COOL HUNTING® - Games + Toys

Gradient Puzzle

Evan Orensten — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:33:21 +0000

This 500 piece puzzle will challenge you or the diehard puzzle lover in your life, a zen conquest in gradient black and white or yellow and orange. Designed by Bryce Wilner, it’s 500 pieces and 18″ x 24″ when finished. Also available as a 1,000 piece puzzle in 20″ x 28″.

Rope Knot Toy

Evan Orensten — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:25:14 +0000

These sturdy, colorful rope toys come in two sizes and three color ways and provide a fun activity for your dog or cat on their own, with friend or with you. They’re made from 100% natural cotton and use vegetable dyes for coloring to keep your pet toxin-free.

1967 Japan GP Winner Tetsu Ikuzawa Porsche Carrera 6 Model

Josh Rubin — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 21:38:35 +0000

In a rebellious move, Japanese race car driver Tetsu Ikuzawa entered and won the 1967 Japanese Grand Prix in his privately owned Porsche 906. He continued to challenge the status quo and also win races for ten more years. Today his daughter Maï, a London-based creative director and designer, has brought new life to the Team Ikuzawa brand and legacy through gorgeously designed merch, apparel and collaborations. An homage to the brand’s beginning, these 1:43 scale models of the 1967 Japan GP Winning Carrera 6 (906-145) are produced officially by Porsche in a numbered edition of 250. Price is in Pounds.

Snoopy Plush Limited Edition

Evan Orensten — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 11:45:39 +0000

Bamford London may be one of Snoopy’s biggest fans, and it has a long history of making collectible watches featuring the infamous Beagle. Their newest ode to Snoopy, just in time for the holidays, is a plush toy in black corduroy with Bamford Aqua trim. Price is in £

Eden Backgammon Set

Evan Orensten — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:05:29 +0000

Jonathan Adler’s love of games meets his penchant for high-glam with a touch of provocateur. This high-gloss lacquer set features two snakes weaving through the board’s red and black points, with darting tongues dueling mid-board. Of course it looks great when it’s closed too, with the snakes’ tails in a graphic twist on the set’s top.

The World of the Brontës: A 1,000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

Kelly Pau — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:09:11 +0000

The work of the Brontë sisters comes to life in this 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle from Laurence King Publishing. From the Yorkshire moors to Mr Heathcliff and other characters from their novels, the puzzle—which is illustrated by Eleanor Taylor and features a pull-out poster—is suffused with allusions to the stories and figures that shaped the Brontës’ nineteenth century literature. Price is in Pounds.

Castle Block Set

David Graver — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 15:17:44 +0000

From the heirloom-quality South German toy brand Gluckskafer, the Castle Block Set is a vertical puzzle produced with wood from the Linden tree. The bright primary colors (drawn from non-toxic, water-based paint) lend each block—and the non-traditional, but still fairytale-like castle as a whole—an even more imaginative presence.

Bauhaus Around You Card Deck

Kelly Pau — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:24:11 +0000

The Bauhaus Around You Card Deck is a creative exercise that uses the designs and ideas from the design movement to challenge users to find similar elements in real life. Illustrated by Klasja Habjan and published by Form Function Studio (a creative practice led by Alison Beshai to champion accessibility in design), the 36-card deck features different color-coded prompts in either the Think, Explore or Create category. Played individually or with others, it’s a thoughtful, fun game for students and design heads.

Scorpio Puzzle

Kelly Pau — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 20:16:40 +0000

Piecework’s 70-piece Scorpio puzzle embodies the astrological sign: it’s dark, alluring and romantic (as it depicts an altar of flowers, candles and fruit). The color palette is more than just an aesthetic choice; it lends the puzzle a higher level of difficulty. Made from recycled paper with randomized ribbon cut pieces, the mini Scorpio is both visually and functionally compelling.

Official Disc

Kelly Pau — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 20:03:49 +0000

Design studio and book publisher Actual Source partnered with NYC-based graphic designer and illustrator Kurt Woerpel to create this bold blue frisbee. Manufactured by Wham-O, the 10.5-inch diameter disc features an illustration of a comic book with eyes, along with Actual Source’s logo in whimsical script and three words in classic lettering.