Crater Lake was influenced by the history of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995 that led to inevitable changes. At that tragic time, people of Kobe City came together to rebuild damaged areas of the city and nowadays in our technology driven time this face to face social interaction between people is decimating.
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Fixupcycling – chair for children made out of recycled materials by Sang Jung Lee
My dad had a small steel factory that had many oil barrels. So I designed a chair and toy for my son and developed it into my brand Fixupcycling.
Continue readingTempus – play therapy toy by Isabel Rodriguez
When I was younger I met a kid who never looked anyone in the eye or talk directly to anybody. He was always creating awesome pieces of art and I always wanted to know why he behaved that way.
Continue readingAmbulance playground – modern playground in Malawi by studio super-local
This playground in Malawi takes your mind off of being sick. It also attacks a lot of other kids from the neighborhood, so it’s easy to make friends here.
Continue readingAlma Therapy Dolls – play therapy toys by Yaara Nusboim
I did some research and was surprised to learn that to this day generic toys are being used for treatment of children with emotional problems, even though the therapist’s and the patient’s needs are very different from what regular toys can provide. This was my motivation for the project: to design therapeutic toys that are tailor-made for the treatment of children with emotional problems in order to make it easier for them to connect to their inner world and heal their soul.
Continue readingEducational architecture: Fuji Kindergarten in Tokyo by Takaharu + Yui Tezuka Architects
We designed a situation where children can find the way to learn themselves.
Continue readingGrowing kids’ room – curated by afilii at Heim+Handwerk Munich 2019
For the first time ever, afilii – international hub & platform for meaningful design for kids curates and presents a growing kids’ room at the Heim+Handwerk in Munich.
Continue readingWheelbarrow Table – children’s play table by Sarit Shani Hay
The idea behind this kid’s play table was to create a fun playful mobile table that it is both functional and playful. A child can play with it, draw and use its storage for toys
Continue readingKokoLoko – playful childrens furniture by Hana Ciliga Zadro
KokoLoko is a bench, stool or a shelf, but at the same time a car polygon or a doll house, design that gives your child a possibility to create a character in a functional piece of furniture.
Continue readingEducational architecture: Kindergarten in Shichigahama/ Japan by Ippei Takahashi
This was the first project to be implemented in this town. We therefore wanted the new building to be in harmony with its surrounding environment and not to disturb its atmosphere. At the same time, we also wanted the rebuilt nursery to be a monument for reconstruction and to have a grand presence, evoking both unity and eternity.
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