Energetic, creative, adventuresome, Jeckel has been a kite businessman, but pursues artistic aspects of the sport; photography, video, underwater flying, indoor performance, outdoor exhibition. He …

Organizer of the very successful and long-running Berkeley Kite Festival, Tom is also an accomplished kite maker, specializing in finely crafted miniature box kites. His …

One of the original members of Washington State’s active kite community of the 60s and beyond, Tom was a tireless teacher and workshop leader. Tom …

Tucker is the author of 2003’s A Bolt of Fate, Benjamin Franklin and His Electric Kite Hoax. He offers the theory that Franklin never actually …

Tom’s spectacular kites, produced in the mid-1970s, remain astonishing. His trampoline train has fostered newer renditions, and his large centipede and Concorde delta were both …

Experienced wind surfer and kite boarder Okazaki is one of the strong female riders in the sport. She has been central in testing equipment for …

From the Netherlands, ad agency artistic director Geers brings unique creativity to kites. Many of his creations are in traditional materials, bamboo and paper, and …

He is Australia’s “Kite Man," making a living giving kite workshops and selling drawings or ceramics along the way. He is an innovative kite maker, …

One of the famous professional kite makers of the Shirone and Sanjo region, Watanabe-san’s rokkaku set the standard for the design. He sold kites from …

Hiroi’s book, Sculpting the Sky (1978), is one of the first to take kites seriously as art objects. Both sculptor and teacher, Hiroi writes about …