Big Monster Toys
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Big Monster Toys established May 1988, is a United States-based toy and game inventing company.
Big Monster Toys' founders came from the defunct toy and game-producing company Marvin Glass and Associates
. The company is located in the West Loop section of Chicago
just a ten-minute walk from the "Loop
." The studio occupies about 18000 square feet (1,672.3 m²) of space for over 25 designers, devoted to inventing toys and games to be licensed around the world. Their facility boasts an audio recording studio
, a full machine shop and a digital editing facility.
Big Monster Toys creates, engineers and develops the products from inception to finished working prototypes. BMT also develops the marketing position and often the name, packaging and promotional material. BMT then licenses the toys to toy companies throughout the world. Their clients include Mattel
, Hasbro
, Milton Bradley
, Parker Brothers
, Fisher-Price
, Zizzle
, Playmates
, Radica, Manley, Spin Master
and numerous others.
Big Monster Toys' founders came from the defunct toy and game-producing company Marvin Glass and Associates
Marvin Glass and Associates
Marvin Glass and Associates was a toy design and engineering firm based out of Chicago, Illinois. While not a household name, Marvin Glass and his employees created some of the most successful toys and games of the 20th century. Marvin Glass and Associates is the source of many of the most...
. The company is located in the West Loop section of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
just a ten-minute walk from the "Loop
Chicago Loop
The Loop or Chicago Loop is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas located in the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is the historic commercial center of downtown Chicago...
." The studio occupies about 18000 square feet (1,672.3 m²) of space for over 25 designers, devoted to inventing toys and games to be licensed around the world. Their facility boasts an audio recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
, a full machine shop and a digital editing facility.
Big Monster Toys creates, engineers and develops the products from inception to finished working prototypes. BMT also develops the marketing position and often the name, packaging and promotional material. BMT then licenses the toys to toy companies throughout the world. Their clients include Mattel
Mattel
Mattel, Inc. is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from...
, Hasbro
Hasbro
Hasbro is a multinational toy and boardgame company from the United States of America. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States...
, Milton Bradley
Milton Bradley
Milton Bradley , an American game pioneer, was credited by many with launching the board game industry in North America with Milton Bradley Company....
, Parker Brothers
Parker Brothers
Parker Brothers is a toy and game manufacturer and brand. Since 1883, the company has published more than 1,800 games; among their best known products are Monopoly, Cluedo , Sorry, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Ouija, Aggravation, and Probe...
, Fisher-Price
Fisher-Price
Fisher-Price is a company that produces toys for infants and children, headquartered in East Aurora, New York. Fisher-Price has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel since 1993.-History:...
, Zizzle
Zizzle
Zizzle is a company based in Bannockburn, Illinois, United States that makes many types of electronics and toys based on original concepts as well as movies licenses.- History :...
, Playmates
Playmates
"Playmates" may refer to:*Playmates , written in 1940*Playmates , directed by Mauritz Stiller*Playmates , starring Oliver Hardy*Playmates , starring Diana Serra Cary...
, Radica, Manley, Spin Master
Spin Master
Spin Master is a children's entertainment company based in Toronto, Canada.- Entertainment :In 2008, Spin Master Ltd. partnered with Cartoon Network Enterprises to create "multi-category consumer products programs for Spin Master's portfolio of brands." The company employs over 700 people in...
and numerous others.