Life Lessons from a Travelling Toy Maker

In this episode, we’re chatting with our long-time friend and fascinating character, Tim Schloss of Schloss Toys.Tim is a wood-worker, toy maker, furniture maker and learner architect who is a champion of lost trades, artisan culture and passing along skills to the next generation.He travels Australia visiting medieval festivals and lost-trades fairs, meeting other like minded artisans who are keeping lost trades alive.Tim has personally impacted us in how we view products, how to purchase items more mindfully and how to appreciate the importance of skills that are often times overlooked by technological advances and mass production.We hope you enjoy this episode.—You can find out more about Tim and Schloss Toys here:https://www.facebook.com/schlosstoyshttps://www.schloss.com.au/More information about the fairs and festivals that celebrate lost trades and artisans:Lost Trades Fair: https://www.losttradesfair.com.au/Off Grid Living Festival: https://www.offgridevent.com.au/Abbey Medieval Festival: https://www.abbeymedievalfestival.com/Winterfest: https://winterfest.com.au/