Interviews

Sweet Spot Studio’s Jon Vanderbeek on looping trains, crawling geckos and hovering slugs

Jon Vanderbeek discusses nurturing talent, new business models and exciting plans for Sweet Spot Studio’s new building.

Carine Rosalia on support for new inventors – and the story behind her first licensed concept

Fresh from winning the Rising Star Award at this year’s Play Creators Awards, we sit down with inventor Carine Rosalia.

Louise Webster discusses how beyondtheschoolrun helps women, serves companies – and more…

Founder of beyondtheschoolrun, Louise Webster, on creating change and encouraging others

Dominique Metzler on why Spiel is a must-attend show for game inventors and publishers alike

Spiel MD Dominique Metzler discusses what inventors and publishers can expect from next month’s show, taking place at Messe Essen from October 6th to 9th.

Design_Lead_Play’s Darren Lee Phillipson on crafting toys for Gigantosaurus

With United Smile’s Gigantosaurus toy line being showcased at the LA Toy Previews, we caught up with the designer of the range – design_lead_play’s Darren Lee Phillipson.

Julia Keys on building confidence, resilience and empathy in children with Hug-a-Bug World

Hug-a-Bug World CEO Julia Keys discusses how the design of her toy range ties into bolstering a child’s emotional understanding.

Professor Puzzle founder Ben Meldrum on starting, growing – and the secret sauce that keeps them going

With 20 years in the industry, Ben Meldrum discusses great people, puzzles and products…

Paper Engine takes us inside the development of its Build Your Own paper toy kits

Paper Engine’s Keith Finch, Louise Clasby and Jason McKenzie on sustainability, Aardman and playing with paper.

Gibsons’ Emily Charles on the fan-led return of Kingmaker

As a new and improved version of Kingmaker heads to Kickstarter, Emily Charles ­– Product Development & Licensing Manager at Gibsons Games – talks us through its four-year development process.

Designer Wayne Lindsay on the benefits of taking part in BLE’s Kelvyn Gardner License This! competition

As one of last year’s winners, Wayne won a free exhibition stand at BLE 2022. We caught up to find out more about his plans for next month’s show.

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