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Clever Tissue Box Turns Tissues Into the Flowing Skirt of a Ballerina Every Time You Pull One Out

Ballerina Tissue Box

There are hundreds of creative products to decorate your home, but very few venture into the realm of optical illusions. One of the best items to achieve this isn’t a top-of-the-line gadget or a modern appliance; instead, it’s a humble tissue box cover. And the trick is so captivating that it’ll have you coming back for more—literally.

This cleverly designed tissue box looks like a mini stage you can place on your counter or nightstand. There, a ballerina wearing a flowing white skirt is lit up by a spotlight, appearing ready to dance. If you take a closer look, the garment’s skirt is actually made of the tissue you pull out of the box. Its shape is randomly determined by the placement of the tissue, so you’ll likely never see the same skirt twice.

This clever tissue box cover is available on Amazon. Made of acrylic, it’s meant to fit most tissue boxes, and features a built-in touch-sensitive night light with LED illumination—hence the limelight illusion. While it would surely be appreciated by fans of ballet and dancers themselves, it wouldn’t be out of place in any art lover’s home. Who knows, it could even inspire the next big costume designer!

This tissue box cover’s concept has also been adapted by other manufacturers. Although they follow a similar visual illusion, these other boxes seem to be more inspired by the world of fashion. Featuring characters such as a 1950s pin up girl and a Marilyn Monroe-like figure, you get to make a trendy outfit out of tissues. There are several colors and character poses to choose from to best suit your style and home decor the most. There are also other designs that are even more playful, like a “magic rabbit” tissue box that features a bunny holding a magician’s top hat. Instead of pulling a rabbit out of the hat, you pull tissues.

This cleverly designed ballerina tissue box cover makes tissues look like a new flowing skirt every time you pull one out.

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Even when it stands still, it looks like an elegant ballet waiting to happen.

Ballerina Tissue Box

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Regina Sienra

Regina Sienra is a Staff Writer at My Modern Met. Based in Mexico City, Mexico, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications with specialization in Journalism from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She has 10+ years’ experience in Digital Media, writing for outlets in both English and Spanish. Her love for the creative arts—especially music and film—drives her forward every day.
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