Many people have likened Makedo to Ole Christiansen’s Lego (1949)
The compelling thing about Makedo is that it champions creativity, DIY and introduces children to the notion of ‘making your own fun’.   More…

 

Might it even challenge for title of world’s most planet positive toy?  Makedo opens wide children’s creativity to a much broader vista of possibilities. More…

 

Why wasn’t the Makedo around when I was a kid? If time travel is ever invented, I’m going back to my six-year-old self with Makedo. The best kid’s toy ever.  More…

 

For succeeding in combining the concepts of sustainability, social change and shared creativity so simply, we say give this guy a seat in government.   More (PDF link)

 

Makedo has taken the world by storm! Bring this kit to your family holiday dinner for guaranteed fun, even without trusty stand-by’s like Dominos, Scrabble, Monopoly, Taboo or the Wii.   More…

 

Three experts highlight the top 25 people who will change architecture and design in 2010. 

Who would have thought that you could improve the cable tie? The way he has gone about producing and promoting the idea is as good as the product itself.   More…

 

Make gold out of garbage - It’s brilliant in its simplicity: just a few pieces turn a pile of recycling into raw materials.   More…

 

How did I not come across this earlier? Think of the possibilities!   More…

 

Maker Faire NY 2010: Celebrating Process
MakeDo is a new kind of Lego. Kids, and maybe all of us, respond best when given the tools to find the answer rather than the answer itself.   More…

 

That’s social change on two counts: sustainable living and (re)kindling the imagination.   More…

 

 

The product is equally suited for children making arts and crafts to designers experimenting with new prototypes.   More…

 

This is all about reuse. Turn found objects (cardboard, cloth and plastic) into rockets or kangaroos with hinges and things. Then do it again.   More…

 

issue 22 Q1 2010   Any parent will appreciate the simple genius of Makedo.  More (PDF link)

 

 

 

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An  ingenious idea… this concept is absolutely brilliant and has the advantage of being very environmentally friendly.   More…

 

 

It turns everything into a tinkertoy that you can attach to everything else - How Katamari Damacy!   More…

 

The possibilities are pretty much endless with this design.   More…

 

 

 

 

Their kits up the ante on “making do”.   More…

 

 

Children who adore arts, crafts and junk modelling will love this clever kit.    More…

 

 

One of the cutest things to come out of Australia since Baby Uggs, makedo’s connector system takes the concept of reuse to a whole new level.   More…

 

I absolutely love the premise behind MAKEDO, especially the upcycling, repurposing and encouraging imagination, not to mention, the company is socially responsible. These qualities, to me, epitomize what a green toy should be.   More…

 

 A fantastic concept that is only limited by your imagination. I am in absolute awe of the creations that people have made with their makedo kits.   More…

 

 Rubbish has taken on a whole new meaning. makedo has even unleashed in me a creativity that I never knew existed.  It is simple brilliance at it’s best.   More…

 

Makedo is the kind of toy you would like to invent it’s so simple and obvious.   More…

 

Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy making things with my kids but it’s the mess that puts me off. So this nifty set makes me very happy. The simplest of ideas but just brilliant.   More…

 

 

…and again at Core77!
Makedo makes Lego look positively limiting.   More…