Today, wooden toys are getting a whole new meaning. I mean you know that I love a good high quality wooden toy. I have written about it many times. But when I came across James Paulius it felt like a new world of wood and toys opened. James is a Brooklyn-based designer and he designs products that integrate people with their environment.

Promoting creativity, curiosity and joy. I was definitely very curious to find out more and felt lots of joy when I did.

So are these the coolest wooden toys?
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Sky Villages is an interactive installation that invites children to build clusters of airborne villages on the wall. These villages are made of tessellating units that interlock in countless ways to create various structures.
When a unit no longer fits the particular needs of its location, it can be moved elsewhere for a new family to reside in. Constantly evolving, these structures accommodate the ever-changing tendencies of humanity and nature.

I would love to build my very own sky village.

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture, a set of architectural building blocks. Use the cantilever and nest hexagonal blocks to create towers, cities and dwellings. And the Hexagonal blocks will nest together in various formations. Counterbalancing each other and creating unique cantilevers found in modern and contemporary architecture.
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