Big Monster Toys was founded in 1988 by Jeff Breslow, Howard Morrison, and Rouben Terzian, three former partners of Marvin Glass & Associates.[2] MGA was one of the pioneers of the post-World War II American toy industry.[2] Breslow, Morrison, and Terzian teamed with two principal designers from MGA, Don Rosenwinkel and John Zaruba. Together, they formed Breslow Morrison Terzian & Associates" (the initial basis of the "BMT" acronym).[2]
Aboutedit
Big Monster Toys is located in the West Loop of Chicago.[3] The studio occupies roughly 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) of space for over 25 designers. Their facilities include an audio recording studio, a full machine shop, plastic molding, electronic design, software programming, 3D printing, a paint shop, exercise equipment, and a digital video authorship and editing facility.[3][2]
Big Monster Toys invents and engineers toys from concept to prototype. BMT also helps to develop the marketing position, product name, packaging and promotional material for the toys. BMT licenses toys to companies throughout the world. Their clients include Mattel, Hasbro (and formley Tiger Electronics), Moose, Spin Master, Goliath, Playmates Toys.[4][2]
BMT has won numerous industry awards, and is considered a positive supporter of toy invention and the toy industry.[citation needed] Breslow, Morrison, and Terzian were inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame, in 1998, for their successful 31-year collaborative efforts.[5]
Referencesedit
^Felts, Susannah J. (2005-11-17). "The Wizards of iZ". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
^ abcdeBorrelli, Christopher. "Going behind the giant door at Big Monster Toys, where success is a failure (or 5) away". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
^ abClark, Eric (2011-11-12). "Dream makers: where the world's best-loved toys are born". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
^"Monsters Inc: Behind the curtain at US invention house Big Monster Toys". Retrieved 2017-04-26.
^"Toy Industry Hall of Fame - Inductees". The Toy Association. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
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Big Monster Toys homepage
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