Child's Own Studio

January 25, 2016Cristina Schek

Someone on the Selvedge team today told me about this amazing creative enterprise originally founded by Wendy Tsao called Child’s Own Studio, which turns children’s drawings into one-of-a-kind soft toys. Each toy is lovingly crafted and beautifully captures the imagination of the child who’s created the original drawing. Inspired and inspiring.

Images © Child’s Own Studio

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