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Tactile Meditation Playset

Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Meta Zen

Meta Zen is a meditation playset for adults and co-create interior decor. Minimalism in forms, employing widely recognized Zen aesthetics with parametric design, the modules complete the dynamic sand pattern, from a three-piece table object to a whole facade decoration, deploying a Zen atmosphere in minutes. Modular panels embed magnets to ease precise alignment efforts in building, which is friendly to visually impaired people, elders, and users with hand tremors. The patented modular system is quaint with rich texture and organically colored from fully biodegradable material.

ChungSheng Chen

Educational Toy Brick

Monday, 20 July 2026

Habitat

Habitat is a set of educational toy bricks made for preschool children. The bricks show how climate change damages ecosystems and encourage early awareness of ecological protection. Two settings are included: a melting glacier and a deforested forest. Children find the problems, rebuild the environment and return the animals to their habitats. The bricks are made of cork bark, so no trees are cut down for production. Cork is antistatic and resists dust. Gradients of shape and color allow open-ended stacking.

Lan Zhou and Xinlu Yang

Board Game

Sunday, 19 July 2026

Light or Dark

Light or Dark is a two player children's board game set against the background of the world energy crisis, including cards, dice, hourglass, chess board and other related components. Players need to complete the task of curbing the spread of pollution and building new energy stations with limited time and energy. The purpose is for children to develop a sense of time, concentration and comprehensive strategy in cooperation and problem solving, and to experience a sense of crisis, a sense of urgency, a sense of mission and a sense of victory in challenging and interesting games.

Mahdokht Rezakhani

Board Game

Saturday, 18 July 2026

Dastbaf

The Persian carpet is the most significant aspect of Persian culture. The initial design idea for a board game on a carpet weaving theme originated from the visual principles of Persian miniatures. Illustrations follow the symbolism and abstraction in Persian carpet design as they allow players to interact with each other and brake into the game story. Player boards are specific cities in Iran that are the most recognized for their handmade carpets. Color diversity and dancing motifs surrounding a part of a carpet are considered in the package illustration to empower the visual identity.

Sha Yang

Mortise and Tenon Blocks

Friday, 17 July 2026

Concave-Convex

Concave-Convex is a set of wooden building blocks for young children. The set contains 211 pieces drawn from the traditional Chinese mortise and tenon structure, simplified into 30 joint types such as the square dovetail and the T-shaped tenon. The tenons are made of dark black walnut and the mortises of light beech, so the two parts can be told apart by color. The blocks are carved by woodworking machine and finished by hand. Three levels of difficulty suit children from 18 months to over six years, from matching single joints to building large scenes.

Yoshiaki Ito

Puzzle Toy

Thursday, 16 July 2026

MoFU

MoFU are transforming toys that are also brainteaser puzzles. Starting as identically shaped cuboids that slide out of boxes on drawers, each MoFU unfolds into a different kind of animal - pig, monkey, tiger, hippo, and giraffe. Each animal is its own character with cute and iconic features, but each is also a distinct puzzle. Folding a MoFU back into the correct cuboid shape so it can perfectly fit back into its box is a brainteasing challenge.

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