DesignfromFast Company5 days agoCandylab rebranded its retro toy cars to reach kids and 'kidults'Candylab rebranded to distinguish premium collectible wooden cars from smaller play-focused models, targeting both adult collectors and children.
Board gamesfromwww.bostonherald.com2 weeks agoToy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, dies age 99Burt Meyer invented iconic 1960s toys—Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Lite-Brite, MouseTrap—using mass-produced plastics and engineering to transform American children's play.
Startup companiesfromBusiness Insider2 weeks agoMy parents and siblings are doctors, but I became a toy inventor. My company raised $5 million this year.Sydney Wiseman invented Fingerlings, sold tens of millions, and now partners with her pediatrician sister to create playful medical tools.
MedicinefromFortune1 month agoThis founder went from designing Happy Meal toys to making prosthetic skulls for a living-and her company now rakes in $20 million a year | FortuneA former toy designer applied 3D-modeling skills to found MedCAD and develop 3D-printed surgical implants that restore patients' appearances.