# Dutch Pinball Announces Partnership with The Art of Pinball

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2023-08-11  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/dutch-pinball-announces-partnership-with-the-art-of-pinball

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## Analysis

Dutch Pinball announced an official partnership with Lior Rajwan's The Art of Pinball to supply sculpts and toys for The Big Lebowski and future projects. The announcement includes teases of upcoming mods and a blurred topper design, signaling expansion of Dutch's product ecosystem and accessory offerings.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Dutch Pinball established a partnership with Lior Rajwan and The Art of Pinball to become the official supplier for all sculpts and toys for The Big Lebowski and other future projects — _Direct announcement from Dutch Pinball shared in article_
- [HIGH] Dutch announced upcoming mods for The Big Lebowski including a new official topper — _Announcement post included pictures of upcoming mods and a blurred topper image_

### Notable Quotes

> "they have established a partnership with Lior Rajwan and his company The Art of Pinball to become the official supplier for all sculpts and toys for Dutch's The Big Lebowski (TBL) pinball machine and other future projects"
> — **Knapp Arcade (reporting Dutch Pinball announcement)**
> _Core announcement of the partnership scope and official supplier designation_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Dutch Pinball | company | Boutique pinball manufacturer announcing partnership for official game accessories |
| Lior Rajwan | person | Topper artist and sculptor; founder of The Art of Pinball; previously known as Leor in community shorthand |
| The Art of Pinball | company | Official supplier of sculpts and toys for Dutch Pinball games; owned/founded by Lior Rajwan |
| Barry Driessen | person | Co-founder and representative of Dutch Pinball; mentioned in congratulations |
| The Big Lebowski | game | Dutch Pinball machine receiving official sculpts and toppers from The Art of Pinball partnership |
| Knapp Arcade | media | Source reporting on Dutch Pinball partnership announcement |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Manufacturer partnerships and supply chain, Product accessory ecosystem expansion
- **Secondary:** The Big Lebowski game updates and mods, Dutch Pinball future projects

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Announcement framed as 'exciting news' with congratulations; author expresses enthusiasm for upcoming mods and future products

### Signals

- **[business_signal]** Dutch Pinball formalizes official partnership with established topper artist Lior Rajwan, indicating strategic investment in accessory ecosystem and brand differentiation (confidence: high) — Official announcement establishing The Art of Pinball as exclusive supplier for sculpts and toys across Dutch's product line and future projects
- **[product_strategy]** Official mods and toppers for The Big Lebowski in development, expanding aftermarket customization options beyond homebrew/third-party alternatives (confidence: high) — Announcement post included pictures of upcoming mods and blurred topper image for The Big Lebowski

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## Transcript

Let's see if we can find a few real pinball news items to cap off the week. First up is exciting news from Dutch Pinball. They announced this morning that they have established a partnership with Lior Rajwan and his company The Art of Pinball to become the official supplier for all sculpts and toys for Dutch's The Big Lebowski (TBL) pinball machine and other future projects.

In the announcement post, Dutch shared pictures of a number of upcoming mods for TBL, including a blurred out picture of what looks like a new official topper for the game.

Congratulations to Lior and Barry at Dutch Pinball on the new partnership. I can't wait to see what cool sculpts come out for Big Lebowski...and more importantly what's next from Dutch!

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