MARGE is curated to extend the exhibit, not interrupt it, design-led space merchandise that earns its place on a mission-driven shelf.
If your visitors come for rockets, rovers, the night sky or the engineering behind flight, MARGE is the merchandise that sends that feeling home.
Air and space museums, science centers and NASA visitor centers where Mars, rovers and exploration are already the headline.
Venues built around the night sky, where guests leave a show looking for a tangible piece of the wonder.
Institutions that index on open-ended, screen-free, design-led learning tools over commodity plastic toys.
Clean mid-century silhouettes and bold color blocking read like miniature design objects. A small focal table or endcap, paired with NASA-era imagery, becomes a Mars vignette that needs little signage. The display does the selling, and ties straight back to your galleries.
Children see robust, open-ended play. Design-conscious "kidult" shoppers, collectors and aerospace professionals see an object worth keeping on a desk. That second audience lifts average transaction value and gift appeal well beyond a standard souvenir.
Solid beech wood and non-toxic, water-based finishes let your educators and parents position MARGE as heirloom-quality learning tools, reinforcing the sustainability and craft story your institution already stands for.
The series has been recognized in design press, Wallpaper*, Wired, Dezeen, as a benchmark for elevated wooden toys. That credibility justifies a premium price point and gives buyers a curatorial reason to feature it.
Open with one case pack per SKU instead of three. Tiered discounts reward you as you scale, Net-30 terms apply for verified cultural accounts, and inventory ships in 3–5 business days from our US warehouse with no production lead time, so you can stand up a focused space assortment around a current exhibit, planetarium night or launch milestone and reorder what sells.
Because stock is on-hand, you can merchandise MARGE against the moments your audience is already watching.
Tie a focal display to a new space or Mars exhibition opening, an astronomy or planetarium night, a NASA Artemis milestone, or a space anniversary. A tight, design-forward corner refreshes easily as the calendar, and the headlines, move.
It's part of the experience, and MARGE can be tailored to yours.
Candylab has a track record of museum and cultural collaborations, from a custom hand-painted CANDYCAR® for the Museum of Ice Cream to a Color Factory edition. For the right partner, a co-branded or custom MARGE piece, exclusive to your institution, can drive foot traffic, press and a keepsake guests can only find with you. Ask us about it.
The questions museum store teams ask us most often.
MARGE stands for the Mars Agency for Research and Geographical Exploration, a design-led SPACE Collection from Candylab Toys. It is a fleet of solid beech wood Mars vehicles, rovers and landers with original comics, made for both screen-free play and collectible display.
MARGE is built for science, space, aerospace, planetarium, observatory and STEM museum stores. If your visitors come for rockets, rovers, the night sky or the story of flight, the collection extends that experience onto your shelves and into their homes.
Every piece is solid beech wood finished with non-toxic, water-based paints, built to heirloom-quality standards. We provide a materials and safety spec sheet on request so your team can review it before ordering.
The line spans magnetic play sets and single vehicles through illustrated comics and apparel, with retail price points from about $6 to $98. That range lets you merchandise impulse buys at the register alongside higher-value collectible sets.
For the current campaign: one case pack per SKU to open (reduced from three), tiered discounts of 25 percent off your first 6 cases and 35 percent off 7 or more, Net-30 for verified museum and cultural accounts, and free freight on opening orders over $1,500 in the continental US.
Inventory is on-hand in our US warehouse and ships in 3 to 5 business days, with no production lead time, so you can plan a display around an exhibit opening, a planetarium night or a launch milestone.
Yes. Candylab has a track record of museum and cultural collaborations. For the right partner we can explore a co-branded or custom piece exclusive to your institution. Ask us to start the conversation.
Request wholesale access through the form and we will send the line sheet, the materials and safety specs, and a sample. Existing Candylab wholesale accounts can order directly from our B2B store.
Request access and we'll send the line sheet, a materials & safety spec sheet, and a sample so your team can see the craft before you commit a single endcap.