Katja Runge

Crater Lake – urban play sculpture by 24° Studio

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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.

Fixupcycling – chair for children made out of recycled materials by Sang Jung Lee

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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.

Tempus – play therapy toy by Isabel Rodriguez

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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.

Ambulance playground – modern playground in Malawi by studio super-local

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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.

Educational architecture: Fuji Kindergarten in Tokyo by Takaharu + Yui Tezuka Architects

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We designed a situation where children can find the way to learn themselves.

Growing kids’ room – curated by afilii at Heim+Handwerk Munich 2019

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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.

Educational architecture: Kindergarten in Shichigahama/ Japan by Ippei Takahashi

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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.

Cardkits – creative toys made of cardboard by Anther Kiley

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Cardkits are inspired by the elaborate toy cities I built for myself as a child. I grew up in an artistic family without many commercial toys, and I started building my own out of paper when I was around 9.

design for kids curated by afilii @Maison & Objet Paris 2019 * list of exhibitors

afilii – international hub & platform for meaningful design for kids presents at Maison&Objet in Paris eight carefully chosen manufacturers and designers from six countries

Educational architecture: a kindergarten in Atsugi / Japan by Taku Hibino

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Since a kindergarten is an educational facility and is a place of the human basics formation, I think that there is not the change in what is demanded basically. Rather it is a concern to make a kindergarten which is too conscious of the technological innovation, we have alarmed against it.

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