ÉCAL students turn Artek furniture waste into children's toys
Students from Swiss design school ÉCAL have used material offcuts and production rejects from Finnish manufacturer Artek to create a collection of toys. More
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Paesaggio con figure is an eco-friendly toy by Passaro Edizioni
Passaro Edizioni has designed a sustainable toy called Paesaggio con figure, which it is presenting for the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More
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Yaara Nusboim designs therapy dolls for children struggling with emotional trauma
Israeli designer Yaara Nusboim has developed a series of wooden toys in collaboration with child psychologists, that can help kids process difficult or repressed emotions as part of the therapeutic process. More
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Ferm Living releases "gender-neutral" Toro play kitchen for small spaces
Danish brand Ferm Living has created a minimalist play kitchen for children, which is designed to fit into small spaces. More
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Czech toys from the past 100 years showcased for London Design Festival
Toys created by Czech designers over the past century are on show in London, including inflatable animals, wooden flowers and colourful totems. More
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Front designs bent-wood rocking horse for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna
Milan 2016: the latest designer rocking horse comes from Stockholm studio Front, which has based its minimal design for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna on an old bent-wood chair from the furniture brand's archive. More
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Cubetto is a wooden robot designed to teach toddlers how to code
London company Primo Toys has designed a "hands on" wooden play set that aims to teach three-year-old children the principles of coding without the use of screens (+ slideshow). More
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David Weeks' folding wooden Cubebot toy "has a life of its own" on Instagram
Most Loved: New York designer David Weeks reflects on how the simple toy robot he designed became a social media sensation in the next movie from our exclusive video series. More
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Snego building blocks are made using salvaged wood and natural dyes
A pair of Swedish designers have created a set of multi-faceted wooden building blocks that are coloured with fruit and vegetable dyes (+ slideshow). More
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Koloro-wagon stacking wooden storage boxes by Torafu Architects
These wooden storage boxes by Japanese designers Torafu Architects stack up to make little trolleys (+ slideshow). More
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Competition: five sets of Balancing Blocks by Fort Standard to give away
Competition: Dezeen and Areaware have teamed up to give readers the chance to win one of five white Balancing Blocks sets of wooden toys, signed by the designers Fort Standard. More
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Poor Toys by Poorex
Product news: this set of wooden toys by Polish studio Poorex incorporates tools associated with household chores. More
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Flat Zoo by Yang:Ripol
Slices of wood are layered in different combinations to make each animal in this toy menagerie by London design studio Yang:Ripol. More
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WOOD by Ten
Design collective Ten will present a collection of sustainable, wooden products at 100% Design in London next week. More
