. The 44 qualified videos amount…
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39: The Flagship Video Contest
$3500 Front Page Video Contest $2500 First Place $1000 Second Place Free magnets for all who attempt.* The biggest prizes we’ve ever offered. All winnings via Cash or Bitcoin. Four years and four million views later, the original Zen Magnets video has gotten a bit stale. Zen Magnets, Dexterity, and Videography experience. If…
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36.5: 2R Hex Set – Winners Announced
1st Place: Waynehjr1 “Seahorse Pride”. A wonderful representation of a seahorse proudly riding his tail across the waters surface, almost like a dolphin. “This was a little tricky getting it to balance properly, but a magnetic mirror under the scenes helped a lot. This was one of my first creations when tackling this contest.” Nice…
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36: Single Set Simplification
It’s easy to forget the possibilities of just one set of 216 magnets. A vast universe of potential can be invisible to us when we’re set in our ways, molded by habit and past experience. Break free from what you normally do with magnets, and life. Take only one set of Zen Magnets, and make them…
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27.5: Zen and the Art of Cycle Creation – Winners Announced
Incredible Turnout. And many amazing entries in the April 2012 Single Set Cycle Contest. Most of which are impressive, and clearly the result of above average intelligence. Although the limit of Zen Magnets allowed was merely a single set of 216, there was plenty of room for creative freedom. Since there were so many entries of…
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27: Single Set Cycle
Some of the Zen Magnet Contests are like a trek up a mountain, that require large amounts of preparation, determination, and magnets. This contest, is a walk in a small park, on warm cloudy day. The March 2012 contest is to construct a minimalistic motorcycle (or bicycle) out a single set of Zen Magnets. Keep your…
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25: Hex Stack to Icosahedron
It’s January, so it’s time for magnet sphere time trials! Only those who have agile fingers, and those seeking a sharper mind should attempt. The 25th Zen Magnets contest is to turn a Zen Hex Cylinder, into a 9-Triangle Icosahedron, which can be made with twenty triangles. The submission deadline is the last day of…
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15: Milkdrop
Start with a messy blob of 216 to 432 Zen Magnets, and without removing any individual magnets, pinch and sculpt anything that you’d like. Something you might want to try, is to pinch a blob into the thinnest possible layer of magnets, and then folding up the sides to form a somewhat random 3d sculpture.…
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4.5: Cube Race Results
Watch this short and silly video: As noted by gallery members, irrespective of the original stated rules, all of the top 3 will receive a prize. First place will get a free set + $50, Third place will get a free set, and second place will get something in between. Exactly what second place will…
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4: Cube Race
This is a video contest is to see who can make the fastest 6x6x6 cube, starting with a flat hex sheet. You need a video camera that will record at a resolution of 640 x 480 or greater. Any brand of magnet spheres may be used, including magnet spheres by neocube and buckyball. Reward for…
