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How a Custom Kaleidoscope Order Works: A Client-Side Checklist
Planning a custom kaleidoscope order? Discover the five key decisions you need to make before sending your first message to Studio Yabaye.
Rocco (Roi) Ramon
3 days ago7 min read
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Two Wheels or Three: How to Choose a Wheel Kaleidoscope
Two wheel or three wheel kaleidoscope: a neutral decision guide by viewer, use, image, handling, light and engraving.
Rocco (Roi) Ramon
3 days ago7 min read
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Studio Yabaye in News Scope, the Brewster Kaleidoscope Society Newsletter
Rocco (Roi) Ramon's letter to members of the Brewster Kaleidoscope Society, published in News Scope, Spring 2026: brass, structure and the object chamber.
Rocco (Roi) Ramon
Sep 271 min read
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The Fine Art of Handmade Kaleidoscopes: Craftsmanship, Design and Collectibility
What makes a kaleidoscope handmade, how to judge optical quality and materials by eye, and why a brass instrument on a desk counts as functional art.
Rocco (Roi) Ramon
Sep 224 min read
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What You Actually See Inside a Handmade Brass Kaleidoscope
Filmed through the eyepiece with no digital effects: what a handmade brass kaleidoscope shows and how to tell real footage from CGI.
Rocco (Roi) Ramon
Aug 307 min read
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