Archive for February, 2010
Fantastic Il Lecio Italian wooden construction toys feature magnetic joints.
John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans. Il Lecio says: We are have been in this field since 1975. Children have always been our point of reference when designing new products. It is on the child that we focus our attention, especially when it comes to toys for infants. The range currently comprises [...]
Momoll stays true to the principles of Scandinavian toy design with modular construction.
John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans. Momoll says: The Scandinavian esthetic with its goal to make function and simplicity visible is always part of our personal philosophy. It is our intention to pay respect to this philosophy by making it a part of every toy [...]
Pen Pencil Stencil Studio’s Mark Giglio designs new lathe turned toys from scrap wood.
John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans. Pen Pencil Stencil is the studio and workspace of designer Mark Giglio. Originally from Southern California, Mark grew up drawing, painting, skateboarding and surfing. Currently he lives and works in Oakland, California. Beginning as a designer at Cahan and [...]
What was the driving force behind Swiss toy designer Kurt Naef?
John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans. Kurt Naef – founder of the company Naef May 4, 1926 – November 30, 2006 Kurt Naef devoted over 60 years of his life championing wood as an ideal material for manufacturing consumer products. He began his life journey [...]
Vermont’s Maple Landmark creates classic heirloom wood infant rattles.
John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans. Maple Landmark says: Montgomery Schoolhouse classic heirloom rattles are made from select hardwoods, colored in bright non-toxic finishes, they are one of infant’s first educational experiences. Each of our eight designs stimulates in its own way with bells, beads [...]
Creative new vinyl toy comic character from Devil’s Due Pop doubles as a transformer toy.
John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans. From Plastic and Plush blog: Here’s a new product from Devil’s Due Pop, which recently entered the vinyl toy foray. It’s an original transforming vinyl toy from creator Jeffrey Brown, based on his Top Shelf comic The Incredible Change-Bots. [...]
Oui Oui wood toys based on the Noddy books are still popular world-wide.
John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans. Noddy is a character created by British children’s author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963. The television show based on the character is the longest running show in British television since 1955, and continues to appear to [...]
Highly creative toymaker Sevi 1831 is the oldest European company producing wooden toys.
John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans. Sevi was founded in Italy in 1831 in Val Gardena, where the influence of Middle European culture was and is strong and very alive. The Senoner family developed a small woodcarving and inlaid work activity and the founder Vinzenz [...]
The History Channel reviews the origins of your favorite toys and games.
John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans. History Channel says: Discover the origins of your favorite toys and games, from chess and checkers to Barbie and Atari. Find out how many crayons are produced each day, who invented Lincoln Logs (hint: he’s the son of a [...]
John and Jane Kostick use magnets to create fascinating geometric puzzles.
John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans. The Museum says: People have been making geometric puzzles for centuries, with each design adding new twists. At The Museum of Mathematics, we have a large puzzle called the tetraxis, shown below. The name comes from the fact that [...]
