Djeco
The name comes from the gecko, the little lizard that brings good luck in Southeast Asia. Véronique Michel-Dalès chose it in 1954 for the toy company she started in Paris, and she was lucky: her educational games were not only instructive but also beautiful to look at, and in the 1960s, Djeco won the French Oscar du Jouet four times. In 1989, her son Frédéric took over the family business and breathed new life into it. Today, this French toy brand is loved worldwide for its illustrations and still stands for the same thing: colorful, creative, and educational toys in a box you won't want to hide away.
How a Djeco game is created
Djeco was one of the first toy brands to ask a whole group of artists to illustrate its games, and you can still see that today: you recognize a Djeco puzzle by the drawing, not by the logo. Behind those drawings lies a slow process. From the first sketch to the box on the shelf takes one to two years, involving scale models, material tests, and test rounds where teachers and childcare workers take a look. They work with sturdy, durable materials without harmful substances, from thick cardboard and paper to beautifully finished wooden toys. Yet, almost three hundred new products are added every year, about one for every working day. This is also the reason why the Djeco collection is never the same for two seasons.
Our most popular Djeco collections
Looking for something specific? Jump straight to the puzzles, from first shape puzzles for toddlers to jigsaw puzzles with hundreds of pieces, to the craft kits and craft sets for painting, coloring, and sculpting, or to the games: board games, card games, and memory games for the kitchen table. Or dive into one of the series: Zig & Go for chain reactions full of action and reaction, Tinyly for collectors of little fairy figures, Animambo for first musical instruments, and Lovely Paper for those who love beautiful stationery and diaries with locks.
