Crease

Crushed

Frames

Accordion

Innovative Interactive toys/games

Toys made out of pipe cleaners.

Source: http://people.csail.mit.edu/kjhsiao/webpagefiles/crafts/index.html

Scrabble game used as a theme for furniture.

Burger bed

Source: http://www.uk-contemporary-furniture.co.uk/blog/1682/kids-modern-furniture/

Traditional Games

Harappan dice

In today's dice, the dots representing 6 and 1 are opposite each other. Here they are side by side.

A Pachisi game board. It is the national game of India. Known as 'Pagade'. It is played the same way as Ludo is. Rules can vary.

Ganjifa cards (Indian playing cards). They were introduced by the Mughals. The cards depict various images from the past. They represent departments of the imperial court in mughals, 10 avatars or incarnations of Vishnu by Hindus and similar other stories.

Image of a collection of cards by Warren Hastings.

Image of Mughal, perhaps Dakhani, ganjifa cards, c.1850.

Early Indian snakes and ladder game (1700's AD)

Backgammon game board

Sources:

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/games/

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00glossarydata/terms/ganjifa/ganjifa.html

http://bakarycafe.co.uk/2009/07/