Driving around town a few months back I spotted a shop that for all intents and purposes looked like Willy Wonka’s workshop. Returning on foot I found the Oomp-Loompa confections were actually hyper-stylized candy-colored television sets stocked floor to ceiling. Enter the wonderful world of Hannspree. We’re talking LCD screens housed in casings shaped like toy trucks, plush animals, sporting equipment and fruit. And as if in a sugar coma, I wondered around for 45 minutes making the sales staff nervous as I touched every set within reach.

Regardless of your stance on kids and tv, you can certainly appreciate this charming marriage of technology and design. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not an advocate of Junior having a television in his room but I could definitely see one of these in the playroom, family room or maybe even the kitchen. There are only two Hannspree stores in the US: Beverly Hills and San Francisco, but you can view the entire collection and purchase items from their web site.

Here’s a very Apple meets Target advertising style overview of the Hannspree collection which I should mention also includes several styles for adults as well including a wooden model I quite like.

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