{"id":16386,"date":"2018-10-17T16:16:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T13:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=16386"},"modified":"2018-10-17T00:31:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T21:31:49","slug":"adrian-fisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/adrian-fisher\/","title":{"rendered":"The Success Story of the World\u2019s Best Maze Designer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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He never imagined he would become the world\u2019s greatest maze designer, even with the astonishing technological advances of recent years. <\/span><\/p>\n

He managed to maintain his position and success, as well as the success of his designs, which have entered the record books more than once without a rival. Today, we\u2019re talking<\/span><\/p>\n

about the success story of Adrian Fisher.<\/span><\/p>\n

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His Early Life and Talent:<\/span><\/h2>\n

The success story of 65-year-old Adrian Fisher began when his father helped him build his first maze in their garden as a young child, so they could play in it together. <\/span><\/p>\n

When he became a young adult and started his career, he worked as an ordinary accountant while maze design remained a hobby that had grown with him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How the World First Discovered Adrian Fisher:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Adrian Fisher continued designing mazes as a hobby until an opportunity came along when he was 27: to design a maze at the estate of Elizabeth Irving, granddaughter of the famous British actor Henry <\/span><\/p>\n

Irving, known as Lady Brunner. Adrian Fisher and his colleague Randolph Coates designed a grass maze at the estate by <\/span><\/p>\n

creating paths through the young hedges. The estate is one of Britain\u2019s historic properties, and Lady Brunner donated it to the National Trust for preservation <\/span><\/p>\n

He passed on the legacy before his death in 2003. The maze at this palace was the true starting point\u2014the first line in Adrian\u2019s success story\u2014prompting him to leave his job <\/span><\/p>\n

as an accountant and devote himself to designing mazes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Achieving Global Recognition:<\/span><\/h2>\n

He set up an office in Dorset, in southwest England, from which to run his business. Adrian Fisher went on to gain worldwide recognition for maze design, <\/span><\/p>\n

designing more than 700 mazes in over 32 countries around the world since 1979.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mazes of different shapes and sizes:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Adrian Fisher designed and built mazes of varying concepts and sizes, from miniature mazes whose paths you can explore with a single finger <\/span><\/p>\n

to expansive mazes with hedges separating their paths, and vast mazes cut through cornfields that earned the record <\/span><\/p>\n

He has held the record for the world\u2019s largest corn maze six times and created mirror mazes with special effects.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Adrian Fisher\u2019s most famous mazes:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Adrian Fisher designed a vertical maze covering the facade of the RITZ-Carlton? Al Rostamani Group Tower in Dubai, completed in 2011 and known as the Maze Tower. <\/span><\/p>\n

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He also designed the Murray Maze at Scone Palace in Scotland. Star-shaped and made from young beech trees, <\/span><\/p>\n

the trees took seven years to grow to the required height.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among Adrian Fisher\u2019s remarkable maze designs is a butterfly-shaped maze in Ningbo, China, a permanent maze made from shrubs <\/span><\/p>\n

covering an area of 33,565 square meters, with pathways stretching for more than 8 kilometers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The impact of Britain\u2019s withdrawal from the European Union:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Adrian Fisher\u2019s design company has four permanent employees and around fifteen others, including artists, designers, and construction workers.<\/span><\/p>\n

He believes his company has benefited from the UK\u2019s decision to leave the European Union, particularly in the short term, as the pound sterling has fallen in value. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a result, it has been able to secure more export deals with countries around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The impact of technological advances:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Adrian Fisher believes that today\u2019s significant technological advances are a great help in his work. At times, he works with people who make animated films about mazes <\/span><\/p>\n

from Spain and maze designers from Asia. Thanks to advanced technology, he can speak with them as if they were in the same<\/span><\/p>\n

place and coordinate their work easily via Skype. This has made it possible to reach anyone anywhere in the world and do business through <\/span><\/p>\n

Adjusting production methods and schedules to suit each project.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Designing electronic mazes:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Adrian Fisher has taken maze design to new heights. This presents a new kind of challenge following the rise of computer and online games that feature mazes, <\/span><\/p>\n

but Adrian Fisher says that despite this challenge, nothing compares to solving puzzles in the real world. Mazes also foster <\/span><\/p>\n

social interaction, as groups of people must work together to solve the maze and make a collective decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Books by Adrian Fisher:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Adrian Fisher has written 12 books about mazes. He also lectures to maze enthusiasts around the world, sharing the success story of one of the best designers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mazes ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lessons learned from Adrian Fisher\u2019s success story:<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are many lessons we can learn from the success story of the world\u2019s best maze designer. Perhaps the most important is to develop <\/span><\/p>\n

your talent and turn it into a source of income, even if it is an uncommon talent such as designing mazes. After all, doing work you\u2019re talented <\/span><\/p>\n

and skilled at will make you happier and more productive than doing work you don\u2019t enjoy.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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