Erno Rubik

Erno Rubik was born in Hungary in 1944. As a child Erno loved colours and shapes, design and geometry. He went to art school but soon realised he wanted to make things that served a purpose as well as looking good. Erno studied architecture and discovered a passion for teaching – he and his students worked together building things and testing ideas in his studio. Determined to build something that would help his students understand how things move and change shape, Erno started work on the cube that would make him famous. It took a lot of time and patience to build, but his ingenuity and perseverance paid off.