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Vladimir Zagorac

Modular Toy

Thursday, 8 May 2025

triX

triX is a connectable concept toy for children above the age of three which enables virtually unlimited exploration and expression in tridimensional form. Devised around a complex grid pattern, it can contribute to development of spatial thinking, while a small number of parts can encourage creativity. Parts with ambiguous symbols assist the child in expressing emotions and creating new and interesting characters, while getting a different connotation depending on rotation and placement. This encourages interaction between youngsters and can help develop social skills.

Ufuk Bircan Özkan

Wooden Game

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

BlindBox

BlindBox is a wooden game which combines puzzles with memory games, and strengthens the feelings like hearing and touching. It is a turn based game for two players. The player who collects his/her own marbles before the other player wins. Horizontal drawers are moved by players to align the holes in the middle of them to create vertical paths for marbles to fall down.The game requires strategic thinking capabilities to block your opponent, a good memory for right moves and high attention to make out where your marbles move to.

B a r b a r a Schneider

Travel Guide for Kids

Tuesday, 6 May 2025

My Travel Guide MUNICH

My Travel Guides are inspired by our world cultures .The toys present a selection of main characteristics of one or more cultures.The main idea is a practical, comfortable and easy to handle soft cloth design for babies-toddlers.The narrative toys force creativity, memory and the ability to recognize things. Kids enjoy to play and to tell stories about their own and foreign cultures and trips they made. The project started in 2004 : My Travel Guide Korea and product variations (concept) were designed .The cubes Munich and the picture book Korea were displayed in international art exhibits.

Kevin Yang

Midi Device

Monday, 5 May 2025

Project XYLO

Project Xylo reimagines midi interaction through a gamified, social platform for music making. Accessible to all skill levels, it simplifies beat creation with harmonic and tempo sync. Swappable cartridges and snap together devices support collaboration, while a retro, modular design enhances usability and style. Project Xylo is a series of portable midi devices designed for everyday music creation, offered in three sizes: sample, pocket, and midi.

Lili Gendelman

Construction Toy

Sunday, 4 May 2025

Tri

Tri is a wooden construction toy that offers the possibility of creating unlimited shapes. It combines the tradition of wooden toys with contemporary design. Classic carpentry meets today's sustainable materials, technologies and techniques. It is both a creative game, made for fun, and a design object created to inspire art lovers. Tri prompts imagination, motor skills, decision-making and concentration. It explores geometry, balance and spatial composition. Each piece is hand-finished with non-toxic natural oils, providing a smooth effect that highlights the wood's natural grain.

Hot Wheels RC Design Team

Toy Controller

Saturday, 3 May 2025

Hot Wheels Monster Truck RC

Launching in 2025, Mattel's new Hot Wheels Monster Truck RC Controller ups the excitement of RC play for core fans, while being inclusive of new users who may have a variety of unique mobility and dexterity needs. The core innovation HW design teams uncovered is based on consumer insights, specialist input, and user testing, and aligns with Mattel's mission to create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play.

Design team of the day

Special Coverage

Thursday, 1 May 2025

World's greatest design teams.

Sometimes you need a very big team of talented designers to come up with truly great designs. Everyday, we feature a distinct award-winning innovative and creative design team. Explore and discover original and creative architecture, good design, fashion, graphics design and design strategy projects from design teams worldwide. Get inspired by the original works by grand master designers.