Playshapes by millergoodman
Last week, Assistant Editor Jordan Kushins brought you millergoodman's Shapemaker wooden block set.
Now they've just launched the second incarnation of their graphic kids toys in the form of Playshapes, a modular set of 74 geometric wooden shapes, at Tent London during London Design Festival.
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These are terrific, wish I had them for when my daughter was younger!
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