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Tag: Plush

  • Plush

Build-a-Bear Promotion Falls Flat; Some Thoughts

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 18, 2018

Have you heard about the big Build-a-Bear "Pay Your Age" sale? It appears that Build-a-Bear…

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  • Plush

An Interview with Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company CEO, David Socha

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 19, 2017

You can't love a computer or a screen. You can love a plush. David Socha,…

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  • Plush

The Ithaca Kitty; Before the Teddy Bear

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 31, 2017

  I don't know about you but I had always thought that the Teddy Bear…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

What’s Cute and What’s Not; Is the Toy Industry Missing the Boat?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 19, 2015

Research says this is cute What puts the cute in cuteness?  That is a question…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Disney Makes a 3D Printer that Prints Molded Fabric

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 21, 2015

We present a new type of 3D printer that can form precise, but soft and…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Stuffed Toys Against Animal Cruelty ; Banksy makes a statement

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 13, 2013

Renowned graffiti artist, Banksy, has turned his attention to protesting against animal cruelty in the…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Beanie Babies; After the Epilogue

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 28, 2013

Collecting is a play experience that runs from early childhood through old age.  It involves…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

3D Dolls + the Internet = a Paradigm Buster

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 31, 2013

3D Printing is becoming hard to ignore. Users are producing anything from human ears (I’m…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Girls Outpace Boys in Science; but not in the U.S.

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 14, 2013

Two years ago I ran a seminar at the Nuremberg Toy Fair on the question: …

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Belarus Bombed with Teddy Bears; toys for democracy

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on August 3, 2012

The President of Belarus This week, the nation of Belarus came under attack as a…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Kidult Toy Department; What Belongs There?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 30, 2012

                                          Snorkin Labbit Whether you call them Kidults,  Rejuveniles, Adultescents or big overgrown kids; adults just…

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  • Uncategorized

Toys – providing Comfort & Joy

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 24, 2011

The holidays have a way of encouraging us to turn our thoughts to kinder, gentler,…

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  • Uncategorized

What Makes a Good Toy? Let the Experts Decide!

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 21, 2011

What makes a good toy?    There is no simple answer and there are many…

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  • Uncategorized

Toys Save Lives

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 20, 2011

A toy is a powerful thing.    This is shown in a recent study titled "Touching…

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  • Uncategorized

Factory Innovation Changes the Face of Plush

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 11, 2011

Long ago all plush toys were made in a place far, far away (50 years…

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