Fatra Re-Edition Inflatable Toys

Contemporary Czech designers pay homage to Libuše Niklová's iconic plastic toys

Designer Libuše Niklová contributed to one of the major chapters in the history of modern Czech design through her collaboration with Fatra, a brand founded in Napajedla that has engaged in plastic processing and the production of plastic products since 1935. During the ’60s and ’70s, the designer created dozens of colorful plastic children’s toys for Fatra, which cleverly used its own patents. While we …

Jix

Build almost anything you can dream of—from ambitious room-sized structural installations to intricate table-top sculptures—with nothing more than JIX connectors and standard drinking straws. Portable and super light-weight, with JIX you’re able to construct highly organized geometric structures or free-form tangles by cutting, bending or using multiple colors of straws. JIX offers unlimited building possibilities.

Piperoid Robots

Rejuvenate your hands-on creative spirit with the buildable, paper pipe desk mates

When it came to Lego starships, friendship bracelets and sandcastles, there was nothing like getting your hands a little dirty and creating daily, back when we were kids. It’s a shame that for so many adults—even for many of us working in creative fields—that the inventive, hands-on spirit is becoming an increasingly rare occurrence. Thankfully, there’s a quick fix: Take a step back from the …