Sergey Safonov
Character designer, Storyteller, Woodturner
Moscow, Russia
Sergey Safonov
Character designer, Storyteller, Woodturner
Moscow, Russia
Toys are tools
for telling stories
They may be molds of memories. They can be emissaries of exploration. They help us to remember special people, feelings and times. Collected, our toys become a bright and playable manifestation: a curated exhibition of who we are.
Toys are tools for telling stories
They may be molds of memories. They can be emissaries of exploration. They help us to remember special people, feelings and times. Collected, our toys become a bright and playable manifestation: a curated exhibition of who we are.
Her name is NEVER —
night whisper, a shadow of the sea wave, a midnight promise.
Her name is NEVER —
night whisper, a shadow of the sea wave, a midnight promise.
Gooma Toys & Stories
Lost Diaries ->
Gooma Toys & Stories
Lost Diaries ->
The End of the Man.
If you don’t get lost, you will never be found. Found in the woods.
The End of the Man.
If you don’t get lost, you will never be found.
The End of the Man.
If you don’t get lost, you will never be found.
For me, the character is first and foremost a sign, a symbol. I spend a lot of time balancing the elements, finding the right combinations, and pay special attention to this when the sketch is turned into an object.
Stories, names and surroundings come later and they are just as important.