🟦 Wooden Toy Shop: Geppetto’s Workshop

In the heart of a small village, where the air smells of resin and fine sawdust, there is a place where time seems to have paused just to play. It is Gino’s shop, a man who doesn’t merely work with wood: he listens to it, gifting it life in the most diverse forms…

The beating heart of it all is the Workshop: here silence reigns, interrupted only by the rhythmic ticking of a pendulum clock. Here, in his leather apron perpetually dusted with sawdust, Gino creates more than simple objects; he crafts fragments of wonder.

There is a Drawing Table where a pencil line transforms a wish into a project, and the Workbench, where, amidst shavings and the scent of cedar, the idea takes flight under Gino’s expert hands.

On the shop shelves, the fruits of this labor await their new friends: little trains ready to depart, airplanes defying gravity, small boats eager to experience adventures in the most distant oceans, a beautiful duck with wheels, colorful spinning tops, xylophones, chessboards patiently inlaid, and so much, much more…

On the upper floor lies Gino’s apartment. Upon entering, one’s gaze immediately falls upon an old, yellowed photograph: a very young Gino stands beside Grandfather Geppetto, the founder of the workshop. It was he who taught him that every piece of wood hides a soul. Beside the photo, hanging like a precious relic, is his first chisel: the worn tool where it all began.

Here we find a bed with a headboard shaped like a tree, for dreaming beneath the branches, and a kitchen made of interwoven boughs, where even brewing coffee feels like a fairytale ritual. All this because Gino’s passion isn't trapped in the workshop; it is a fundamental part of his life!

Outside, the workshop opens up to the community. A fountain murmurs ancient stories beside a great, majestic tree. In the shade of its canopy, time slows down: here children, along with friends and grandparents, challenge each other to long games of chess, enjoying the cool breeze and the joy of a handmade game—simple and immortal.

Gino’s is not just a toy shop; it is the place where wood becomes a memory and every child can take home a little piece of magic.

🟨 The Characters

Here is Lorence, who immediately rushes toward the highest shelf. His eyes shine as he admires a biplane made of ash wood. For him, jet engines do not exist; he seeks the warmth of wood cleaving the imaginary air of his living room. His Mother and Father, Alexia and Robert, smile, knowing that this model won’t need batteries—only a great deal of imagination.

Wrapped in an elegant coat, George the collector examines Gino’s latest creation through a magnifying glass: a walnut toy soldier with perfect grain. "The hand never shakes, does it, Gino?" the man whispers, knowing that every piece added to his display case is an investment in poetry.

Suddenly, Anna, the director of the town band, enters with a firm stride. She isn't looking for toys, but the instrument of her command. "Gino, plastic batons are soulless," she exclaims. "Only your ebony batons know how to keep the right time for the woodwinds and brass during the patronal feast."

Under the refreshing shade of the great tree that towers beside the shop, time seems to stand still. Maria and Antoine, granddaughter and grandfather, are immersed in a silent challenge. Before them lies a chessboard whose pieces seem ready to come to life. The little girl moves a knight carved from cherry wood, while the grandfather watches proudly: those chess pieces are the bridge between two generations, a gift from Gino that will never grow old.

Almost every day, early in the morning, Marco the delivery man arrives—the secret accomplice to Gino’s magic. He carefully unloads pine planks, mahogany blocks, and mysterious boxes. "There’s some special stuff today, Master," he says with a wink. In addition to the fine woods, a box from far away appears among the supplies… who knows what new passion Gino is hiding from us?

🟥 The Set

The set can be fully opened to play with and admire every part of the building. Each floor can be separated, and all roofs can be easily removed, including the workshop roof. Its dimensions are 31x29 x 30cm in height.