collection

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Rhombus-shaped Kites 1985
81 kites each kite measures diagonally 48 x 80 cm
total length of the chain: 158 metres (16 square metres)
Weight: 3.6 kg complete train
two sections illustrated
after Eiji Ohashi design

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Flare Kite 1986
180 x 270 cm (4 square metres)
Weight: 1.15 kg

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Delta 1987
340 x 750 cm
colours: green, black, white
Weight: 3.2 kg mixed frame, bamboo and dowel

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Flare Kitestack 1987
10 kites each kite measures 100 x 140 cm
tails: wind drogues
Total size: 1 x 1.4 x 27 metres (14 square metres)
Weight: 6 kg
JMH design

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Triple Malay Stack 1988
27 kites each measures 70 x 70 cm
tails: 5 metres on each kite
Total size: 0.7 x 2.1 x 12 metres (8 square metres)
Weight: 3 kg
JMH design

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Double / Single Eddy Stack 1989
each kite measures 70 x 70 cm
tails: 6 metres on each kite
Number of kites in the chain: 20 kites in total, horizontally alternating 2/1, 13 vertical
Total size: 1.40 x 0.7 x 15 metres (8 square metres)
Weight: 2 kg
JMH design

Photo Cleobury Mortimer

Parafoil 1990
14 square metres
George Ham profile
Weight: 4 kg

Photo location unknown.

Revolution Design 1991
4 kites.

Photo Berck Plage, France

Parafoil 1991
20 square metres
George Ham profile
Weight: 8 kg

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Sanjo Rokkaku 1991
Size: 300 x 250 cm
Weight: 1.15 kg Light frame

Photo Cervia, Italy

Six Banners 1991
350 x 50 cm

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Sanjo Rokkaku 1991
Size: 300 x 250 cm
Weight: 1.74 kg heavy frame

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Four Rokkakus 1992
Size: each 195 x 168 cm

Photo Long Beach, WA USA

Revolution Design 1992
6 kites, 4 illustrated

Photo Damp, Germany

Revolution Design 1992 (Rev 2)
4 kites?

Photo Cervia, Italy

Sanjo Rokkaku 1992
Size: 300 x 250 cm
Weight: 1.74 kg heavy frame

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Eight Diamonds 1993
each diamond: 75 x 127 cm (was 120 x 90 cm)
total size: 302 x 259 cm 3.81 sq metres (was 3.6 x 2.4 metres, was 6 square metres)
tail: 2 x 22 metres
Weight: 2 kg

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Nine Squares 1993
each square: 80 x 80 cm
total size: 4 x 4 metres (5.76 square metres sail area)
tails: 2 x 25 metres
Weight: 5 kg

Photo Cervia, Italy

Four Diamonds 1993
each diamond: 180 x 90 cm
total size: 402 x 202 cm
tail: 30 metres
Weight: 3 kg

Photo Cervia, Italy, 29th April 2022

Double Malay Stack 1994
14 kites each measures 90 x 90 cm, 2 horizontal, 7 vertical
tails: 12 metres on each kite
Total size: 1.27 x 2.54 x 12 metres (11 square metres)
Weight: 2.5 kg
JMH design

Photo Cervia, Italy

Revolution Design 1994
6 kites, 2 green made later
(8 kites re-made 2018, illustrated)

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Edo Kite 1995
240 x 150 cm (3.6 square metres)
17 control lines of approx. 30 metres in length
Weight: 0.5 kg

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Asymetric Kite Stack 1995
9 kites each measures 140 x 140 cm from tip to tip (12 square metres)
full length of the chain: 16 metres
Weight: 6 kg
JMH design