KAMIKADO

KAMIKADO is a paper (KAMI) version of the globally popular game Mikado created by the French designer Emmanuelle Moureaux who lives in Japan.
The sticks have  colorful gradations created by layered paper and are 41 as for the original game.
To play is very easy: pick up the sticks one at a time from the pile without moving the others: the person with the most sticks at the end wins!

IL RICETTARIO MAGICO BY MILIMBO

Milimbo are a graphic studio and a small publishing project, they design books, games, posters, objects...using a graphic, synthetic and symbolic code. They like the images that evoke stories and folk tales, they reinterpret them creating their own games to play and books to read.
We would like to show you their last board game "Il Ricettario Magico" (The Magic Recipes).
A funny game in which four explorers made a long journey to search the different ingredients necessary to prepare a recipe. A cake flour walking alone, a flightless cookies, a risotto with mushrooms growing ... Dare to begin this trip !!!
The game board is a itinerary through different geographical areas distinguished by colors and players must to set up at the begining of the game, there are different ways to mount.
 
The project emerged as UovoKids Festival proposal in 2015 and  they made a first edition aimed at Italian schools. Now they created a "special Milimbo edition" with some changes and improvements. They began a crowdfunding campaign for financing the production of the game, the translation into several languages (French, English, Italian, Spanish and Catalan) as well as the production of the different rewards and shipments.

This is for sure the era of digital games....but traditional board games may still have a place in your family! Best of all, everyone in the family can play some games! Grandma, grandpa, parents, kids can gahter around the table to enjoy time together. Board games  teach children many valuable lessons, such as how to follow rules, how to wait for your turn, how to be loyal and how to share.

We can all support them!

Make a pledge There are 23 days left to support it!!!!

 

MAKE A FACE!

Come ti senti?
Make a Face è un gioco in legno con il quale potrai ricreare centinaia di espressioni. Un modo fantastico per apprendere e per parlare di emozioni.
Gira i pezzi che compongono il viso e crea la tua emozione!
By Moon Picnic
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How are you feeling?
Make A Face is a wooden toy with hundreds of expressions! A wonderful way to learn about & discuss emotions together.
Turn & flip the wooden face pieces to express your emotion!
By Moon Picnic

CUCUMA, ALPHABET PROJECT AND TANGRAM PROJECT BY Elena Bergamini

CUCUMA:

CUCUMA è un sogno nel cassetto, l'adrenalina di un buon caffè di prima mattina ma anche la professionalità e la passione raggruppate in quindici anni di lavoro.

CUCUMA rappresenta Elena Bergamini, è un insieme di progetti di design d'arredo, di creazioni di PaperCut e di esperimenti con la macchina da cucire e tutte le idee progettuali che Elena sa trasformare in oggetti sognanti che possono regalare un attimo di leggerezza alla quotidianità.
PRESENTAZIONE progetto ALPHABET:

C’è la carta da disegno, la carta carbone, la carta da pacco. La carta da lucido, da gioco, la carta che canta. 
Ci sono le carte geografiche e le cartoline giramondo. Poi ci sono lettere di cartone che portano il mondo in una stanza.
Un alfabeto intero per raccontare e riempire lo spazio a modo tuo.
Caratteri mobili per comporre la storia che vuoi, diventando tavolini, comodini, soluzioni per allestimenti…
Lo spazio abitato come una pagina bianca: le lettere rimandano all’iniziale di un nome… a un messaggio cifrato… a un suono che scalda il cuore…
Complementi d’arredo essenziali, “parlanti” e progettati con passione, di cui si riempirà l’aria.
Tutte le lettere di Alphabet sono di cartone, assemblato come un puzzle.
Di colore avana o bianco, ma anche personalizzabili (è infatti possibile stampare direttamente sul cartone).
Riciclabili, sono leggere, lavabili e molto resistenti.

PRESENTAZIONE progetto TANGRAM:
Per chi non lo conoscesse, il TANGRAM, è un antico gioco cinese, costituito da sette tavolette di forma differente, inizialmente disposte a formare un quadrato. Lo scopo del puzzle è quello di formare una figura utilizzando tutti i pezzi senza sovrapposizioni. Il mio TANGRAM cresce di dimensione diventando più "fisico", permettendoci di giocare usando le braccia, sul tavolo o sdraiati per terra scervellandoci con gli amici per creare forme nuove.
TANGRAM è realizzato completamente in cartone, misura 60x60 cm ed è accompagnato da una pratica custodia con manici in corda che ci permettono di trasportarlo agilmente come una borsa.

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CUCUMA:

Cucuma is a dream, an earlymorning adrenaline rush after a coffee, but it is also professionalism and commitment gained after fifteen years of work.
Cucuma represents  Elena Bergamini, and there you can find her furniture projects, her Papercut works, her Sewing and Craft Projects and all the design ideas that Elena has been able to turn into dreamy objects able to give a breath of fresh air to your every day life.

ALPHABET PROJECT:

There is drawing paper, carbon paper, wrapping paper.

There are maps and globetrotter postcards. Then there are letters made of cardboard that bring the world in a room.

A whole alphabet that will enable you to tell and fill the space in your own way.
With these movable letters you can tell the story you want as they can turn into coffee tables, side tables, solutions for exhibitions and so on.
The living space can be seen as a blank page: the letters can refer to the initial of a name or to an encrypted message or even to a sound that warms the heart ...
Essential pieces of furniture, able to "talk" and designed with passion, which will fill the air.
All letters of the Alphabet are made of cardboard, assembled like a jigsaw puzzle.
They come in brown or white colour, but they can be customized (it is possible to print directly on the cardboard).
They are recyclable; they are lightweight, washable and very durable.

TANGRAM PROJECT:

For those not familiar,  The TANGRAM is a traditional Chinese puzzle made of a square divided into seven pieces (one parallelogram, one square and five triangles) that can be arranged to match particular designs.  The aim of the puzzle is to form a figure using all the pieces without overlaps. My TANGRAM grows in size and becomes more "physical", allowing you to play using your arms, on a table or lying on the ground with friends racking your brains for creating new forms.
TANGRAM is entirely made of cardboard, it measures 60x60 cm and comes with a carrying bag with rope handles that allow us to easily carry it like a bag.

YOU CAN FIND ALPHABETH BY MARTINO DESIGN IN BOLOGNA, ITALY

25X8

"Appendi il berretto, scrivi il tuo nome, disegna una freccia, fai un'addizione.
Attacca, stacca, sposta, conta, crea.
Arreda giocando, gioca arredando"

Oggi vi parliamo del gioco/complemento d'arredo "25X8" che si chiama così proprio perchè ha 200 buchi, 25 orizzontali o 8 verticali (in base al punto di osservazione).
"25x8" può essere definito come la rivisitazione del gioco storico della Quercetti dei chiodini con qualche valore aggiunto:
1) I  materiali utilizzati sono tutti naturali e le vernici sono atossiche
2)il pezzo colorato, con cui giocare, è abbstanza grande e difficilmente ingoiabile da un bambino
3) è modulare ed ampliabile e mutabile in un appendiabiti. Infatti tutte le piastre sono dotate di fori ai lati per essere modulari e hanno due buchi davanti per essere utilizzati con delle viti da appendere a muro.
4) All'interno della confezione sono forniti anche 60 chiodini (15 per ogni colore - 4 colori in totale) di cui 8 con calamita incorporata. Questo permette, grazie alla piastra integrata all'interno del legno, di non far cadere i pezzi una volta che lo si sta utilizzando come appendino a muro. 
Noi lo troviamo DIVINO, e voi?????
Per maggiori info, potete visitare il sito di Babaulab!!
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"Hang your hat, write your name, make an arrow, add and subtract.
Add, remove, count, rearrange, create.
Decorate while playing, play while decorating."

Today we would like to feature the game / piece of furniture "25x8" which is so called because its has 200 holes, 25 horizontal and 8 vertical (it depends where your look at it from).
"25x8" can be seen as the review of the historical game of Quercetti with some added value:
1) The materials used are all natural and the paints are non-toxic
2) the colored piece, to play with, are quite big and not swallowable by a child
3) it is modular and expandable and can be used as an coat peg too. In fact, all the pegboards are made with holes in their sides in order to be modular and have two holes in the front side to be used with screws to hang it on the wall.
4) Inside the box there will be 60 pegs (15 for each color - 4 colors in total) including 8 pegs with built-in magnet, very useful when you use the pegboards as a coat peg.
We find it LOVELY, what about you ?????
For more info, you can visit the website of Babaulab !!

WOODEN MEMORY GAMES

Oggi vogliamo parlarvi dei bellissimi Memory in legno prodotti dalla product designer Teja, di Ljubljana, in Slovenia.

Tutti i suoi progetti prendono ispirazione dai caldi  ricordi nostalgici del passato.

In merito ai suoi Memory Games, ricordate che rappresentano un ottimo esercizio per tenere allenata la mente di grandi e piccini...il gioco è indicato per bambini dai 3 agli 8 anni, ma anche per mamme e papà...che però, attenzione...difficilmente riusciranno a vincere una sola partita! :)

Potete acquistare i suoi prodotti qui:

Etsy

Dewanda

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Today we would love to feature this BEAUTIFUL Wooden Memory Games made by the Slovenian product designer and maker TEJA. 

For the creation of her products she takes inspiration from the memories of the past. She creates images that wrap you in the warm embrace called "nostalgia". 

With reference to her Wooden Memory Games, please note that this heirloom toy is an excellent gym device to train your memory. It is intended for all the little rascals from three till round eight years old. And of course for all parents and grandparents. But grownups beware - you will rarely win a game.

Memory heirloom toy is produced in Ljubljana, made of wood and is colored with friendly acrylic water-resistant colors.

You can buy them here:  
Etsy

Dewanda 

LE FACCE DI SHUSHA

Crea un milione di facce con questo stupendo giocattolo in legno prodotto da Shusha. I bambini potranno scoprire le varie espressioni facciali e le emozioni, creare facce che siano giovani, anziane, da maschio o da femmina, realistiche o sgargianti. Questo è davvero un giocattolo adatto ai bambini di tutte le età. E 'semplice, elegante, divertente, di qualità eccellente e fantasioso.
Lo trovate qui. (the Pippa and Ike show)
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Create a milion faces with this absolutely fantastic wooden toy from Shusha. Kids can explore facial expressions and emotions, create faces that are young, old, male or female, realistic or totally whacky. This is a really good toy for all ages. It's simple, stylish, fun, excellent quality, imaginative and hilarious.
Find them here (the Pippa and Ike show)

Create a milion faces with this absolutely fantastic wooden toy from Shusha. Kids can explore facial expressions and emotions, create faces that are young, old, male or female, realistic or totally whacky. This is a really good toy for all ages. It's simple, stylish, fun, excellent quality, imaginative and hilarious. - See more at: http://the-pippa-and-ike-show.com/item.php?item_id=981#sthash.Zm3NN7Za.nPH7ZeOV.dpuf

Create a milion faces with this absolutely fantastic wooden toy from Shusha. Kids can explore facial expressions and emotions, create faces that are young, old, male or female, realistic or totally whacky. This is a really good toy for all ages. It's simple, stylish, fun, excellent quality, imaginative and hilarious. - See more at: http://the-pippa-and-ike-show.com/item.php?item_id=981#sthash.Zm3NN7Za.nPH7ZeOV.dpuf

Create a milion faces with this absolutely fantastic wooden toy from Shusha. Kids can explore facial expressions and emotions, create faces that are young, old, male or female, realistic or totally whacky. This is a really good toy for all ages. It's simple, stylish, fun, excellent quality, imaginative and hilarious. - See more at: http://the-pippa-and-ike-show.com/item.php?item_id=981#sthash.Zm3NN7Za.nPH7ZeOV.dpuf

Create a milion faces with this absolutely fantastic wooden toy from Shusha. Kids can explore facial expressions and emotions, create faces that are young, old, male or female, realistic or totally whacky. This is a really good toy for all ages. It's simple, stylish, fun, excellent quality, imaginative and hilarious. - See more at: http://the-pippa-and-ike-show.com/item.php?item_id=981#sthash.Zm3NN7Za.nPH7ZeOV.dpuf

Create a milion faces with this absolutely fantastic wooden toy from Shusha. Kids can explore facial expressions and emotions, create faces that are young, old, male or female, realistic or totally whacky. This is a really good toy for all ages. It's simple, stylish, fun, excellent quality, imaginative and hilarious. - See more at: http://the-pippa-and-ike-show.com/item.php?item_id=981#sthash.Zm3NN7Za.nPH7ZeOV.dpuf

Create a milion faces with this absolutely fantastic wooden toy from Shusha. Kids can explore facial expressions and emotions, create faces that are young, old, male or female, realistic or totally whacky. This is a really good toy for all ages. It's simple, stylish, fun, excellent quality, imaginative and hilarious. - See more at: http://the-pippa-and-ike-show.com/item.php?item_id=981#sthash.Zm3NN7Za.nPH7ZeOV.dpuf

MONSTERS

 

 

 

La maggior parte di noi si sente ancora un bambino dentro, si ferma ammaliato alla sezione giocattoli nei negozi, salta sui tappeti elastici e teme ancora i mostri dalla propria infanzia.
Questo progetto è dedicato ai bambino che c'è in noi, dandoci  la possibilità di dare un'occhiata alle proprie paure con un sorriso e...di farci anche un giro sopra!
Di Constantin Bolimond.
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Most of us are still kids inside, which stop at the Toy Section in the shops, like to jump on the trampoline and still remember monsters  from their childhood.
This project is devoted to the Child inside us. It gives a chance to take a look at Your fears with a smile and to have a ride them).By Costantine Bolimond.