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.

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.” ...

What if, when you didn't need that dining table anymore, it could be transformed into a bookcase or a chandelier? That's the idea behind this oversized erector set designed by Form Us With Love, a ...

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 ...

WEBVTT BUILDS A LEGACY IN TOYS. KAREN: THEY DO NOT MAKE TOYS LIKE THEY USED TO. THIS FERRIS WILL BUILD FROM A 1930’S ERECTOR SET. -- FAIREST WHEEL BUILT FROM A 1930’S ERECTOR SET. GILBERT: WHEN PEOPLE ...