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Category Archives: Toys

Museum of Childhood

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

In 1974, almost 100 years after its building was finished, the MoC had its direction dedicated to the subject of childhood. Alongside the Museum’s existing toy collection, the space features collections of children’s costume, books, nursery items, art and furniture. Searching for toys references and history I found their very complete website. There I found, between [...]

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Games & Toys

Sunday, November 9, 2008

via: Geekdad

This link just bumped into my browser: http://rdushay.home.mindspring.com/Museum/Index.html
WHY: To remind me that I need to investigate more the difference (if any) between toys and games.

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Inside-out: there’s a robot beneath the fluff.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

via Microsiervos (in Spanish)

Matt Kirkland did a good exercise. In his words:
…armed with my childish curiousity and the spurious excuse of ‘product design research,’ I set out to discover what, exactly, these creatures are hiding.
WHY: Although the first Toy Story feturred this behave in a bad boy (Sid Phillips), curious children and adults can have [...]

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Your pencil, Master!

Sunday, October 19, 2008

I just got this nice present designed by Kikkerland. I knew their products before. It is nice place for “toy” collectors and gadgets lovers. I even have one windups, designed by the brazilian Chico Bicalho. But this robot is something else. Besides its fun-vintage good-looking, the power you apply to sharp your pencil actually make [...]

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