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VOGUE
Magazine
"Imagine
tiny,
moss-covered
dwellings
with stone
pebble
paths,
little
wooden
chimneys,
small
twig-lined
doors, and
entranceways
that would
fit only a
fairy. This
is the
magical
window scene
that greets
one at the
new Tribeca
store
Playing
Mantis.
Enter the
shop and.."
Stephanie La
Cava
Edited by:
Virginia
Tupker
Photo: Liam
Goodman
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Vogue |
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 "Walk
into Nyack's
Playing Mantis
toy store, and
you get an
immediate
feeling of Zen.
That's not a
feeling
associated with
big-box
retailers, which
are dominated by
aisles of
manufactured
plastic
playthings that
honk, beep,
flash, bang,
clang and cry.
Make no mistake:
Playing Mantis
has its fair
share of cars,
trucks, trains,
dolls and games.
But not a single
toy there
requires
batteries or an
electrical
outlet - and all
still manage to
inspire lots of
fun.
"I call it an
imagination-powered
store," says
owner Imelda
McCain.
McCain, a former
oncology nurse
who opened her
shop in the fall
of 2006, moved
last month to a
new storefront
on Nyack's North
Broadway. At the
same time, she
opened a second
outpost in
Tribeca."
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Imelda McCain,
owner of Playing
Mantis, sits in
her Nyack store
with
her son Lucas,
9. Playing
Mantis sells
simple, handmade
toys.
(Stuart
Bayer/The
Journal News) |
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New Places, New
Programs for
Kids in
Manhattan -
February
2010 by Kaitlin
Ahern
A Toy Store with
a Global
Conscience
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Green Toy
Stores: Shopping
for Eco Friendly
and Natural Wood
Toys in New York
City.
Jan 20 2010
By Marcy
NYC Green Toys
Store Guide:
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 For all the
right reasons,
Imelda McCain
can't help but
restore you
faith in
humanity. She's
caring and smart
in a traditional
yet
forward-looking
way. Her
worldview is
local in nature
and global by
design. And her
simple,
unwavering
desire to make
it all work to
everyone's
benefit is as
egalitarian and
humble as it is
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Grand
Opening
Official
distributor of
David Palhegyi
Wooden toys.
Visit the Fairy
woodland Window
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Workshops and
special events
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May 23rd was the Grand
Opening in TriBeca.
Be inspired
Be part of the
whole
experience.
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Virtual
Tour Visit to
the store |
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NATURE
AND NURTURE
nearby
By Lauren m. Rush |
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As a parent shopping
for toys for her
son, Mccain felt a
lack of choice.
Despite extensive
offering, she found
"a disconnect
between the artist
and the consumer,
between economy and
humanity, and
between children and
nature."
Toys are
purchased for
children
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2009 Playing mantis 32 N. Moore New York, NY
10013 Tel: 646-484-6845
19 North Broadway, Nyack NY 10960
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