Kip Rathke
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Kip Rathke is a puppet designer who started gluing feathers on Big Bird for Kermit Love, worked for years with 3/Design Studio on Eureeka's Castle and the Howie Mandel film, Little Monsters, then went on to build the original Bear head and Treelo for Bear in the Big Blue House, as well as the controversial Spa'am for Muppet Treasure Island.
Additionally, he has created and graphic materials, set peices and merchandise for the New York-based theater company, Circus Amok and a line of greeting cards for the legendary foam-haired diva, Orangeena.
He is currently Creative Director, Toys, Global Consumer Products at Sesame Workshop overseeing the design of all Sesame Street licensed toys.
Credits
- Bear in the Big Blue House (Puppet Designer/Builder)
- The Muppets Take Manhattan (Puppeteer Extra at Kermit and Piggy's Wedding)
- Muppet Treasure Island (Puppet Designer/Builder)
- Muppets Tonight (Puppet Designer/Builder)
- The Secret Life of Toys (Puppet Designer/Builder)
- Sesame Street (Puppet Designer/Builder)
- The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (Puppet Designer/Builder)
