Chloe Varelidi

Chloe is the Toy Designer and Founder of Follies. She is a trained architect turned play-designer by trade who has spent over a decade creating award-winning children's products. As a mom of two, Chloe has always been frustrated by the lack of sophisticated design for children's toys. Drawing inspiration from artists like Henry Matisse, Ray Eames and Anni Albers, Chloe designed and created the toy brand Follies. Chloe has won multiple awards for her work, including ISTE, TOTY and was recognized as one of the GOOD100 for shaping the world in meaningful and creative ways from Common Sense Media. She frequently lectures about harnessing play as a force for learning and is an Adjunct Professor at the Interaction Design Program at the George Washington Corcoran School of Art & Design. @playfollies/Instagram www.playfollies.com