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Posts By: Martin Verni

Top 3 Ways Surfacing Boosts Play

Posted March 21, 2017 by Martin Verni & filed under Design Ideas, Innovative Designs, Playgrounds, Product Education.

Encouraging Beneficial Play with Surfacing   Reducing risk while maintaining a fun play area often represents the main focus when discussing a playground’s surface. All of Goric’s Surfacing and Accessories products… Read more »

(Re)Introducing the Spaghetti Line of Sculptural Play Equipment

Posted January 25, 2017 by Martin Verni & filed under Playgrounds, Product Education, What's New.

Goric is excited to announce the return of our full line of the Spaghettis, a series of imaginative and beautiful sculptural playground equipment. Several years ago our manufacturing partner Linie… Read more »

Creating Intergenerational Public Spaces

Posted January 3, 2017 by Martin Verni & filed under Innovative Designs, Living & Learning, Playgrounds, What's New.

A Place and Space for All Benefits Everyone   Many are well aware that intergenerational interactions create enriching experiences for all involved. With the incorporation of design elements that effectively encourage an… Read more »

Children Want and Need Movement

Posted February 22, 2017 by Martin Verni & filed under Living & Learning, What's New.

To Develop Mind and Body, You Have to Move “Since it is through movement that the will realizes itself, we should assist a child in his attempts to put his… Read more »

Designer Spotlight – Ilisa Goldman and the Power of Our Natural World

Posted August 1, 2016 by Martin Verni & filed under Designer Spotlight, Innovative Designs.

Reclaiming Community Spaces Creates Healthier Environments for us All     This past November, Rooted in Place, the design firm founded by Ilisa Goldman,orchestrated a 4 day community build event to… Read more »

Play Garland Oosterpark by Carve

Posted June 15, 2016 by Martin Verni & filed under Press Release, Innovative Designs, Playgrounds, What's New.

Play Garland Oosterpark by Carve The Oosterpark, built in 1891, is part of the Amsterdam 19th century extension girdle, and is the first large public park that was realised by… Read more »

Integrating Music with Playscapes

Posted May 26, 2016 by Martin Verni & filed under Design Ideas, Innovative Designs, Living & Learning, Playgrounds, Product Education.

Complementary Benefits Makes Adding Musical Elements to Playgrounds a Truly Smart Idea     Play and music already share a vocabulary. A self-contained part of a musical composition is called a, ‘movement.’… Read more »

A Better Approach to the Slack Line Trend

Posted May 3, 2016 by Martin Verni & filed under Design Ideas, Product Education, What's New.

First Do No Harm with Goric’s Slack Line Playground Equipment     Goric is proud to offer an innovative and straightforward approach to slacklining. The line of Slack Line playground equipment gives playscape… Read more »

The Top 10 Sculptural Playgrounds for Whimsical Fun

Posted March 30, 2016 by Martin Verni & filed under What's New.

These Inventive Structures Promote Aesthetic Beauty and a Whole Lot of Fun   ‘Form follows function,’ or so we are often told. Many follow this maxim to the letter. It seems on its… Read more »

Going Against the Grain of Modern Materials with Robinia Wood

Posted March 21, 2016 by Martin Verni & filed under Design Ideas, Innovative Designs, Playgrounds, Product Education, What's New.

Natural Karolam® Robinia Wood Offers Impressive Benefits Over Modern Materials   K&K Karolam® – Robinia Wooden Posts | Video via YouTube.com   At their very best, playgrounds and playscapes mimic the… Read more »

Designer Spotlight – Mitch Ryerson’s Woodworking and the Art of Play

Posted February 17, 2016 by Martin Verni & filed under Designer Spotlight, Innovative Designs, Playgrounds.

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The Original Jungle Gym was a Tree, and Mitch Ryerson Knows How to Use Them     Creating a Playground Tree | The Esplanade Association via YouTube.com   When explored by the hands… Read more »

5 Great Winter Playgrounds for Cold Weather Fun

Posted February 11, 2016 by Martin Verni & filed under Living & Learning, Playgrounds, Random Topics.

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Bundle Up and Head Outside for Some of the Best Playgrounds to Visit During Winter     Fuzzy socks, hot cocoa, oversized hoodies, a good book or two – the… Read more »

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