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.

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Atlanta Marriott Northwest, 200 Interstate North Parkway SE, Atlanta. www.acghs.org. At 60, Calhoun attorney Randy Sauder feels like a kid again when he builds things out ...

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 in 1913 by A.C. Gilbert, Erector sets allowed children to build working models of everything from bridges to locomotives using metal beams, gears, and motors. Dubbed “the toy that builds ...

For millions of children growing up in the 20th century, a science kit was one of the big gifts hoped for at Christmas, right up there with a Lionel train set or a Red Ryder BB Gun. Kids with a flair ...

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.” ...