There’s a secret to 3+, a new furniture collection by Polish designer Oskar Zieta. It seems counterintuitive, but the strength of the series lies not where the material is–but instead, where it isn’t.

Build it, and they will come. That’s proven true with a wide-ranging collection of vintage Erector set construction toys and kits on display at Ligonier Township’s Gray Goose restaurant. Trains, ...

The Eli Whitney Museum will pay tribute to the ingenuity of Yale alumnus and toymaker A.C. Gilbert with two events opening on Friday, Nov. 29: “The Erector Set at 100” and “Mr. Gilbert’s Railroad.” ...

NEW HAVEN >> Some came for a history lesson, some came for nostalgia and others just came to play. The New Haven Museum celebrated the 100th anniversary of Alfred Carlton "A.C." Gilbert filing his ...

Introduced nearly a century ago, the Erector set was the new toy for a new age. Initially packed in sturdy red wooden boxes, Erector sets included tools, equipment (screws, nuts and bolts and steel ...