Gary Pyper

The talk will be helmed by Spin Master’s Tal Schrieber, alongside TIP graduate Vered Shapiro and Fun-damental Invention’s Gary Pyper and Fuse’s Chantal Drenthe, both contributors to the recent London course.

All three will compete to banish their biggest pet peeves about the world of toy and game design to Room 101, in a session hosted by Mojo’s own Deej Johnson.

A love of toys? An inspirational teacher? An eye-opening exhibition? We asked figures from across the world of toy and game design what set them on the path to working in design and development.

We caught up with the Fun-Damental team to find out how 2021 has been so far – and learn more about some of the fresh capabilities that come with their impressive new studio space.

We caught up with Harrie to learn more about his history in the toy space, the role of wishlists and why a career in design has informed how he works with inventors.

How has lockdown changed how toy and game inventors pitch their concepts? What are some of the pros and cons of showing off ideas virtually? And what impact has the pandemic situation had on how inventors fuel their creativity? All this and more is explored in our ‘Pitching in Uncertain Times’ panel.

The session will be chaired by Erik Quam, Director of Product Development at Fat Brain Toys.

We caught up with Pyper to learn more about what to expect from Fun-Damental and why Alan Partridge might’ve been onto something with that ‘Monkey Tennis’ idea…