| Ref.
No. |
PH32
|
| Category: |
Polycube
assembly
|
| Concept:
|
Piet
Hein
|
| Date: |
1936
modification 1988
|
| Approx.Size: |
15mm
unit cubes
|
| Price: |
No
longer made
|
| No
of pieces: |
7
+ box
|
All
of the pieces are made as animal figures: Swan, Goffer, Squirrel, Cat,
Seal, Bird and Octopus.
The name "Soma" comes from the novel by Aldous Huxley, "Brave
New World". In this novel about a futuristic society Soma was an
addictive drug which transported the user into a dream like state. The
seven pieces represent all the ways in which three or four cubes can be
joined in an irregular way. The pieces not only assemble into a cube in
240 different ways but also into many other interesting forms. Thorlief
Bundgard's Soma site is well worth a visit.
|
