Designing a transparent chair for toy storage

2016-02-17T17:05:00-05:00

The "Mom" chair is a kid-sized acrylic seat with an opening on top where kids can drop their toys. It makes the dreaded toy clean-up exceedingly simple—and looks damn good to boot—but the true genius is in its transparency. Unlike opaque storage systems, toys can be easily spotted and dug out from within its clear walls.

Anyone who has lived through the chaos of a child playing (the point of which can seem to be to maximally distribute their toys across a given floor area) will appreciate this inventive, highly functional design by Carlo Contin:

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Volley of the Dolls

2011-04-21T13:52:45-04:00

The verdict in the retrial over who owns the rights to the billion-dollar doll franchise sides with MGA Entertainment Inc. over toy giant Mattel Inc. Mattel will owe MGA millions of dollars.

In a stunning decision, a Santa Ana jury sided with the maker of Bratz dolls, MGA Entertainment Inc., over Mattel Inc. in the retrial over who owns the rights to the billion-dollar franchise.

The case pitted two Southland toy companies against each other: El Segundo-based Mattel, the world's No. 1 toy maker and owner of the Barbie empire, and Van Nuys-based MGA, a little-known company until it introduced the Bratz dolls. Launched in 2001, the dolls became a sensation, appealing to older girls and deeply cutting into sales of Barbie.

A major point of contention centered on when and where Bratz creator and former Barbie designer Carter Bryant came up with the idea for the wildly popular multi-ethnic dolls known for their oversized heads, pouty lips and risque clothing.

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Designing a transparent chair for toy storage

Volley of the Dolls