Workshop diary
The wooden toy villages of the world and the story they share
Germany, Japan, Russia, India. Traditions that grew up unaware of each other emerged from the same three conditions and declined for the same reason.
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Workshop diary
Building a small toy workshop, step by step.
Workshop diary
Starting a toy workshop from zero
What we did on day one, what it cost, and everything we did not know yet.
Workshop diary
Istanbul had a hundred toy shops in 1635
Toymaking in Eyüp lasted three centuries and ended in 1957 when a boulevard was built through the market. The numbers left behind are both surprising and familiar.