Adair’s Ideas
RIP, dear friend,
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Ian Adair, who died at the age of 84. Ian was a cherished friend, an outstanding performer, author and inventor of magic He passed away on 14th January 2025 in Barnstaple, England, leaving behind his legacy of an abundance of creativity and contribution to the art of magic. … Read more
Adair’s Clip-A-Color
A Funtime exclusive from the fertile mind of Ian Adair. There must be times when you want a spectator to select a color – a colored silk – a colored ball etc. This ‘strip’ has been made to force the color you want – from 4 different ones. And, there’s no fake-counting here – the spectator simply selects … Read more
Adair’s Gozinta Envelopes
An astounding illusion like the Gozinta (or In & Out) Box but performed with Red & Blue Envelopes. The Magician removes a blue envelope from inside a Red One. He then places them on top of each other to show both are identical in size. Then to the surprise of everyone he inserts the Red … Read more
Adair’s Tell-Tale lady
This routine is developed from At Her Majesty’s Command by IAN ADAIR. The original effect had Her Majesty the Queen “command” the card a spectator would choose. However as her Majesty under reference is no more with us, and to give the effect a more generic flavor, we have modified the original presentation (with Ian’s … Read more
Adair’s Perplexing Pens
Ian Adair’s latest close-up Effect: Just imagine tossing two crystal clear ball-point pens onto the table for spectators to examine – one is a red pen, complete with red cap and red end-piece, the other blue, with blue cap and blue end-piece. Spectators can clearly see through the clear transparent shaft of the pens so … Read more
Adair’s Five to One Plus
We have produced another novel and off-beat revelation of a selected card by Ian Adair, for use with any card deck, requiring no special sleights. This is the effect in Ian’s own words : ———————————————————————- Your audience will laugh when your card prediction is finally revealed. Visual. Self-contained. Easy to do! 5 to 1 … Read more