The initial range comes in Ghost, Octopus and Shark forms.

Court ruled that certain BELA products infringed upon the copyrights of the LEGO Group.

Having both been mentored under toy legends at Bang Zoom Design and The Obb, the Vanderbeek’s have gone on to develop major launches for the likes of Hasbro, Mattel and Spin Master.

Steve Fink is the co-owner of Cincinnati-based Bang Zoom Design, one of the most prolific product invention companies in the toy space today.

“We are pleased to honour and shine a bright light on this year’s accomplished honourees, finalists and award winners,” said Genna Rosenberg, Wonder Women Co-Chair.

“This transformative, in-home technology will make Trivial Pursuit more animated and exciting than ever,” said Jonathan Berkowitz, senior vice president of marketing for Hasbro Gaming.

Event will take place on April 10th 2018, as part of next year’s London Games Festival.

“We are thrilled to be switching to the Asmodee name, aligning us with our sister and parent companies in other territories,” said MD Steve Buckmaster.

Presentations focus on the process of designing a toy, the importance of intellectual property, as well as tips and tricks for breaking into the industry from some of the UK’s leading industry experts.

We caught up with Heayes to find out why he feels just as creative now as when he first started out 25 years ago.