Cube
Estimated minutes: 15 min
Designer: Tomoaki Hamanaka
A cube with a band-like structure around its perimeter, serving as a structural isotope of the basic cube. Because its volumetric structure appears on the surface and remains movable, it can be easily transformed into other shapes.
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