Spirit of Play

The 2nd of December is Model Railway Day. Technology journalist Peter Pernsteiner talks about this popular hobby for young and old.

Fuel cells are seen as a key technology for energy engineering of the future. Educational toys teach us a lot about this technology.

Tianshu Schüler-Yang came to Germany to study economics and never left. These days, she supplies the Chinese market with board games for children and…

The ultimate shopping guide for kidults, and kidsters: 7 hip shops for pop culture enthusiasts and adult play kids around the globe.

The first pioneers are realising the idea of the circular economy in the toy industry. Sharon Keilthy presents the concepts and companies.

A range of toys manufactured using glitters is banned nearly overnight by a European Commission Regulation without guidance on the applicability of…

Schedule of events relevant for the toy industry in November 2023.

Wanted: Trainees in the toy trade! Chain store owner Christian Krömer has come up with a few ideas to solve the problem of attracting young workers to…

Orderchamp is the digital marketplace for wholesale products, and the bridge between 15,000 retailers and brands since 2021.

The SPIEL trade fair held in Essen in the autumn is the mecca for players of board and card games. Publishers from all over the world use the platform…

On 21 and 22 October 2023, the model railway manufacturer KM1 Modellbau e.K. celebrated its 20th company anniversary. Peter Pernsteiner spoke with…

In our new podcast episode, we talk to Christian Braun, founder of hobbyDB about collecting.