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Evelina Tumas and Ingrida Bieliauske Receives the A' Design Award for Sensory Guessing Box Mirabu Touch and Guess Game in Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Evelina Tumas and Ingrida Bieliauske for baby, kids' and children's products design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design category for Sensory Guessing Box Mirabu Touch and Guess Game by Evelina Tumas and Ingrida Bieliauske, designed for Edu2. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Sensory Guessing Box Mirabu Touch and Guess Game
Mirabu is a sensory guessing box designed as a touch and guess game for children. Objects are placed inside the box, and a child reaches through covered holes to feel and describe what is hidden without looking. One panel is transparent, so other children can watch the game, give hints, or use the box as a theatre scene. The box is made of wood and plywood for everyday use and measures 225 by 345 by 209 millimetres. Colourful felt balls fill the holes in the lid, which can also support counting and colour recognition. Mirabu is flat-packed so children can assemble it themselves.
Award Record
This recognition makes Evelina Tumas and Ingrida Bieliauske a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Baby, Kids and Children's Products Design Award
The A' Baby Products Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good baby product designs by leading brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to baby product designers, industrial designers, toy companies and children's product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include strollers, car seats, baby monitors, high chairs, baby bottles and pacifiers. Awarded baby products designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/baby-products
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/110958
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/110958
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!110958
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/287161
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://edu2play.com/en/parduotuve/guessing-box-mirabu/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Sensory Guessing Box Mirabu Touch and Guess Game
- Function
- Touch and Guess Game
- Category
- Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Peru, Gainsboro, Gray, Dim Gray and Sienna
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Edu2
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Evelina Tumas and Ingrida Bieliauske
- Country
- Lithuania
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #110958
Credits
- Team
- Designer Evelina Tumas and Designer Ingrida Bieliauskė
- Image Credits
- Photographer Karolis Milasevičius
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- With this beautifully designed Sensory Guessing Box, children touch and feel what they find inside the box and describe without looking. Place different objects inside and invite a child to put hands through the covered holes. When creating playthings for children, multifunctionality is a key. One of the panels is transparent to allow other children to watch the game or create a scene for a theatre play. Cover the lid with felt balls to enhance the sensory experience and give a pop!
- Inspiration
- Children are attracted to secrets and hidden things. Combining the sense of mystery and sensory experience while touching the objects, Mirabu was created to be a fun yet educational game for children.
- Challenge
- Development of new products for children requires many factors to be considered. In this case, visualizing as many play scenarios as possible was crucial. It determined the choice of materials and the aesthetics of the design. MIRABU comes flat-packed so that children can assemble the box themselves. This design decision serves several purposes - first, it saves space and logistics costs, secondly, children feel more engage when they build their own plaything.
- Realization and Technology
- The main goal was to make a touch and guess box that can be used for everyday play. First, it was considered to use sturdy cardboard for a box, however, while testing with children, it turned out that the construction is too weak, so wood and plywood were chosen. A transparent panel was introduced for others to watch the process or made a theatre scene to have more play opportunities and encourage engagement.
- Operation and Interaction
- Visualizing a play scenario is crucial when designing a product for children. With a sensory guessing box, a teacher or a parent puts some things inside a box and invites a child to put his/her hands through the covered holes. A child tries to guess what is hiding inside only by touching. If a child has a difficult time guessing, others watching from the other side can see an object through the transparent panel and give a hint. Also, a child can push through a colorful felt ball on the top lid and peak what is inside. The holes on the lid can be used for learning to count, recognize colors, and enhance the sensory experience.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in April 2019 in Vilnius and finished in August 2020.
- Keywords
- sensory box, sensory play, sensory experience, toys for kids, educational toys
