Open Toys

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The MakerBots Open Toy project is the result of a 2013 workshop at Domaine de Boisbuchet, where designer Samuel N. Bernier got creative with material waste from band saws. He designed six 3D printed accessories that transformed found objects into planes, helicopters, and other toys. It was during a walk in the garden, just a week after the project's presentation, that Bernier had an idea to replace wood and cork with comestible materials like vegetables and fruits. These new materials were also easier to pierce without tools than traditional wood. When Thomas Thibault joined Bernier's design team at le FabShop's creation studio as an intern, he took the Open Toy project to the next level by creating new parts for the collection. His additions included rocket and submarine components. In October 2014, the Open Toys were unveiled at an Autodesk Pop-Up gallery workshop in Paris. Kids transformed potatoes, carrots, eggplants, and cucumbers into cars, sea vehicles, and space ships with great interest. This marked the birth of the digital age's Mister Potato. Le FabShop released their exercise book "Impression 3D Pas à Pas" to celebrate its launch, along with a free download of the Open Toys files on popular 3D printing platforms: Thingiverse, YouMagine, Cults 3D, and Instructables. They encouraged users from these communities to contribute new models to the collection, and le FabShop's designers promised to do the same in the months ahead. To share your own "open toys" creations, head over to le FabShop's Facebook page and Twitter account! Find us on: https://www.facebook.com/leFabShop https://twitter.com/leFabShop