# Gender-Neutral Dollhouses This Modular Dollhouse Collection Promotes Shared Play By Cadhla Gray | Published 2015-09-15 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dollhouse-collection References: [behance.net](https://www.behance.net/gallery/26511845/NOOKS-Dollhouse-Collection) & [nooks.fi](http://www.nooks.fi/) This gender-neutral dollhouse collection encourages imaginative play for boys and girls. Finnish designer Janine Rewell created these seven houses, each with a different visual theme, with her niece in mind. Bunny, monkey and garage-themed houses boast bold and vivid colors hand-painted by Rewell herself. The wooden NOOKS dollhouses are created with rough play in mind, boasting a high-quality design meant to last. In addition, each dollhouse was built with a modular design in mind. Therefore, they can be joined together in shared play with another child's toy, or interconnected as a child receives another part of the dollhouse collection as a gift. Straying from pink walls and white picket fences, these dollhouses are made for boys and girls as a means to reduce gender stereotypes at a young age. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 74% | Activity: 80% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Modular Dollhouses:** Designing dollhouses with modular design encourage imaginative play for boys and girls. - **Gender-neutral Toys:** Creating gender-neutral toys help reduce gender stereotypes at a young age. - **Hand-painted Toy Collections:** Hand-painted toy collections boost creativity and adds a unique touch to the design. ### Who This Affects Most - **Toy Industry:** The toy industry can innovate and create more gender-neutral toys with modular designs to encourage shared imaginative play. - **Wooden Furniture Industry:** The wooden furniture industry can produce high-quality and durable wooden toys with hand-painted designs to increase creativity. - **Early Childhood Education:** Gender-neutral toy collections with modular design can be valuable tools in early childhood education for reducing gender stereotypes and promoting shared play. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Block Puzzle Modular Dollhouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dollhouse-concept.md) - [Gender-Neutral Stroller Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/herotron.md) - [Play-Friendly Furniture Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-nook-modular-furniture-system.md) - [Living Condition Awareness Dollhouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unwelcome-home.md) - [Gendered Building Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/she-built-that-1.md) - [Puzzle-Style Inclusive Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nook-furniture.md) - [Film-Inspired Bright Doll Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-mojo-dojo-casa-house.md) - [Easy-to-Assemble Colorful Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interlockables.md) - [Playful Learning Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikea-open-house.md)