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Creaon Цацка by Menglin Tian

Creaon Цацка by Menglin Tian is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Жалезная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн прадуктаў для немаўлят, дзяцей і падлеткаў Competition Category.


ЖалезаДзіцячыя прадукты· 2022

Creaon Цацка

by Menglin Tian

Client: Menglin Tian

Жалезная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Дзіцячыя прадукты Category

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The Design

About Creaon Цацка

Creaon факусуюць на розных функцыянальных асаблівасцях патрэбаў дзяцей ва ўзросце 1-6 гадоў у цацках. Дзеці могуць выкарыстоўваць Creaon як звычайныя алоўкі, каб маляваць малюнкі і ствараць розныя дахі для кубікаў Creaon падчас малявання, а таксама камбінаваць са сваімі малюнкамі, каб гуляць у гульні. Creaon таксама можа быць выкарыстаны ў якасці балансавага блока для стварэння гульняў. Паколькі ён зроблены з соевага воску, Creaon можа знікнуць больш экалагічна, чым звычайная пластыкавая цацка, калі выканае сваю працу.

The Recognition

About the Жалезная прэмія A' Design Award

Creaon Цацка — пераможца Жалезнай прэміі A' Design Award, прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца добрым дызайнам, што адпавядаюць прафесійным і прамысловым патрабаванням, чаканым ад добра распрацаваных твораў. Жалезныя пераможцы дэманструюць вялікае майстэрства, высокую спецыялізацыю, экспертнае разуменне і творчыя здольнасці сваіх стваральнікаў. Чакаецца, што Creaon Цацка — гэта высока цэнены, захапляльны і любімы твор, практычны і інавацыйны. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Жалезную прэмію A' Design Award, інтэгруе лепшыя галіновыя практыкі і мае кампетэнтныя тэхнічныя характарыстыкі, звязаныя з ноу-хау і талентам. Creaon Цацка паважаецца за грунтоўнасць і прызначаны даваць паляпшэнні якасці жыцця, што дапамагаюць зрабіць свет лепшым месцам.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Creaon focuses on the creative, open ending, construction and imagination needs of children aged 1 to 6 for toys. Combine crayons with building blocks. When children draw with Creaon, they create different roofs that can become unique building blocks and play imaginary games with them. It realizes that toys can complete their multiple missions in a certain period of need, can still play after being damaged, and after completing the mission, it is more harmless to disappear than ordinary toys.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 15mm x Depth 15mm x Height 45mm
Tags
Toy, Childhood, Children, Playful, Sustainable
Production Technology
Soy Wax
Design Challenge
Finding the intersection of versatile toys and environmentally friendly materials with less waste is the most difficult and critical part of the design process. Research has found that toys that stimulate creativity and allow children to use their imagination and build are more suitable for a wider range of children, which means they are less likely to get tired of being thrown away. At the same time, I found that materials like soy wax are more environmentally friendly than plastic, and can continue to play even if broken, even simple DIY repair, unlike plastic toys that are more likely to be thrown away once broken. At the same time, wax toys can be mass-produced just like plastic toys.
Research
Among children's toys, the top five toys in the home are all made of plastic. However, because children grow up so quickly, their interests and demands for some toys change quickly. These plastic toys that can last a long time become "short life" toys. I started thinking about how to make play more sustainable while meeting the needs of children. I design from two aspects of more functions and more environmentally friendly materials to explore how to make toys last longer and less waste when toys finish their missions.
Inspiration
Among children's toys, the top five toys in the home are all made of plastic. However, because children grow up so quickly, their interests and demands for some toys change quickly. These plastic toys that can last a long time become "short life" toys, which are likely to cause serious environmental problems.
I began to think about how to extend the life of the toy and make it more environmentally friendly to its end.
Project Duration
The project started in November 2021 in London and finished in January 2022 in London, and was exhibited in online Work in Progress 2022 show in January 2022.
Operation Flow
Children can use them as regular crayons to draw pictures and create different roofs for the Creaon cubes. Children can combine their drawings with these small house-like Creaon cubes to play pretend games. Creaon can also be used as a balance block for building games.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Menglin Tian, 2022.
Team Members
Menglin Tian
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Menglin Tian, 2022
Image #2: Photographer Menglin Tian, 2022
Image #3: Photographer Menglin Tian, 2022
Image #4: Photographer Menglin Tian, 2022
Image #5: Photographer Menglin Tian, 2022

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