Sunday, September 19, 2010

Wooden Toy Prototypes for The Land of Me

I'm excited to say that I've just shipped my first set of The Land of Me toy prototypes off to London.  I'm having such a great time working with the people at Made in Me, and I can't wait to see how this first set turns out.  Production is going to start in just a few weeks by a wood design company in Hull, UK.  Nice!

Jack has been watching me closely throughout the design phase, and is very proud that he can put all of the animals together by himself.

You can also check out the post on the Made in Me blog if you'd like.


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14 comments:

  1. MakeminemidcenturySeptember 19, 2010 at 8:48 PM

    Love how that son of yours presses-on constructing animals, despite being covered in bandaids!

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  2. Joel HenriquesSeptember 19, 2010 at 9:00 PM

    Ha, I know. One was just covering a particularly itchy mosquito bite though, so it's not as bad as it looks.

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  3. susan heggestadSeptember 19, 2010 at 9:00 PM

    Congrats! These are fabulous!

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  4. Lori HenriquesSeptember 19, 2010 at 9:59 PM

    these are super! i love the bear-like one. the arms look very inviting to attach and move. i see the guitar blister has persisted for "a few long days." hope he's all better soon! :)

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  5. Portland SunshineSeptember 19, 2010 at 10:32 PM

    really cool stuff. i'm new to your blog and digging it.

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  6. HarrySeptember 20, 2010 at 2:18 AM

    We are over the moon with the prototypes and literally cannot wait to see hundreds of wooden toy kits being made. Working with you has been awesome!

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  7. HollySeptember 20, 2010 at 6:45 AM

    lovely, Joel. Cannot wait to hear more. Such well-deserved success.

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  8. LorSeptember 20, 2010 at 1:02 PM

    How serious! Very cute...

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  9. AlisonswhimSeptember 20, 2010 at 3:38 PM

    Wow, Joel! These are so cool!!!

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  10. Peggy RiceSeptember 21, 2010 at 12:28 AM

    Can't wait! We have some cardboard type toys from MUJI that fall apart after a few times, so we welcome the wooden toys that he can put together repeatedly and they will travel well, add bonus!

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  11. Joel HenriquesSeptember 21, 2010 at 2:33 PM

    Thanks everybody! I'll keep you posted!

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  12. ann foxleeSeptember 26, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    just found your blog, and I love love love these animals! can't wait to hear how/when I can buy some!!

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  13. ANA SAGGESESeptember 30, 2010 at 7:01 AM

    HI, jOEL, IT´S VERY CUTE! CAN YOU SEND ME THE MODEL???? ANA SAGGESE

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  14. MalinOctober 12, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    just found your blog and I think your work is GREAT

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