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Piks Construction Toy by Oppi Is Granted the Platinum A' Design Award in Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
Oppi acknowledged for toys, games and hobby 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/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Platinum A' Design Award in the Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design category for Piks Construction Toy by Oppi. 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Platinum A' Design Award
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
More About Piks Construction Toy
Piks is a construction toy designed for children between three and twelve years old. The set combines non-toxic silicone cones with solid beech wooden boards. The aim of the game is to build an original structure using all of the pieces without any of them falling down. The silicone cones hold the wooden boards in place, allowing many construction possibilities. Through balancing, children practice concentration, fine motor skills and decision making. Included cards suggest shapes to build, while free play is also encouraged.
About Oppi
OPPI® is a contemporary toy brand, based in France, dedicated to the education, development and creativity of children. OPPI ® is convinced that toys are essential for the good development of children. Educational innovation, fun, activity and learning are at the heart of their purposes. That is why each of their design toy is developed on concrete themes of childhood thanks to collaborations between the know-how of design and education specialists. This is how OPPI® can offer toys that evoke the best skills for the adults of tomorrow.
Award Record
With this recognition, Oppi is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design Award
The A' Toy Design Award is an international toy design competition recognizing good toy designs by best toy designers, manufacturers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to toy designers, game studios, industrial designers and hobby product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include dolls, action figures, board games, puzzles, plush toys and educational toys. The awarded toy designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/toy
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/124362
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/124362
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!124362
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/305696
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.oppitoys.com/produit/piks-medium-kit/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Piks Construction Toy
- Function
- Construction Toy
- Category
- Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Light Gray, Sienna, Rosy Brown, Dark Gray and Saddle Brown
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Oppi
- Country
- France
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #124362
Credits
- Team
- Hansel Schloupt (CEO & Product designer), Bastien Schloupt (COO), Dr. M.B. (Child Psychiatrist specialized in ADHD) and Chrystelle Payet (Child Teacher & Educational Consultant Specialist)
- Image Credits
- Philippe Fragnière (Photographer) Otus Production (Video)
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Piks is a creative toy designed to develop children's concentration. The aim of the toy is simple: to create the most original structure by positioning all of the pieces without any of it falling down. The silicone holds the wood in place, allowing for a myriad of construction possibilities. Children explore then the intricacies of balance while decision-making, motor skills and imagination all come into play transforming the players into artists in a performance of concentration and skill.
- Inspiration
- Piks has been designed thanks of two sources of inspiration: the collaboration with educational specialists and the need to provide kids new open-ended way to play. Because of our commitment to offer a toy that develops concentration skills, we decided to seek inspiration from the field of education, more precisely from kids' concentration disorders ADHD. By making design research - consulting child psychiatrists or occupational therapists - we were able to identity a list of the most important children's cognitive needs to increase.
- Research
- To makes children develop cognitive aspects through playing. We decided to seek inspiration and to base our design on behaviors research and needs; and mostly on ADHD. One of the issues ADHD kids have (as well as some children in general too) is the lack of making decision in addition of the lack of being focused on the present moment. On our strategic collaboration process - composed by product designers, child psychiatrists and educational consultants - we decided to work on this matter deeply by offering the kids the chance to explore concentration and to force them to work on their abilities to be focused on a one task without being a complicated and frustrating exercise.
- Challenge
- Are the children able to concentrate while playing? Can we learn concentration while having fun?
- Realization and Technology
- Non-toxic silicone Solid Beech wooden boards
- Operation and Interaction
- Attention & Concentration Thanks to the playful, original combination of rubber cones and wooden plates, Piks offers kids the chance to explore the dynamics of balance and practice concentration through a fun activity. Motor Skills & Learning Process During the construction process, players develop their motor skills, overcome challenges and discover their personal aptitudes. Through "trial & error" Piks gives kids the opportunity to fail and try again, learning from mistakes, learning mistakes are OK they are just part of the process. The more children play, the better they know how to play. It builds confidence as they enjoy building and increasing their motor skills.
- Project Duration and Location
- After a Research & Development phase of 3 years, Piks has been pre-launched on September 2018 and was officially commercialized in February 2019 in France. Since 2019 and 2020, Piks is distributed internationally.
- Specifications
- Weight : 1.3 kg Dimensions : 260 × 200 × 105 3m Recommended age : 3- 12 years old
- Keywords
- toy, educational toy, concentration, open-ended toy
