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Nutrient Children Assistive Device by Ntub Ctpd Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design
Ntub Ctpd acknowledged for baby, kids' and children's products design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Nutrient Children Assistive Device by Ntub Ctpd, designed for Nutrient, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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 Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Nutrient Children Assistive Device
Nutrient is a set of assistive devices designed to support speech therapy for children with articulation disorders. The set includes four forms based on vegetables. The carrot trains the bite and the oral muscles. The Chinese cabbage trains the lip muscles. The corn trains the muscles of the tongue. The pea pod trains airflow control. Each piece is made of food grade silicone and food grade ABS plastic. Bright colors and familiar shapes replace the cold appearance of common assistive products. The devices can be used in therapy sessions and at home.
About Ntub Ctpd
Five students from Taiwan formed a team to improve the problem of articulation disorders and the shortage of language therapists in Taiwan.
Award Record
With this recognition, Ntub Ctpd is 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/122405
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/122405
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!122405
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/303132
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Nutrient Children Assistive Device
- Function
- Children Assistive Device
- Category
- Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Khaki, Lavender, Sea Green, Light Gray and Light Salmon
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Nutrient
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ntub Ctpd
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #122405
Credits
- Team
- Chao-Yuan Tseng, Tse-Hsiang Chang, Kuang-En Wu, Hsin-Ying Chen, Yu-Yuan Cheng, Wei-Lun Fang and Wan-Ling Peng
- Image Credits
- Adobe stock Kuang-En Wu Hsin-Ying Chen Yu-Yuan Cheng Wei-Lun Fang Wan-Ling Peng
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- According to our research, we found that there is an increasing number of children in Taiwan suffering from Articulation Disorders. Therefore, our team has designed an assistive device that can assist with the training and correction of this phenomenon. Using the shape of fruits and vegetables as the foundation and applying color and material properties to transform the traditional cold feeling of assistive products into a vibrant and interesting image.
- Inspiration
- The prevalence of Articulation Disorders in children in Taiwan is around 6-10%, and this percentage is "increasing year by year".If they are not corrected during the crucial golden years of treatment (4-6 years old), they may remain with the child for the rest of his or her life. Taiwan has a severe shortage of medical resources for Articulation Disorders, a shortage of Speech-Language Pathologists, and a lack of assistive devices in the market for correction of Articulation Disorders.
- Research
- The products are designed through interviews with professional Speech-Language Pathologists to make the design of the product more accurate and to improve the efficiency of correction for children with Articulation Disorders. The research focuses on the training of oral movements and coordination, and the design and intervention of the assistive device can be used by children for training in therapy classes and at home. Main focuses of research: 1. The appearance of the assistive device should attract children's attention. 2. The training of the assistive device should be gradual and easy to differentiate. 3. The training and counseling process needs to provide feedback to the child. 4.
- Challenge
- As both Articulation Disorders and speech therapy are specialized fields, the team collected various data before deciding to start working on this topic. During the process, we spoke with several Speech-Language Pathologists. There were many issues to consider, including how to arouse children's curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, whether the assistive device is well developed, and whether it meets the standards, as well as the material, shape, color, and mechanism. The team went through many trials and revisions, and with the cooperation of the Speech-Language Pathologists and the supervisor, we were able to complete this product research together.
- Realization and Technology
- Materials: food grade silicone, food grade ABS plastic , Technic: CNC milling, gloss paint, Surface contact: baking paint uses plain glass , partial matte.
- Operation and Interaction
- 1.Carrot Assistive Device - An Assistive Device for Articulation Disorders that mainly trains the occlusion and oral muscles. 2.Chinese cabbage Assistive Device - An Assistive Device for Articulation Disorders that mainly trains the lip muscles. 3.Corn Assistive Device - An Assistive Device for Articulation Disorders that mainly trains the muscles of the tongue. 4.Pea pods Assistive Device - An Assistive Device for Articulation Disorders that mainly train airflow control.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was started from January 2020, and was completed in Taoyuan,Taiwan in March 2021.
- Specifications
- Materials: Carrot Assistive Device: food grade silicone, food grade ABS plastic, Chinese cabbage Assistive Device: food grade silicone, food grade ABS plastic, Corn Assistive Device: food grade silicone, food grade ABS plastic, Pea pods Assistive Device: food grade silicone, food grade ABS plastic. Size(mm): Carrot Assistive Device: length 65*width 65*height 125, Chinese cabbage Assistive Device: length 60*width 60*height 115, Corn Assistive Device: length 60*width 60*height 110, Pea pods Assistive Device: length 150*width 50*height 50
- Keywords
- children,vegetable,Articulation Disorders,speech therapy,pronunciation,assistive device
