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Jon-Paul's Handmade Balls

I love beautifully-crafted things.

Jon-Paul Wheatley hand-makes soccer balls (aka footballs). Though usually they're just for show, he has made balls for Adidas, FIFA, and Burberry. 

He recently made a limited edition of 1000 balls which he called The Original 92. They were USD300 each. I didn't hear about them until they were sold out, but probably would have purchased one even though I do not play football (aka soccer), because I love beautifully-crafted things.

The Original 92

Here are some of the balls from his Lab:

The 180 Wavy Triangle Ball
Spiral Ball
Cool S Ball
The 2 Balls In 1

Wonderful stuff.

Check out his site, 12 Pentagons, to see the full gallery of other Lab designs.

He's also got a YouTube channel with some how-to vids and other stuff:

jonpaulsballs
I’m Jon-Paul and I make balls. This is my public ball R&D lab. I spend my time exploring new constructions, testing materials, designing balls around themes and reverse engineering popular balls throughout history.

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