Hasta La Ideas

Fort Standard’s Balancing Blocks are a perennial favorite in the NYC’s ever-growing pop-up design store scene (including the Herman Miller co-sign): the faceted oblong blocks are jewel-like yet abstract a modernist take on nostalgia for play. The polychromatic polyhedra aptly encapsulate the Brooklyn duo’s minimalist approach to form and materials.

The clever promo video gives new meaning to ‘block party’:

The painted oak blocks, which are sold in sets of ten, are also available year-’round through Areaware (though they’re currently out of stock til October).

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