THE PERFECT BLOCK
What's inside?
At Tegu people ask us a lot of questions about our magnetic wooden blocks. But, the one question asked all the time is, “how do you get the magnets inside?”
What a great question! There is something magical about what’s inside a Tegu block. But, what people don’t always realize is that there is more than just a magnet locked inside. Nope, the magnet is only part of what we hide inside a Tegu magnetic block to make it…well…to make it so attractive.
SO, WHAT'S INSIDE?
POTENTIAL
UNLOCKING THE CREATIVE IN ALL OF US
GOODNESS
MAKING THE WORLD BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT
QUALITY
INVESTING LOVE, SWEAT, AND TEARS
POTENTIAL
UNLOCKING THE CREATIVE IN ALL OF US
PACKING THE POWER TO DREAM
We believe that every child possesses the ability to build, create, and imagine. Tegu blocks are a canvas for their imagination. No instruction manuals or electronics, just toys that inspire limitless creativity across all ages.
PLAYING IS LEARNING
We don’t see a difference between learning and playing. In fact, we believe that when a child plays their minds are opened to learn in new and exciting ways. So exciting, they don’t even know they are doing it!
HOW DOES PLAYING WITH TEGU SUPPORT A CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT OVER TIME?
GOODNESS
MAKING THE WORLD BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT
WHEN CHRIS & WILL HAUGHEY STARTED TEGU, THEY ASKED THIS QUESTION:
“Could we create a for-profit company based in Honduras that would foster a positive social impact through its business?”
And that’s just what we’re doing. We established our fully independent toy factory outside Tegucigalpa to make a statement: we’re in Honduras by choice and we’re here to stay.
OUR TEAM
By paying our employees a living wage and prioritizing long-term career growth and development rather than simple task-based jobs, Tegu is bringing world-class employment standards to Central America.
OUR MATERIALS
When harvested responsibly, wood is the most sustainable material available. That's why we work with local Honduran cooperatives who individually hand pick each mature tree for use.
QUALITY
INVESTING LOVE, SWEAT, AND TEARS
“Do not make something unless it is both necessary & useful; but if it is both, do not hesitate to make it beautiful."At Tegu we think this seems like a great way to think about what we make.
I'm Nate Lau, the head designer at Tegu! This means I'm in charge of all the products we develop, as well as making sure everything comes out looking beautiful.
THE MAGIC NUMBER
One thing most people don't realize is that all our blocks are designed to work together. This was a unique challenge that was solved by crafting each block around a core module of 30mm. (By the way, the 30mm cube was the first piece we made!)
DESIGNING FOR OUR AUDIENCE
But just as important as designing the blocks to work together, we needed to make sure that the blocks work for the person playing with them! We looked at the size of a child's hand, as well as how they play with and hold the blocks, before we settled on each of our unique block shapes.
We design our blocks with purpose with the goal of creating the best building system out there.
