INDUSTRY:
Luxury Toy
CLIENT:
OutoftheShed
YEAR:
2022
EXPERIENCE:
Product Design
Castle Carousel
Castle Carousel is a rotating, modular wooden structure designed to spark imaginative play through motion and form. Inspired by vintage fairground rides and fairy-tale castles, it invites children to explore storytelling through physical interaction. Each level interlocks like a puzzle, turning playtime into a magical, mechanical experience grounded in craft and creativity.
Castle Carousel is a rotating, modular wooden structure designed to spark imaginative play through motion and form. Inspired by vintage fairground rides and fairy-tale castles, it invites children to explore storytelling through physical interaction. Each level interlocks like a puzzle, turning playtime into a magical, mechanical experience grounded in craft and creativity.
challenge.
Designing a castle-themed carousel meant merging fantasy with engineering. The biggest hurdle was creating a rotating structure that felt magical yet stable, especially when built from wooden modules. Balancing playfulness with precision demanded repeated prototyping. Ensuring every part interlocked smoothly while preserving the fairytale aesthetic was both technically and visually challenging.
Designing a castle-themed carousel meant merging fantasy with engineering. The biggest hurdle was creating a rotating structure that felt magical yet stable, especially when built from wooden modules. Balancing playfulness with precision demanded repeated prototyping. Ensuring every part interlocked smoothly while preserving the fairytale aesthetic was both technically and visually challenging.
result.
The final design emerged as an enchanting, functional carousel with interlocking wooden layers. The key innovation was adding magnetic toys small, attachable figurines that move and rotate with the structure. This allowed children to freely invent characters, stories, and roles, enabling open-ended, imaginative play. The carousel became more than a structure it turned into a stage for creative storytelling and tactile learning.
The final design emerged as an enchanting, functional carousel with interlocking wooden layers. The key innovation was adding magnetic toys small, attachable figurines that move and rotate with the structure. This allowed children to freely invent characters, stories, and roles, enabling open-ended, imaginative play. The carousel became more than a structure it turned into a stage for creative storytelling and tactile learning.
testimonial.
“Castle Carousel is a beautiful blend of play and imagination. The magnetic pieces invite endless storytelling kids instantly get drawn into their own magical worlds.”
PS
Founder
