The Tessell: Just Launched…a Year Ago?
April 8th 2009 by Dr.MOZ in GoodFather Fridays, Home, Kid Furniture, Toddler Products
Wow, I just ran into the Tessell on Babygadget and had to share the find. It’s a fun mat/ride-on/puzzle combo from Korea that comes in an 18 piece pack (foam pieces= 6 horses, 6 chickens, 6 turtles). After a little digging around, I learned just how late to the game I am with my Tessell “discovery”. In a Daddy Types feature (from September 2008) Greg informed me that the Tessell won a Kind + Jugend Innovation Award, and it
appears that the Tessell was displayed at the 100% Design London Festival late last year. Humm, looks like I better hit the festival circuit this year (and super-glue Greg’s hotel door closed) to beat him to this stuff in the future.
The Tessell would be a hit in the US, and to be honest…I’m amazed that boutiques around the country aren’t already jam-packed with knockoffs (I mean innovative new designs with totally different animal shapes). It seems like a no-brainer for one of the many “Baby Geniusy/ Brainish/ Einsteiny” brands doesn’t it? Until then, I’m afraid that you’ll have to find someone that speaks Korean to help you place your online order at Lotte.com. Remember where you saw it last!
Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ
April 8th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Looks like it s a new thing. Will take some time to spread all over the US. But I agree with you it is no doubt looks really cool. There are many online translators which translate english into korean. Will the korean recording work or not for online order?
April 8th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
That’s a good question Simon, I’m not sure how an online order would work through a Korean webstore. I haven’t seen a translator service that works well enough to work through detailed shipping/terms details, but let us know if you give it a try.
~ Dr.MOZ
April 9th, 2009 at 7:37 am
I’d like to order that for my kids. They would love it especially the colors and jigging the pieces together. I’m going to check into this more. I know someone that speaks Korean.
April 12th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
The Koreans and the Japanese are really good in designing new and innovative stuffs. Does babel fish work?
April 16th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Really nice to view. But here in Germany this Chinese and Japan Import is forbidden. We have a Institution named “TÜV” ( Technical Check Department ) and you need this Certificate to Import and Sell this Things here.
April 19th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
The Tessell is nice. A combo for a mat, even riding on it and puzzle it..
Just perfect for my active son..
He loves playing around..
Haven’t seen like that in any malls…
September 12th, 2009 at 1:13 am
it’s perfect for my kids bedroom
September 30th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Nice toy for my kids, they loves playing around the house.