PARIS, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fans of the Gears of War™ franchise will now be able to bring the game to life as they build model vehicles offered by Erector®, a division of Meccano®. The brand ...

What happens when you combine the ease and convenience of flat-pack, ready-to-assemble furniture with the fun and whimsy of the Legos you loved as a child? Well, now we know. For decades, the French ...

There’s a secret to 3+, a new furniture collection by Polish designer Oskar Zieta. It seems counterintuitive, but the strength of the series lies not where the material is–but instead, where it isn’t.

Oskar Zieta’s 3+ collection is riddled with holes that allow for modular configurations. Make Your Own Erector Set Furniture with Mekano What if, when you didn't need that dining table anymore, it ...

The Eli Whitney Museum will pay tribute to the ingenuity of Yale alumnus and toymaker A.C. Gilbert with two events opening on Friday, Nov. 29: “The Erector Set at 100” and “Mr. Gilbert’s Railroad.” ...

It's the Mount Everest of boys' Christmas presents. The top toy, bar-none, on little Frankie Sargent's wish list. The be-all, the end-all, the Holy Grail of .... well, let's just say it's the Climax ...

NEW HAVEN >> Some came for a history lesson, some came for nostalgia and others just came to play. The New Haven Museum celebrated the 100th anniversary of Alfred Carlton "A.C." Gilbert filing his ...