The key word was “simplicity”, to teach simple gestures and concepts to a child you need something equally simple and functional, so I made sure that my toy was as clean and clear as possible.
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Big Book – literary play furniture made of cardboard by Maria Roberta Russi
Big Book is a children-sized book, big enough for kids to “enter” and experience it. Instead of written tales, the book has scenographies, which work as backdrop for the child to create his own stories.
Continue readingMomentix Toys – educational toys for children by Anna Gilbertson & Alana Amodt
As a kid, Alana loved Rube Goldberg machines (chain reactions.) We realized they were a perfect place to start in designing a toy that would create opportunities to organically practice those skills.
Continue readingNarizotas – wooden toy puzzle by Joy Moraes
I created the puzzle “Narizotas” so that children and families with big noses can play with the subject, strengthen their self-esteem and face potential bullying situations.
Continue readingIrene Abarca, humanistic designer from miMI – ergonomic bags for children with diabetes
miMi is a line of ergonomic bags for children with type 1 diabetes to carry their insulin pump with them throughout the day. The product is shaped like a pet, so that the child conceives the disease as an ally and not an enemy.
Continue reading“meet the designers” presents responsible designers of toys and children’s furniture in person during digital pandemic times
With meet the designers, afilii offers B2B customers of the toy and children’s furniture industry the opportunity to meet some of the best independent designers for toy and children’s furniture as individually as possible during this pandemic.
Continue readingKit Tangram – educational wooden toys for children by Bruna Kim
The inspiration was the traditional oriental toy called Tangram. It is a geometric pieced puzzle, and in a bidimensional perspective the player can build and discover silhouettes of animals. The pieces have no joints, they are placed close together on a table.
Continue readingOdotoys – sustainable wooden toys by Stefan Dikker
A traditional wooden block set was the starting point. By adding wheels on removable axes a concept was born.
Continue readingROCKEEES – creative open-ended toy made from recycled fridges by Jean-Pierre Raes
Did you ever play with stones at the beach or at the river side, trying to stack them on each other? I always loved the excitement and peace of playing with gravity. This was our inspiration.
Continue readingWaterbottle toy – play therapy toy for children with cerebral palsy by Saran Samuel
Kids with cerebral palsy found it difficult to open the bottle cap, lift it, and drink without spilling so they had very little water every day. Also, the kids were so enthusiastic to listen to songs and dance by celebrities.
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