Katja Runge, Author at afilii

DuoPlay – playful furniture by Ekim Güney Öztürk

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What if one piece of furniture invited children to sit, rock and invent new ways to play? DuoPlay by Ekim Güney Öztürk transforms through simple rotation from a rocking toy into a bench or an animal-like character. Made from cork and recycled PLA, the concept was shortlisted for the Green Product Award.

Let Them Be Bugs – a modular toy by Malou van Dijck and Renske Rothuizen

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What happens when bees, beetles and grasshoppers meet a child’s imagination? With “Let Them Be Bugs”, designers Malou van Dijck and Renske Rothuizen turn insect-inspired shapes into a modular toy that invites children to mix, invent and create entirely new species.

IMAGY – wooden blocks game by Tim Fokker

What happens when 37 wooden blocks turn the joy of cloud-gazing into a game? With IMAGY, designer Tim Fokker brings pareidolia – the playful art of discovering figures, faces and stories in everyday shapes – into the hands of children and adults alike.

KORA – universal design toy by Estela Segura Castellano

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.

Imaginary Language – educational toy for children by Alessandra Romario

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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.

Animaze – play furniture by Studio DesignLibero

What if a puzzle could turn into a chair, a pouf — or even a rocking animal? With “Animaze”, Studio DesignLibero from Milan has created modular play furniture that invites children to build, combine, sit, store and dream.

Imagix – construction toy by Işıl Barut

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What happens when wooden shapes, ropes and fabric pieces meet a child’s imagination? With ‘Imagix’ designer Işıl Barut has created an open-ended construction toy that invites children to build, bend, and invent freely.

Ippei Takahashi about his community kindergarten in Shichigahama / Japan

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What can a kindergarten become when it is imagined as a shared place for an entire community? In Shichigahama/Japan, architect Ippei Takahashi offers a quietly radical answer: a low, open nursery shaped by its coastal surroundings, where courtyard, semi-outdoor spaces and communal areas come together to create a learning environment that feels both protective and liberating.

Floating schools in Bangladesh – Interview with Architect Mohammed Rezwan

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When floodwaters rise and roads disappear, going to school can suddenly become impossible. Architect Mohammed Rezwan responded with a radical yet simple idea: if children cannot reach the classroom, the classroom must come to them.

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