Flip Hallema is best known worldwide for his extremely popular FL!P stick move where long objects like magic sticks, pencils, fans, etc. appear and disappear. This effect is now used by many magicians around the world. Flip developed a stage act giving him 1st prize for General Magic at the National Congress in Eindhoven in 1969. He later developed the Duplicate Magic act, a quiet song that he has shown in many countries. Flip Hallema was born the son of the architect Guido Hallema and An Faber. He learned the first tricks from his father at age nine. From age 12 Flip started inventing his own unique tricks. After the Academy, he worked as a graphic and industrial designer. In 1972, he decided to become a professional magician artist.