Play Creators Festival

“We are delighted to be partnering with Mojo Nation on their first ever Awards, which champion the industry’s leading products, individuals and companies,” said Wynne-Jones IP’s Jayne Nation.

The secret weapon for many toy firms, design agencies and invention studios are the unsung heroes of our industry. This category celebrates a firm that deserves recognition for exceptional work over the last 12 months.

Whether the in-house team at a toy titan, or leading design at a thriving SME, this award celebrates teams working in Research & Development that have achieved extraordinary things over the last year.

Nominations are now open for the Play Creators Awards, taking place at the 2019 Play Creators Festival.

“Mojo Nation are really at the beginning of something special and their dedication and passion for bringing together creatives from all sides of the toy industry is extremely inspiring,” said Alpha’s Darren Lee Phillipson

“The Mojo Pitch event is key for Vivid to continue our contact with the inventor community and also to see a new pool of inventor talent we are now yet aware of,” said Vivid’s Alex Reynolds.

Categories include R&D Team of the Year, Design Agency of the Year and Toy Designer of the Year.

Whether it’s an R&D team responsible for a smash-hit line, a design agency that’s taken a brief and soared or an individual responsible for the next industry-shaping product, the Play Creators Awards are all about shining a spotlight on the industry’s top architects of play.

Last week saw the launch of Mojo Nation’s inaugural Play Creators Festival, a three-day event encompassing the Toy and Game Design Conference, the Mojo Pitch and the Student Conference.

“This is something of a match made in heaven,” says DMI’s co-founder, and board game fan, Stuart Turner.