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3 Khan Multifunctional Kids Product by Nastaran Akbari and Davood Manafi Wins the A' Design Award in Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design
Nastaran Akbari and Davood Manafi honored for baby, kids' and children's products design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that 3 Khan Multifunctional Kids Product by Nastaran Akbari and Davood Manafi, designed for Madstudio, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design category. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
The A' Design Award Explained
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.
Regarding 3 Khan Multifunctional Kids Product
The 3 Khan is an innovative product for children aged 1 to 7, designed to enhance creativity and developmental skills through assembly. It transforms into three configurations: Single Table, Double Table, and Cottage, all packaged in The Box of 3 Khan (The Truck). The product promotes practical skills via mechanical connections and tools while encouraging imaginative play. Featuring hand-painted illustrations inspired by The Book of Kings; an epic work of Persian literature, fosters family interaction and storytelling, making it a valuable product for both learning and cultural connection.
About Nastaran Akbari and Davood Manafi
Nastaran Akbari is an architect and founder of MAD Studio. She graduated from Eastern Mediterranean University in 2022 and developed her professional foundation through design-focused roles at architectural practices before establishing her own studio. Her work centers on creating meaningful architectural and product-driven experiences, where comfort, clarity, and human interaction play a central role. She approaches each project as a narrative process, aiming to design spaces and objects that remain intuitive, engaging, and memorable over time. Influenced by cultural heritage and architectural context, Nastaran integrates subtle references to identity and storytelling within her work.
Award Record
With this recognition, Nastaran Akbari and Davood Manafi 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/170103
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/170103
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!170103
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/335904
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- 3 Khan Multifunctional Kids Product
- Function
- Multifunctional Kids Product
- Category
- Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Burly Wood, Dark Khaki, Tan, Peru and Wheat
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Madstudio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Nastaran Akbari and Davood Manafi
- Country
- Iran
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #170103
Credits
- Team
- Ms. Nastaran Akbari, Dr. Davood Manafi and Ms.Leila Sohbati
- Image Credits
- Photographer : deedstudio Main image is image # 1 Optional image # 1 is image # 2 Optional image # 2 is image # 3 Optional image # 3 is image # 4 Optional image # 4 is image # 5
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The 3 Khan is designed for children aged one to seven, offering versatile functionality as detailed below: 1. Single Table 2. Double Table 3. Cottage And a Truck (The Box of 3 Khan)
- Inspiration
- As children grow and their needs change at each developmental stage, they encounter various challenges that require adaptability from their families. The rise of technology has also impacted the quality of interactions between parents and children. This product is designed to meet these evolving needs, empowering families to navigate these transitions successfully and foster stronger connections.
- Research
- This product, designed for children aged one to seven, was developed through research on children's needs and parental insights. It features versatile dimensions that allow for conversion between a single table, a double table, and a cottage, considering budget constraints and limited home space. Key goals include enhancing parent-child relationships, encouraging discussions about stories, and fostering children's skills through assembly activities.
- Challenge
- The product's bodies are positioned using easily assembled joints that require no mechanical tools. A key challenge was ensuring these joints were strong enough to hold the structures. Various designs were tested, but most were rejected due to looseness. Ultimately, sliding joints of suitable lengths and widths were achieved through trial and error.
- Realization and Technology
- With the rising popularity of multi-user products, this item is designed to meet the diverse needs of children. Its main structure is made of plywood, with hand-painted images from the Shahnameh(The Book of Kings; an epic work of Persian literature). The aluminum connections feature a sliding design, allowing for three different configurations, thereby enhancing its versatility.
- Operation and Interaction
- We modeled the three states that the product can transform into and examined the connections between them, ensuring they are secure and strong. One design goal was to connect the parts like a puzzle, so we chose aluminum for the connections due to its suitability for extrusion. We used plywood for the main parts to create grooves that guide assembly, making it easy to put together. We optimized the lengths to enhance strength while incorporating a measure of flexibility.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in October 2023 in Tehran and finished in November 2024 in Tehran.
- Specifications
- The 3 Khan pack includes: - Single Table: 600 mm, 500 mm, 560 mm - Double Table: 1200 mm, 500 mm, 560 mm - Cottage: 884 mm, 500 mm, 902 mm - Child's Chair for Ages 1 to 3: 280 mm, 300 mm/260mm, 420 mm - Child's Chair for Ages 3 to 7: 280 mm, 300 mm, 420 mm - Four metal connectors for attaching the single table's top to its legs - Two metal connectors for the double table - Two metal connectors for the cottage - Truck for The Box of 3 Khan: 670 mm, 530 mm, 320 mm
- Keywords
- Kids, Children, Furniture, Table, Cottage, Family, Toy, Education, Entertainment
