Designed for play
A conversation about coding toy Cubetto leads MURO founder Jeremy Bond to consider how great toys make adults more playful, as well as their kids.
Spielwarenmesse’s ToyAwards adds new category for start-ups
The closing date for entries is November 23rd 2018 and entries can be registered at www.toyaward.com from next month.
Making Things’ Fi Murray on how travel, surfing and meeting new people help fuel her creativity
We caught up with Murray to find out more about her approach to design, what Making Things can offer toy firms and why Southsea, Portsmouth is a hub of creativity.
Global toy sales grew by 4% in first half of 2018
Mexico, Brazil and the US enjoyed the highest growth.
Wow! Stuff’s Richard North on the design process behind the firm’s new Wizarding World line
Wow! Stuff CEO Richard North discusses the launch of a new collection of interactive Wizarding World products hitting shelves this summer.
HTI’s Lee Glickman on the firm’s dynamic approach to design
We caught up with HTI’s head of UK design, Lee Glickman, to find out more about the firm’s design process and why he feels it’s an exciting time to be a toy creator.
Asmodee North America CEO Christian T. Peterson to step down at the end of 2018
Peterson leaves to focus on “family, health, and the pursuit of other interests.”
Target to meet toy designers at The Toy Association’s Fall Toy Preview
The move is part of programme launched in February at Toy Fair 2018 called Target’s Open Innovation Project.
US toy industry grows 7% in first half of 2018
“I am convinced that the strong toy industry growth so far this year has been at least partially supported by the empathy that people felt towards losing a store like Toys R Us,” said NPD’s Juli Lennett.
Fi Murray launches new invention and innovation studio, Making Things
Making Things’ innovation services include implementing strategic design-led thinking for businesses as well as hosting workshops for companies looking to ignite creativity within their teams.