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Here To Help You With: 3D Modeling, Factory Sourcing, Social Media Marketing & More!

5-10 Years of Toy Experience

Featured Services

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    Brainstorming For New Toy Innovation

    From Concept to Creation: Let's Bring Your Ideas to Life! 🎨 As a seasoned toy designer with 9 years of experience, Elise specializes in turning concepts into reality. Whether you're dreaming of the next iconic preschool toy or an innovative outdoor play game, she’s there to make it happen. If you are suffering from a creative block and need new toy ideas or if your toy idea is actually feasible, Elise can show you the way. Let's collaborate to bring your vision to the shelves!

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    3D Modeling & 3D Printing


    Using applications like Solidworks, Rhino, Onshape, and Blender, Elise can streamline the toy design process, allowing for greater creativity, efficiency, and precision in bringing new toys to market. With this new technology, toy creators can visualize their ideas, bring them to life, create multiple prototypes without the expensive costs associated while still maintaining accuracy along with product testing. Let’s connect on how we can use 3d modeling for your company today!

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    Sustainable Workshops About Biomimicry

    As a passionate expert in biomimicry, I'm excited to offer talks and workshops that will inspire your design teams to think outside the box and unleash their creativity like never before. By learning from the ingenious designs found in nature, your team will be able to streamline their design process and create toys that are not only innovative but also sustainable. Let's dive into the fascinating world of biomimicry together and create a brighter future for our planet, one toy at a time!

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meet Elise Hounslow

I'm a sustainably conscious toy designer from London, UK. I've had the opportunity of working for some great companies such as IMC Toys, Hasbro, WOW Toys, and heading up the design team at Xcel Bespoke. My career has allowed me to work on a vast number of projects ranging from Magazine Toys, Technical Garments, Gifts, Social, to top rating Toys & Games and Sustainability Strategy.

Let's see how we can work together!

Current & Previous Clients

Client Testimonials

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“Elise has been very proactive in getting things done and working out ways to solve problems as they come up… She has taken on more responsibility than the students in the past, and managed it all within her stride.”

-Toby Hextall, Director Of Industrial Design at MOO

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“Elise was a perfect fit and was hired past her placement. She worked on a variety of top tier game brands and added real value to all the projects she was part of… I have no hesitation in recommending her”

- Richard Heayes, Director of Design at Hasbro

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