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.
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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
Continue readingYaWood – rocking horse & play furniture by argo4studio
The goal was to create an object that could be used individually, but that would be more funny when shared. It is made by a curved wood profile that follows the lines of the body. The design concept is inspired by the mother’s hand as a symbol of protection and kindness.
Continue readingEducational architecture: a kindergarten in Atsugi/Japan by Taku Hibino
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.
Continue readingImaginary Language – educational toys for children by Alessandra Romario
The toy is a combination between construction games and role-playing games, in that way it stimulates cognitive and social skills, both fundamentals for the children’s growth. The design choices keep in mind the children’s fun.
Continue readingdesign for kids curated by afilii @Tendence Frankfurt 2019 * list of exhibitors
afilii – international hub & platform for meaningful design for kids presents at Tendence in Frankfurt 12 carefully chosen manufacturers and designers from nine countries
Continue readingKULA – educational wooden toys for children by 40studio
Every single thing on this planet is a combination of many pieces (atoms, cells, etc). Our thought was … What if the final image is not always the same? What if mixing and combining different puzzle pieces leads you to different results?
Continue readingBench Gang – play furniture by Christian Cowper
Accepting that just as much thought should go into designing for a child as for an adult is important. Nobody is second to anyone else, so everybody should have access to meaningful and well-considered design.
Continue readingWilli – creative toy for children with autism by Laura Fornaroli
I still remember that I had gone to the river with some friends, and it is there that I saw two children playing spontaneously with pebbles. They arranged them in rows, made up shapes, stacked them and created paths trying to join the white striations of some stones.
Continue readingZipp kids furniture – play furniture by Ayushi Jain
Children are agile inquisitive creatures, running around, bending, twisting, throwing everything that falls into their hands. Fixed furniture not only restricts their movement but also its hard surfaces with complex assembly makes it rather dangerous for children.
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