KOTOK Playthings are wooden toys, created with love and inspiration

The toys that are created by a graphic designer and produced the traditional way by an artel of craftsmen from the Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia: there the toy-craftsmen industry has been well-known since the XIXth century and has become a tradition. The wooden figurines are turned on a lathe and then painted by an artist's hand.

To work with talented craftsmen and support their distinct job, especially during current times of a global overproduction is a great joy for us.

Our goal is to create high-quality toys with a history that people of all ages will treasure and love.

2020 — All-Russian competition-biennale of object design and an exhibition at the Moscow Museum of Decorative Arts Invented and Made in Russia II: a winner in the Crafts: Interior Decor nomination.

2021 – 2022 — History of Russian design. Essentials exhibition, Moscow Design Museum, The State Tretyakov Gallery.

2022 – Play with design group exhibition at the Carme Contemporary Culture Centre (CCCC), Valencia, ES.

2022 – 2023 — All-Russian competition-biennale of object design and an exhibition at the Moscow Museum of Decorative Arts Invented and Made in Russia III: special jury mention.

2023 — publication and an interview in the New Folk Art book, published by Victionary.

2023 – 2024 — "Let's play!" group exhibition, Koordinata contemporary design space.

— kotok.toys web site was selected by Readymag to participate in the Web Projects of the Year 2020 voting and nominated in the Promos category.

— An Editors's pick mark on Etsy marketplace platform. 

Media → Paper.paper, Anorak magazine, Afisha Daily, Wonderzine, Russian Project 2020, Seasons Makers 2020, Behance Product design