Wooden Toys

Six toy makers employ nature's classic playtime material

The tactile qualities and durability of wood make it the perfect material for children’s toys. Despite the prevalence of plastic, we’re still fans of old-school toy-making in the form of wooden figurines and structures. Here are six picks from this year’s Toy Fair in NYC. Anamalz Designed in Australia, the playful figurines from Anamalz include creatures from the extinct to the exotic. All of the …

Trebucard

Let the inter-office warfare commence with a business card catapult

by Blair Pfander If designer Bryce Bell has anything to do with it, business cards won’t be regarded for their paper weight or raised ink, but by their ability to fling random objects through space. His latest invention, the “Trebucard“, does exactly that, using the weight of 16 pennies to launch jumbo-size paperclips 8-10 feet in the air. Cleverly designed to fold into a wallet-friendly …

Duet

Maybe it’s a singleton’s treat, maybe it makes the heart grow fonder in a lover’s absence. Either way, the USB-charging vibrator by Crave is both pleasing and discreet.