Katja Runge

Kit Tangram – educational wooden toys for children by Bruna Kim

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The inspiration was the traditional oriental toy called Tangram. It is a geometric pieced puzzle, and in a bidimensional perspective the player can build and discover silhouettes of animals. The pieces have no joints, they are placed close together on a table.

Olabaa – architectural wooden building blocks by Adriana Salvat

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The inspiration for making small building blocks comes from the basic and important concepts in the field of architecture. The collection of play buildings wants to be a small reflection on the types of spaces that exist in the urban environment…

Odotoys – sustainable wooden toys by Stefan Dikker

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A traditional wooden block set was the starting point. By adding wheels on removable axes a concept was born.

ROCKEEES – creative open-ended toy made from recycled fridges by Jean-Pierre Raes

Did you ever play with stones at the beach or at the river side, trying to stack them on each other? I always loved the excitement and peace of playing with gravity. This was our inspiration.

Waterbottle toy – play therapy toy for children with cerebral palsy by Saran Samuel

Kids with cerebral palsy found it difficult to open the bottle cap, lift it, and drink without spilling so they had very little water every day. Also, the kids were so enthusiastic to listen to songs and dance by celebrities.

play at home presents creative game ideas for children and families at home

The initiative play at home has been gathering inspiring ideas for games from around the world since March 2020, games that can help make everyday life a bit easier for kids and their families.

Nina – wooden baby cradle that grows with the child by Feit-Design

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We designed the N+L convertible series which consist of a baby cradle convertible to a drawing table, an evolutive and fun piece which can be used from newborn till grown up.

Urban playground at Potgieterstraat Amsterdam by Studio Carve

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We think that children should be able to interpret and use a play ground their personal way. To achieve this, we try to design our objects and play zones as ‘non-directive’ as possible, leaving open all play possibilities and encouraging the fantasy of children.

CodyBlock – creative wooden building blocks by Oscar Lhermitte

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The design inspiration for Cody Block was to create “fun little toy”. Not just a learning tool, but create a wooden toy that revolves around a univers (here, the city).

The Space Between – creative wooden toys by Jason Dobbs

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The design for the puzzle came out of a tile-laying board game I was designing that didn’t go anywhere. I had tried various shaped tiles during the process and stumbled upon the regular pentagon.

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