Eames Alphabet Blocks
Type Foundry House Industries is releasing another set of mid-century modernist inspired alphabet blocks, this time focusing their attention on the house and studio...
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Renate Müller at R 20th Century
This fall (Oct. 21 – Nov. 24), R 20th Century will be hosting the first solo exhibition of Renate Müller in the U.S. If...
Modern Soapbox Racer
Joyride by Per Brolund is a cart construction kit for parents with children between 3 an 9 years old. No tools are necessary to...
Casamidy Rocking Horse
Casamidy, a longtime favorite of mine, creates the most unbelievable furniture using natural materials and Mexican artisans in San Miguel Allende, Mexico (take a...
Projects for Kids: Building Discs Toy
I found this fun & simple kids craft project on Made by Joel, a great blog with lots of cool homemade stuff for kids....
Wooden Puzzles by Oguro Sabu
These fantastic wooden puzzles designed by Oguro Sabu of U-Plan are now available at Chigo. You can find dozens of wooden puzzles designed by...
Urushi Utensils for Kids
A beautiful urushi cutlery set for kids from CO ZEN. According to Spoon & Tamago, urushi (also know as Japanese lacquer ware) is made...
Etsy Finds: High Seas Automata
Turn the handle and sail away with this wonderful handmade automata from Etsy seller cartoonmonster.
Modern Spin on a Classic Toy
This is only a small sample of Mader’s wonderful collection of tops, each handcrafted in limited quantities in Austria. Beautifully balanced, they spin for...
Etsy Finds: Jen and Jerry Art Dolls
These lovely art dolls, delicately painted with their own hand-woven scarves, are available as a Valentine promotion from Paolo Zakimi on Etsy.
Giant Headspin
A limited collection of giant spinning tops turned from scrap wood, from the talented Mark Giglio.
Rietveld Beach Buggy
Designed by Dutch furniture designer and architect Gerrit Rietveld in 1918 as part of a range that was primarily intended for use by his...
Vintage Pedal Cars
\ A wonderful pair of vintage pedal cars based on micro cars from the 1950s. Cool!
Mid-Century Playthings
Quintessentia always delights with a wonderful selection of unusual vintage finds. From the top: a fantastic Swiss carved rocking horse, a collection of carved...
Gorgeous Wood Turned Bowls
Beautiful turned bowls made from desert ironwood and claro walnut by sculptor Alma Allen. They were recently exhibited at Heath Ceramics in Los Angeles...