Fabio_Guaricci, Author at TOY Design https://www.toy-design.com/author/fabio_guaricci/ Toy Design Studio and Blog Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:32:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.toy-design.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/favicon-toydesign.png Fabio_Guaricci, Author at TOY Design https://www.toy-design.com/author/fabio_guaricci/ 32 32 SMOOTHIE GLOBE https://www.toy-design.com/smoothie-globe/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:55:29 +0000 https://www.toy-design.com/?p=9044 Smoothie globe is the result of the cooperation of TOY Design with Tecnodidattica, the Italian leader in the manufacturing and distribution of geographical globes around the world. At first the project started from a benchmarking of competitors as we wanted to create common knowledge with the company around design drivers that are relevant in the…

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]]> 9044 GENTLE GIANT POUNDING BENCH https://www.toy-design.com/gentle-giant-pounding-bench/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:32:08 +0000 https://www.toy-design.com/?p=8976 GENTLE GIANT POUNDING BENCH PROJECT Brief: RESEARCH The project started from a benchmarking activity, both in the market and in the informal domain. This led to a set of toy typologies we could enter with a new design: Sensory toys, Musical toys, Transportation toys, Role play toys, etc… We analyzed these in order to extract…

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]]> 8976 PIEDONY IS THE WINNER OF “TOY INVENTOR” https://www.toy-design.com/fabio-is-the-winner-of-toy-inventor/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:42:51 +0000 https://www.toy-design.com/?p=8850 Fabio has been selected to take part at the talent show named “TOY INVENTOR” streamed on Discovery Real Time in 2023. He has presented “Piedony”, a family game aged 5+ in which children, with the help of giant feet, have to collect the biggest amount of mushrooms. There are different ways to play the game.…

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]]> 8850 PLAY DOH BLOCKS https://www.toy-design.com/play-doh-blocks/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:35:03 +0000 https://www.toy-design.com/?p=8828 The Play Doh Blocks collection design has been, in fact, the challenge of merging together two very different worlds: creative dough play and construction play. We all know how fun and free feels to play with creative dough, how fun and magic is to handle that soft matter that instantly triggers our imagination in a…

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]]> 8828 The Nostalgic Toy Trend: Why Are Classics Coming Back? https://www.toy-design.com/the-nostalgic-toy-trend-why-are-classics-coming-back/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:05:07 +0000 https://www.toy-design.com/?p=8386  Play stimulates children’s creativity, learning, and development, which is why toys and games are undoubtedly an essential part of every childhood. Even with the rise of video games and touchscreen devices, Yahoo Finance notes that global toy market growth remains positive. In 2021, it was valued at $103.96 billion, with an annual growth rate of about…

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]]> 8386 How to Make Sure Your Children’s Toys are NONTOXIC https://www.toy-design.com/how-to-make-sure-your-childrens-toys-are-nontoxic/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:54:23 +0000 https://www.toy-design.com/?p=8341 Children’s toys are amongst the last places you’d expect to find toxic chemicals. After all, we know kids are even more susceptible to many hazardous substances than adults are. Unfortunately, there are still plenty of toxic materials that can end up in your child’s toy chest.In reality, not every toy is made equal- while some…

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]]> 8341 Recycling toys in a social perspective https://www.toy-design.com/recycling-toys-in-a-social-perspective/ Sun, 22 May 2022 18:08:54 +0000 https://www.toy-design.com/?p=8161 A few weeks ago I visited London and, as my partner was busy with a volunteering experience, I decided to explore toy-related places in London. And I found this: a toy store that actually does recycling toys in a social perspective. The TOY Project is an eye-catching toy shop, with an incredibly rich showcase, organizing…

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]]> 8161 DESIGN CARDS THAT TRAIN VISION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD https://www.toy-design.com/design-cards-that-train-vision-in-early-childhood/ Wed, 04 May 2022 12:52:37 +0000 https://www.toy-design.com/?p=8093 When light passes through our cornea (transparent eye surface) to your pupil (the opening to the inside of your eye) it reaches our lens, which focuses it on your retina (the back of your eye), where it’s converted into a nerve signal and carried by the optic nerve to your brain. Now this connection system…

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]]> 8093 Toy design in the age of Metaverses https://www.toy-design.com/toy-design-in-the-age-of-metaverses/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:33:14 +0000 https://www.toy-design.com/?p=7662 The history of Metaverses is a young one and however, as many other stories of today as NFTs and crypto currencies, will most probably have a role in consumer experiences and even our lives tomorrow. And in this context toys, maybe not the ones we are used to, are not only involved but will play…

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]]> 7662 Your Reviews on TOY Design Academy https://www.toy-design.com/your-reviews-on-toy-design-academy/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:47:06 +0000 https://www.toy-design.com/your-reviews-on-toy-design-academy/ Here are your reviews on TOY Design Academy, what you sent back to me about how this path has been useful to you in clarifying important aspects of the project and concentrating your efforts on making the idea salable.

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