Please also visit Playmobil365— a year-long photo project celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Playmobil that launched on January 1, 2014.
Updates 2024: Exclusive: Playmobil celebrates 50th anniversary (Toy World)
How Playmobil Is Celebrating Its 50th Birthday All Year Long (Gifts & Decorative Accessories)
This was a commissioned project in 2022 that combined my LOVE of stained-glass with Playmobil. The stained-glass was designed by Sasha Ward. Inspiration for the project was based on Playmobil365 and Playmobil 5053 City Life Church.
The lead in the February 2012 issue of MONOCLE was about charm and this quote fits PLAYMOBIL® perfectly.
“Taking a punt on a quality [charm] that can’t be measured in facts and figures is deemed the ultimate risk. And yet charm is arguably the most important factor for securing repeat business, which in today’s financial climate is invaluable.”
PLAYMOBIL® oozes charm and their customer support and product quality is unsurpassed.
► Horst Brandstätter My Last Meal: The octogenarian head of Playmobil shares lunch at the staff canteen of the company he runs and loves (DECEMBER / JANUARY 2013/14 issue of Monocle)
► A short blurb in the July 24, 2014 issue of ShortList.
► FAO Schwarz Celebrates 150th Anniversary by Presenting Gallery of Historic Toys
► The official PLAYMOBIL Collectors Club!
► Some of my photographs were featured on the PCC site!
► Adventurous kids launch toy ship on epic journey across the Caribbean (Guinness World Records)
Flickr Photo Album
Books about PLAYMOBIL®
Playmobil: The Story of a Smile by Felcitas Bachmann
Playmobil Collector 1974-2006 by Axel Hennel
Toy Design by Van Chris Uffelen