Toys

As Hands On Design celebrates its 20th anniversary, we caught up with Maria and Adriana to learn more about how they got started in the world of toy design.

GO’s Phil Neal tells us more about his beginnings in the industry, his approach to invention and why he’s found working with collaborators to be fruitful.

Sam Unsicker, partner at BMT, sheds light on what it takes to be a designer with the group, and how – in such a trend-driven industry – the firm has remained on top of its game for over 30 years.

“Winning this public vote and this incredible prize feels amazing,” said Hazel Reynolds, founder of Gamely Games.

“Our design teams are excited to ideate on how we can grow the brand and bring new creative executions to market,” said Spin Master’s Arlene Biran.

‘This will be the first event of its kind in India where a game designer can work with a company like ours to publish one of their games,” said DICE Toy Labs director Phalgun Polepalli.

We caught up with Kenny Kiernan to learn more about how he got started in the toy and games space, and what he does to fuel his creativity.

“We are delighted to support the Design Champions category again this year,” said Andrew Kingham, Managing Director, Global Product for The Marketing Store.

On one of his rare U.K. stopovers, we met with David Moffat, the inventor of Pass the Pigs, a classic that has enjoyed over 37 million sales.

The Toy Trust raises money to give to children’s charities all around the UK and overseas and of her challenges.