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Tetra Connector Color Markers by Himanshu Shekhar Soni

Tetra Connector Color Markers by Himanshu Shekhar Soni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award in Eisen in Spielzeugdesign Competition Category.


EisenSpielzeug· 2018

Tetra Connector Color Markers

by Himanshu Shekhar Soni

Client: Himanshu Soni

A' Design Award in Eisen Winner in Spielzeug Category

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The Design

About Tetra Connector Color Markers

Tetra ist ein amüsanter Farbmarker mit interaktivem Spielzeug für Kinder. Die Idee des Tetra-Markers ermutigt Kinder nicht nur, kreativ zu sein, sondern ermutigt sie, den Marker wiederzuverwenden, anstatt ihn nach dem Austrocknen der Tinte einfach in den Papierkorb zu werfen. Dies wird helfen Kinder, um das Bewusstsein für die Wiederverwendung unter ihnen zu entwickeln und zu schärfen. Die Form einer Tetra-Kappe erleichtert das Drücken und Herausziehen. Kinder können jede Kappe und jeden Stiftzylinder zusammenfügen, um eine Form zu bilden, und erkunden, um eine neue abstrakte Form zu erstellen. Es liegt in ihrer Fantasie, die Regel zu biegen und neue Strukturen zu entwickeln.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Eisen

Tetra Connector Color Markers ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Eisen, einer prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für gute Designs, die die beruflichen und industriellen Anforderungen erfüllen, die an gut gestaltete Schöpfungen gestellt werden. Eisen-Gewinner zeigen großes Können, hohe Spezialisierung, fachkundiges Verständnis und die kreative Kapazität ihrer Schöpfer. Von Tetra Connector Color Markers wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgeschätzte, bewunderte und geliebte Schöpfung ist, die praktisch und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Eisen prämierte Design integriert bewährte Branchenverfahren und weist kompetente technische Merkmale in Verbindung mit Know-how und Talent auf. Tetra Connector Color Markers wird für seine Gründlichkeit geschätzt und ist darauf ausgelegt, Verbesserungen der Lebensqualität zu liefern, die dazu beitragen, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Tetra is an amusing color marker with interactive building toys for kids. It’s made of interesting shape and combined form to create an opportunity for creativity extends beyond the page. The shape of a simple compound makes it easy to press and pull out. Also, kids can put each compound together to form a shape and explore to build the new shape like a geometric shape, animal, flower, abstract shape etc. And it’s up to their Imagination bend the rule and come up with new structures.
Dimensions & Packaging
Tetra Cap: Height 55mm X Length 28mm X Width 28mm
Tetra Barrel: Height 128mm x Dia 9mm
Tags
Kids, Play, Color, Creative, Fun, Behavioral, Social Skill, Block puzzle
Production Technology
Tetra markers are made of HDPE plastic and injection molded part.
Design Challenge
The first challenge was to understand how to encourage children to develop social skill through a product. The second challenge was designing this cap product’s functionality as a toy to create abstract and beautiful shapes by connecting the same shape.
Research
The initial stage of online and market research showed a lack of new children stationary or toys which engage and positively impact children behavior and social skill. The next stage of research was performed on different toys which encourages interaction and helps develop social skills. I look to repurposing of the Tetra Marker cap to not only encourage children to be creative, but to encourage children to think about reuse rather than simply discarding these into the trash after ink dried up and I want to create a new paradigm for children’s products that encourage unique new behavior and a productive afterlife for the product.
Inspiration
The main inspiration for tetra markers to not only encourage children to be creative but also encourage them to think about reuse the marker pens instead of it being thrown away after ink dried up and this will help children to develop social skill and raise awareness of reuse among them starting at small ages and collecting the pens for children to play with them will have an important and enhancing role on the consumer preference.
Project Duration
The Tetra color marker concept started in Jan 2018 in Noida, India and finished in March 2018.
Operation Flow
The shape of a tetra cap makes it easy to press and pull out. Also, kids can put each cap and pen barrel together through the snap-fit to foam a shape and explore imaginative crafts.
Team Members
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