Areaware

An aluminum ruler that uses visual hierarchies of color and shape to articulate the process of measurement. 

• Aluminum
• 20.5 x 2.5 x .2"
• black lines callout whole and half numbers
• large integers are marked with a red dot emphasizing their importance
• curves unify all the parts that make up a whole number

units of measure
centimeters and inches
towards the infinite

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Balance these faceted stone-size shapes to create your own sculpture. Each set includes ten solid oak blocks. The blocks are coated in a water-based paint, and packaged in a drawstring bag.

• oak 
• 6 x 2 x 1.5"
• also available: White, Multi, and Ocean
• regular set includes: 10 blocks
• bundle includes: 40 blocks

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Balance these faceted stone-size shapes to create your own sculpture. Each set includes ten solid oak blocks. The blocks are coated in a water-based paint, and packaged in a drawstring bag.

• regular set includes: 10 blocks
• bundle includes: 40 blocks
• oak
• 6 x 2 x 1.5"

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Balance these faceted stone-size shapes to create your own sculpture. Each set includes ten solid oak blocks, tumbled in a water-based paint, and packaged in a cotton drawstring bag.

Also available: Balancing Blocks - White, Balancing Blocks Bundle.

• set of 10 blocks
• oak
• 6 x 2 x 1.5"

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Balance these faceted stone-size shapes to create your own sculpture. Each set includes ten solid oak blocks, tumbled in a water-based paint, and packaged in a cotton drawstring bag.

Also available: Balancing Blocks - Multi, Balancing Blocks Bundle

• set of 10 blocks
• oak
• 6 x 2 x 1.5"

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

This is the original bent-nail bottle opener designed by Brendan Ravenhill. A single bent nail embedded in an ergonomic wooden handle functions as a lever to pry open your beverage. Magnets are inlaid on both sides. One catches the removed bottle cap and the other holds the opener on your fridge when not in use.

• beechwood
• 4.5 x 1.5 x 0.75" 

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Everyone at the Block Party is like you and me: each with a unique personality and story to tell, shaped by the communities they live in. Stack and rearrange their pieces any way you like – or mix and match to create your own collection of neighborhood friends.

Dimensions: Each ranges between 2-3 x 1 x 7 in

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture®, a set of architectural building blocks. Cantilever and nest hexagonal blocks to create towers, cities and dwellings. Our Big City set includes 74 wooden pieces inspired by the architecture and public spaces of a sprawling metropolis.

• Recommended for Ages 6 and up.
• New Zealand Pine
• Dimensions: 13.7 x 20.5 x 2”

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture®, a set of architectural building blocks. Cantilever and nest hexagonal blocks to create towers, cities and dwellings. The Brutalism set is inspired by the massive utopian forms and material palette of the Brutalist architects, who used raw concrete as their material of choice.Blockitecture® Brutalism includes 6 towers, 2 skyways, and 2 platforms. 

• Recommended for Ages 6 and up.
• Pine
• Product: dimensions variable
• Packaging: 7.2” x 7.2” x 2.12” 

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture®, a set of architectural building blocks. Cantilever and nest hexagonal blocks to create towers, cities and dwellings. 

The Deco set includes new colors and forms inspired by colorful post-modern architecture found coast to coast all over the world.

• Recommended for Ages 6 and up.
• Pine
• 2 x 7.25 x 7.25 in.

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture®, a set of architectural building blocks. Cantilever and nest hexagonal blocks to create towers, cities and dwellings.

The Blockitecture Deco Mega Set is a 20-piece set inspired by colorful post-modern architecture found coast to coast all over the world. Stack and balance the pieces to create the Deco Skyscraper or combine with other sets to create a Blockitecture metropolis.

• Recommended for ages 6 and up.
• pine, water-based paint
• Dimensions: 2.75” x 11.25” x 12.25”

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture®, a set of architectural building blocks. Blockitecture Desert Garden provides a landscape of sand, cacti and oases in which to situate your latest Blockitecture creation. Each set includes 25 desert pieces.

Desert Garden complements any of our Blockitecture building systems. The set fits together as a puzzle and can be played with as a stand-alone landscape.

• Recommended for ages 6 and up.
• MDF and Wood
• 7.3 x 7.2 x 2”

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture®, a set of architectural building blocks. Cantilever and nest hexagonal blocks to create towers, cities and dwellings. 

The Factory set includes new colors and forms inspired by the industrial architecture of the city center.

• Recommended for ages 6 and up.
• Pine
• 2 x 7.25 x 7.25"

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture®, a set of architectural building blocks. Cantilever and nest hexagonal blocks to create towers, cities and dwellings.The Garden City set adds a pavilion and garden terraces to the original Blockitecture® forms.

• Recommended for Ages 6 and up.
• New Zealand Pine
• Dimensions: 13.7 x 20.5 x 2”

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture®, a set of architectural building blocks by designer James Paulius. Cantilever and nest hexagonal blocks to create towers, cities and dwellings. Blockitecture® Garden City, our deluxe set, adds pavilions and garden terraces to original Blockitecture forms. 

• 20 piece set
• New Zealand pine
• 9 x 6 x 6"

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Habitat is the first in the Blockitecture® series, designed by James Paulius for Metaproject, an industry projects class produced by the Rochester Institute of Technology in partnership with Areaware. The forms were inspired by Habitat 67, a housing complex and pavilion designed by Moshe Safdie for the 1967 World's Fair in Montreal, Canada. 

• 10 pieces
• New Zealand pine
• 2 x 7.25 x 7.25"

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture®, a set of architectural building blocks. Cantilever and nest hexagonal blocks to create towers, cities and dwellings. Our Big Apple set includes 74 wooden pieces inspired by the architecture and public spaces of New York City.

• Recommended for Ages 6 and up
• pine, water-based paint
• Dimensions: 13.7” x 20.5” x 2”

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture®, a set of architectural building blocks. Cantilever and nest hexagonal blocks to create towers, cities and dwellings. Our Greenway set includes 15 wooden pieces inspired by the architecture and public spaces of New York City.

• Recommended for Ages 6 and up.
• pine, water-based paint
• Dimensions: 2” x 7.25” x 7.25”

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture®, a set of architectural building blocks. Cantilever and nest hexagonal blocks to create towers, cities and dwellings. Our Skyscraper set includes 14 wooden pieces inspired by the architecture and public spaces of New York City.

• Recommended for Ages 6 and up
• pine, water-based paint
• Dimensions: 2” x 7.25” x 7.25”

*This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.