LITTLE SURPRISES AROUND EVERY CORNER…
It all began just before Christmas… I was on the hunt for a cute little somethin-somethin to take with me to the US for my nieces and nephew. You see, I’ve learned I must come prepared with little gifts to give them at the airport because how sad would it be to have to say ‘no’ when they eagerly ask, ‘did you bring me something?!’ And, while chocolate always work well – toys work better.
“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.”
The wise words of Willy Wonka rung in my ears as I explored Einzigart. Upon entering I knew I had hit the mother of all jackpots. You’re immediately greeted by a wall lined with tubs, each filled with old-fashioned wind up toys. Enter further and you’ll find shelves of little toys – slinkies, robots, and rockets abound. It’s like stepping into the toyshop of your childhood dreams. That is, if your kid-self knew what sort of toys were good for them. No plastic crap here but you will find temporary monster tattoos that instantly transform your hand into a puppet. They’re cool for adults too.
Don’t let me misrepresent the place though because it’s full of pretty awesome design-led knick knacks for grown ups too. Hello! Did you spot the Jil Sander lookalike paper lunch bag? Third photo from the bottom on the right, incase you missed it. Plus, there are tons of fancy light fixtures, candles, chairs and stationary. Oh, they even have erasers shaped like all your favorite animals. What’s not to love? The icing on the cake: the prices are totally reasonable. Trust me, in Switzerland that’s saying a lot.
p.s. Not sure what it is about Zurich but have been finding interior design shops way more interesting than the fashion ones.
I loooove shops like these, and I’m so with you how interior shops are more interesting than fashion ones, probably because a lot of the things are affordable and you totally NEED a pencil-chomping wooden hippo while you don’t necessarily need another pair of black shoes…
When I am in places like this I don’t even need to buy anything to go out with huge smile and be inspired. In Warsaw we have Red Onion, similar to Einzigart.
All the animals are too cute! And I would’ve loved this shop back in my pencil-collecting youth x
Cute little things!
Sooooo cool!! I can spend hours on end in places like these!
Ahhh it looks so sweet, I love quirky little shops where you find random things which you don’t necessarily need but just makes everyday life that little bit more fun! X
This is a beautiful little shop, why don’t we have one in London?
I forgot all about those little jelly-ish monsters for your fingertips – now I feel old!
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I love the minimalistic way the store has presented their inventories, it’s very cleanly designed and even better that it sells both toys and design knick-knacks. Thanks for sharing! Hope you’ve been having a good weekend xx
on the one hand i totally LOVE these little knick-knacks! on the other hand, i’m in doubt as to whether kids raised in this time and age really know how to appreciate the beauty of wind-up toys when they seem to want IT gadgets most of the time…
but, wow! talk about a kiddie shop for adults! XD
This shop is amazing! It’s one of those shops that you go into and want EVERYTHING!!! We don’t have toy shops like this, but we have amazing kitchen shops that have utensils in funky designs and mixers in every colour etc etc etc. xx
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I have always loved stationery so much, so naturally these pencils and fury bookmarks are my favorite
ahh such a cool quirky shop! love! X