Pike Hračka by Tahsin Cetinoglu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Bronzová cena A' Design Award in Hračky Competition Category.

BronzHračky· 2021

Pike Hračka

by Tahsin Cetinoglu

Client: Tahsin Cetinoglu

Bronzová cena A' Design Award Winner in Hračky Category

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The Design

About Pike Hračka

Pike je kloubová dřevěná panenka. Hračka pro malé i velké děti. Není to jen hračka, ale také pózový model pro umělce a figurka pro stop-motion animátory. Části těla se snadno spojují pomocí elastických šňůrek. Díky kloubovému mechanismu nepotřebuje žádné nářadí. Součástí hry je i rozkládání a opětovné skládání. Je to prostě dřevěný kamarád pro všechny věkové kategorie.

The Recognition

About the Bronzová cena A' Design Award

Pike Hračka je vítězem Bronzové ceny A' Design Award, vysoce prestižního uznání udělovaného vynikajícím designům, které se vyznačují kreativitou, vynalézavostí a bystrostí. Bronzoví vítězové jsou hojně zručné a nápadně kreativní artefakty, které dosvědčují rozsáhlé zkušenosti, představivost a vynalézavost svých designérů. Očekává se, že Pike Hračka bude vysoce ceněným, obdivovaným a milovaným předmětem, pozoruhodně profesionálním a inovativním. Tento design, který získal Bronzovou cenu A' Design Award, zahrnuje osvědčené postupy v umění, vědě, designu a technologiích a vyniká pozorností k detailu. Pike Hračka nádherně uspokojuje potřeby, dotýká se tužeb, okouzluje city a oslovuje zvědavost.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Pike is an articulated wooden doll.
Thanks to tension power created by the ball-ended elastic cords, it stills in the position you give. It has an athletic body look.
Disassembly and assembly is part of the game. It does not require any tool.
Elastic cords can pass through the joints and strapped around them to assemble the legs and arms easily. This is the unique feature of this design.
Dimensions & Packaging: Pike is 70 mm(W) x 40 mm(D) x 245 mm(H) in dimension.
The packaging is corrugated cardboard with the dimension of 120 x 60 x 280 mm.
Tags: Wooden toy, Designer toys, Articulated doll, Stop motion doll, Mannequin, Poser, Character design, CNC milling
Production Technology: Pike is made of finger jointed natural beech blocks. All parts are manufactured by CNC milling technology. The parts do not have any paint, glue or fastening elements such as screws. The tiny balls, at the end of the elastic cords, are made of recycled sawdust that comes from the milling operation. A mixture of clear epoxy resin is molded with the elastic cords.
Design Challenge: The most challenging design activity for this project was solving wooden joint mechanisms and an assembly system which needs to be tough, producible, moveable, easy to assemble, be operated with an elastic cord and esthetically well designed at the same time. Several alternative solutions tested with handmade prototypes to meet the requirements.
Research: Comparative research has been done to identify similarities and differences between similar groups of toys such as puppets, mannequins and articulated dolls. Finding the potential market and defining the age range were the main objectives. One-to-one interviews have been done to focus groups. Lots of data collected over the internet from subject related magazines, open platforms, and selling channels. Main concentration points, weaknesses and potentials have been defined by conducting experiments with a close environment over prototypes to form essential insights.
Inspiration: Toys. Making toys. Love of wood. Giving a soul to a natural material. A passion for problem solving of mechanical systems and Innovative design intention.
Project Duration: The project began in June 2019 in Ankara, Turkey, and completed in Budapest, Hungary in March 2021.
Operation Flow: Pike comes up in assembled form out of its box. It is ready to play. Its arms, legs and head can take almost any posture that humans can do. You can play with it by giving action poses. Giving the best natural poses can be a challenging game with your friends. You may choose to disassemble it. It has 18 wooden parts and 26 in total with the elastic cords. So reassembling can be a funny game on its own. Touching and playing with an unpainted, raw wood gives a relaxing effect.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Tahsin Cetinoglu, 2021.