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The promise of Rube Goldberg contraptions is to make the simple impossibly complex and intricate, for maximum thrill and enjoyment. British artist Kyle Bean, along with photographer Jonathan Knowles and and Art Director Lauren Catten have a fun series of modern, minimalist Rube Goldberg contraptions, with simple tasks and titles like Time, Tea, Sandwich, and Clean.  The clean simplicity of the design allows for still images to convey the complex movements and chain of events that will take place. The series is called Complex Simplicity, via DesignBoom:

Rube Goldberg Pink
Tea

Rube Goldberg Blue

Rube Goldberg Blue
Sandwich
Rube Goldberg Blue
Clean

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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