Prototypes for Kids Archives

Handmade wooden toys for kids by Valérian Henry

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Most of the time, I create small wooden objects with a simple playful manipulation and I think the illustrative part of it is very important. All my objects are also hand painted with specific paint for children.

Joyn – playful furniture by Manuel Velázquez Arauzo

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I thought we could give a spin to that idea, having stackable pieces that interlock with each other and so we started sketching and then came up with this idea of having abstract shapes. I think we wanted to have fun while designing and we let our inner child rise. I think that’s why we ended up with abstract shapes instead of regular ones.

Cadence – modern school & classroom furniture by students of the École Bleue in Paris

To answer the question about mobility and well-being, we designed a range of moving furniture, which adapts to the students and teachers, throughout the day. To do this, we designed the Cadence range around two constructive systems, the screw, and the compass.

Tapetto Sensorial – sensory children’s puzzle by Luca Martignon

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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.

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.

Momentix Toys – educational toys for children by Anna Gilbertson & Alana Amodt

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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.

Narizotas – wooden toy puzzle by Joy Moraes

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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.

Kit Tangram – educational wooden toys for children by Bruna Kim

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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.

Odotoys – sustainable wooden toys by Stefan Dikker

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A traditional wooden block set was the starting point. By adding wheels on removable axes a concept was born.

ROCKEEES – 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.

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