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Toy Design

Leonard, the Malformed Bunny

by Serena Wu on January 15, 2009 · Comments

As a follow up to this spotlight post on Cassie, Leonard is now in my hands!—and he came in a neat little package complete with stickers and googly eyes on the envelope.
I’m seriously so impressed though. Leonard came in a machine sealed plastic baggie in a handmade envelope. Included was a sheet of six stickers [...]

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From Concept to Completion

by Serena Wu on January 15, 2009 · Comments

The design process is very similar to what we do in architecture, except the stuff we come up with is not even half as cool as this. I’m so inspired. It took Johannes Muecke and Different Futures only three and a half months to complete this spaceship for the Sensapolis Play and Sciencepark in Germany. [...]

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Spotlight: Cassandra, Plush Toy Designer

by Serena Wu on January 13, 2009 · Comments

Talented and cute plush toy designer, Cassie, really knows how to utilize social media as a marketing tool—even as just a high school senior. She posts albums full of her cute creations via Flickr (that’s how I discovered her talent), and she sells her handmade plush toys and earrings over at Etsy. Apparently, we were [...]

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