Meet Cathy Harms: Thinker + Designer

The work you see here—including the educational toy line and a variety of furniture, kitchen décor, and commission work—combines my love of tinkering, woodworking, and creating fun and engaging learning experiences for children.

My work has been featured in Fine Woodworking Magazine and my educational toys named "Etsy Finds". I also teach toymaking workshops, which began at Kid Lab, a makerspace for kids.

The handmade wood educational toys are designed to actively engage body and mind, help develop fine motor skills, and provide a fun literacy/math experience. Learning activities should be fun, interactive, and interesting, which is what I strive for when making educational toys.

The furniture, cutting boards, pens, and other woodworking projects are also made with love and dedication to the finer points of design, form, and function. Every piece is handmade in my woodworking shop.

A thinker and a designer: These words summarize my passion to traverse the mediums of wood and metal. My goal for each piece is a well-constructed design that prove that superior function and great design work hand in hand.