Jim Henson
1954-1990
Jim Henson didn't start out as a puppeteer. As a young man, he was interested in television and saw an opportunity to appear on a children's television program with puppets. From there he worked as a puppeteer on other television shows, and used his art and theatre design experience to develop a distinctive style of puppet that he dubbed the "Muppet." Henson's Muppets, and Muppet-like puppets made after he died, are iconic figures of the 20th and 21st centuries, appearing in TV shows such as The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock, and movies including Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal.
Our Thoughts...
Like atoms, when two ideas collide, each effects the other in a unique way. Jim Henson built a career, a franchise, and an icon based on a simple relationship: what do you get when you combine a puppet with a marionette? Answer: Muppets. ThinkBlocks and ThinkTiles offer a unique design that facilitates new ideas and new relationships. What two ideas will you combine to get something innovative and new?
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