Lai has established the Chiou Fen museum in the Taiwan hills, concentrating on the rich Chinese kite heritage. He has collected a wide range of …

Werner has been building kites since boyhood and has become a repository of knowledge about the German Roloplan kite. He has constructed an innumerable wood …

The first to rush to Lindenberg Weather Observatory after the fall of the German Wall, Schmidt has helped to preserve the weather kite history of …

This wonderful German kitemaker has developed a unique style, using “woven” sails that become backdrops for exquisite appliqué images or hold their own as geometric …

William M. Allison, of Dayton, Ohio, patented his sled kite in 1956, which proved there was no conflict with Francis Rogallo’s Flexible kite. The Allison …

New Englander Conners made large-scale kites, perfect for festivals of the 1980s. His ripstop and fiberglass creations were often replicas of Asian designs and were …

Inventor of the “Eddy Malay Tailless Kite”, in which bow was added to a classic diamond-shaped kite, the breakthrough provided greater stability and less chance …

Bill has extensive experience using appliqué sewing techniques with ripstop nylon – the choice material for most contemporary kites – and has refined his skills …

1855-1927. One of the first to use kites in the serious study of the atmosphere, Englishman Dines invented a pressure-tube anemometer to measure both velocity …

Sakuraba-san is one of the accomplished Aomori kite makers of the traditional tsugaru dako. The tsugaru kites are instantly recognizable for their regional artistic style …