Simple Wooden Toys
Japanese Toy Maker Chigo Offers Hours of Handmade Fun
Japanese toy maker Chigo designs simple, beautiful wooden toys that can stimulate the imagination for hours on end. Chigo offers a lovely collection of wood toys including a camera, bowling set, train set, tops, landscaping wooden blocks and traditional Japanese toys (including cup and ball and katakata) all made of natural wood and painted with non-toxic paints. Prices range from $10 for the handmade tops to $170 for a duffle bag full of building blocks.
Trend Themes
1. Sustainable Toys - The trend of eco-friendly and non-toxic toys is disrupting the traditional toy industry, offering opportunities for toy makers to create beautiful wooden toys.
2. Imaginative Play - The trend of stimulating imagination through simple and open-ended toys is creating opportunities for toy makers to design toys that foster creativity and storytelling.
3. Handmade Crafts - The trend of handmade and artisanal toys is disrupting mass-produced toys, providing opportunities for small-scale toy makers to create unique and high-quality products.
Industry Implications
1. Toy Manufacturing - The toy manufacturing industry can explore the trend of eco-friendly toys to develop sustainable and non-toxic products that appeal to environmentally conscious consumers.
2. Children's Education - The children's education industry can leverage the trend of imaginative play to develop educational programs and materials that encourage creativity and problem-solving skills.
3. Artisanal Crafts - The artisanal crafts industry can tap into the trend of handmade toys to showcase unique and skillfully crafted products that cater to consumers seeking authenticity and craftsmanship.