Who makes Balberg shop toys?

I'm Manon. I'm an artist designer, designing and hand-making Balberg shop toys for children.

I chose natural ecological materials to add to the world of healthy objects for children and biodiversity.

The wool felt used is 100% merino, which means it contains no petroleum/plastic-based textile materials. 

The felt is Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified, meaning that the dyes (when not the natural dyeing of sheep fleece) are non-toxic.

The ecological impact of the life of my objects is a central point in my approach as a creator of children's toys: from the creation of the fabric (by a supplier located in Holland), to the production of my objects to order in my workshop in Corsica, via the durability of the material, the solidity of the manufacture by my most precise and serious gestures, the longevity of the toy in the life of the child, the recycling of the toy at the end of life whose materials are 100% biodegradable and compostable.

So many choices to be made with a clear conscience, to create with my own hands a toy for which I feel fully responsible.

I create in my place as a mother wishing to offer my child a future in which human health and the comfort of life is not without consideration for nature and the ecosystems that constitute it. I embody the change I want to see in our society by creating artisanal products on a human scale, to earn a living without chasing growth, just enough to meet our needs in the current system.

Plastic-free toys that let children's imaginations run free, offering them the poetry and authenticity of handmade products.