Open Toys

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The Open Toy project is a result of a 2013 workshop at Domaine de Boisbuchet. Samuel N. Bernier made the decision to use waste from band saws, such as cork and wood, to create toys by printing small accessories with a MakerBot he brought on site. He designed six accessories that transform found objects into planes, helicopters, birds, and so on. A week after presenting the project, Bernier had an idea while looking at Domaine's garden - replace the wood and cork from his project with comestible materials like vegetables and fruits. Vegetables are also easier to pierce without tools than wood. The project was left behind for almost ten months when Thomas Thibault, an intern in Bernier's design team at le FabShop's creation studio, started creating new parts for the collection. The rocket and submarine parts come from him. The Open Toys were presented for the first time in October 2014 during a workshop at the Autodesk Pop-Up gallery in Paris. Kids at the event transformed potatoes, carrots, eggplants, and cucumbers with great interest into cars, sea vehicles, and space ships. To celebrate the release of their exercise book "Impression 3D Pas à Pas," le FabShop decided to publish the Open Toys files for free download on principal 3D printing platforms: Thingiverse, YouMagine, Cults 3D, and Instructables. They hope users will contribute to the Open Toys collection by creating new models. Le FabShop's designers are committed to contributing in the next months as well. Share your "open toys" on our Facebook page and Twitter. Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/le-FabShop-3066048386. Follow us on Twitter: @lefabshop