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Designer / Brand: Anny Team Project Type: 3D Printer Classification: Toy Published: Friday, 9 October 2026

Candy

Candy is a home 3D printer for children that prints edible shapes from candy granules. The machine is controlled by a mobile application, which allows the printing order, number and size of each model to be set. Three tanks hold three different candy flavours, so taste and colour can be combined in one print. The granules are heated, melted and formed through a nozzle. The body is made of plastic with a matte surface, and a transparent acrylic window opens by a spring switch to remove the finished candy. The design is inspired by the Chinese folk art of sugar figure blowing.

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Designer / Brand: ILSA YUMENG LI Project Type: Tactile Meditation Playset Classification: Toy Published: Thursday, 8 October 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.

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Designer / Brand: Hanyue Song Project Type: Educational Toy Classification: Toy Published: Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Magical Puzzle House

With the opening of the exhibition "My Eye" at West Bund Museum, an extended parent-child activity "Art Fun!" was launched for children aged 3 to 5 and their families. “Art Fun!” included two parts, an interactive exhibition guide and an art creation DIY kit - Magical Puzzle House. Children will provide an interactive guidebook containing 5 interesting mini-games to help them deeply understand the artistic ideas conveyed by the exhibition. In the mini-workshop, children and their parents will build their "Magical Puzzle House" together.

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Designer / Brand: eMotionLAB Limited Project Type: Game Kit Classification: Toy Published: Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Divergence

Divergence is a bilingual card game kit for learning design thinking. The kit offers a simple and enjoyable way for entry-level learners and creative teams to practise the process through interactive, storytelling-based gameplay of about 1.5 hours. Players collaborate and compete to solve a user-centred challenge by applying essential techniques. Divergence suits three to six players and is available in physical and downloadable versions, with supporting introduction videos. Illustrated character cards encourage imagination and conversation.

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Designer / Brand: Anqi Liu Project Type: Communication Game Classification: Video Game Published: Monday, 5 October 2026

Avameow

Avameow is a mobile game and digital product. The game was an adaptation of the tale of King Arthur, which is featured in the board game The Resistance, Avalon, which also inspired this story. Avameow allows players to role-play as a cat knight or minion and travel on adventures both online and in-person with friends and family.

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Designer / Brand: Future VIPkid Limited Project Type: Books Classification: Toy Published: Sunday, 4 October 2026

Dino Ancient Art Adventure

Dino Ancient Art Adventure is a pop-up book for children about traditional Chinese art. The book recreates the famous painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival in three-dimensional paper art. Pages can be read one by one or opened out as a whole to form a long scroll. Transparent PVC parts keep the scenes visible and allow the artwork to be fitted and removed many times. Two sets of interactive handicrafts and virtual reality glasses add hands-on making and three-dimensional sound and image. The book measures 260 by 260 by 40 millimeters.

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