NEW YORK — Remember those days when a measuring cup still resembled.. a cup? Well, those unnecessarily boring days are long behind us. The winter edition of the New York International Gift Fair is live and underway at the city’s colossal Javits Center, and as always, with its 2,800 exhibitors, it proves to be a treasure trove of new designs. While there are a large number of high-quality items your mother would enjoy (extravagant throw pillows and placemats, for example), what caught ARTINFO's interest was the surprising number of quirky gadgets and accessories we found that referenced fond memories from childhood —  those aforementioned Kikkerland measuring cups in the shape of a robot, for example. We spotted quite a few traditionally mundane objects playfully infused with toy-like features, while kids’ toys have taken a very adult (read: fancy) turn. 

To see ARTINFO's selection of high-design toys from the New York International Gift Fair you'd actually want to get, click the slide show.