Algo Loop started as a personal challenge to make a tiny manually-operated marble machine. The first prototype, made with a 3D printer, was very simple indeed, just a marble going around in a single loop. The mathematician in me wanted to explore a simple idea: what would happen if more than two machines were combined? The result was more than I could have imagined. The movement of the marbles created a beautiful geometric pattern, as if you were looking into a kaleidoscope.This was the moment when a simple marble machine turned into a piece of kinetic art. After sharing it on social media, I was blown away by the response. As of today, that video has been viewed over 1.2 million times worldwide. It quickly became apparent that this was a project with widespread appeal.

From there I launched my brand ‘IDEA IKEDA”. AlgoLoop is my first official product.Of my many other ideas, one project that’s in the pipeline is my piece “Open-Closed”. I need your support to make these ideas a reality.