What if one object could be a play furniture today and piece of furniture tomorrow, for many years to come? With KORA, designer Estela Segura Castellano has created a universal design toy made of pine wood that grows with children, invites open-ended play and challenges the throwaway logic of conventional toys.
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Imaginary Language – educational toy for children by Alessandra Romario
How can a handful of wooden shapes become a language of its own? With “Imaginary Language”, Alessandra Romario transforms archetypal geometric forms into an open-ended educational toy that invites children to build, invent, name and reinvent their own worlds.
Continue readingTouching knowledge: how children learn with their sense of touch
Be it with water, sand or wood, children first discover the world by using their hands. This article tells you all about why the sense of touch is a central learning organ and how tactile experiences shape early childhood development.
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