Scott Wayne Indiana

Christiaan Virant speaks to us about the Buddha Machine, a box resembling a toy radio which plays a variety of sound loops that has made waves across Europe and Asia. Virant describes designing the Buddha Machine with bandmate Zhang Jian, playing a “Buddha Boxing” session for a full day in Jerusalem

Mike Leavitt is the CEO—and only employee—of Intuition Kitchen Productions, where he designs his “Art Army” action figures: whimsical toys which intersect fine art and play. Leavitt speaks to us about how toys and interactive art can transcend fine art, the materialism of buying new toys, and why to