Interviews with Ljiljana Reljic

Main focus was on creating an interesting and fun toy for kids to play with and learn about recycling and poluttion of the environment.

Creating other smart boards with different motives.

One year.

We decided on this particular concept because working with kids gave us an inside view on their thoughts and their needs that include learning.

Another companies don't use our product and we, indeed, do plan on selling rights, or partial rights to other companies.

Following worldwide trends, we concluded how different materials and textures have an positive effect on kids.

We were inspired by the Montessori's materials.

Kids from 2 to 12 years of age (kindergarten, pre-school kids, middle school kids, also disabled kids)

Materials which are used for the design, wide range of possibilities and devolpment of motor skills.

Concept of the board requires its name. It's a smart board because it demands a lot of thinking while using it.

We used rulers, sccisors, needls, scalpel, glue, etc.

The most unique thing is actually how we got an functional and high-quality product by using different recycled materials.

The designers of this project are colleagues from work.

While making this design, we didn't want technology to play a big role in the product. In that way, withouth technology, smartboards recuqier kid's full attention and teach them some basic things about life that technological devices can't.

Our designe is influenced by theoretical researches, but also by practial usage of materials that the product is consisted of.

It was challenging to make our product interesting enough for kids and how to corporate different materials.

Encouraged by level of interest in kids and by positive reactions of parents and collegues.

We learned different techniques which helped us create the design and how to get an actual project from just an idea.

No, thank you.

Recycling packaging and creating educational toys that help children acquire knowledge

I was not forced, it became my activity to enjoy

I would like to design more toys for children

To promote the applicability of their design

Simplicity and beauty of design

A good design is a design that everyone wants to have

Comfort beauty enjoyment

She would design for environmental institutions, kindergartens

I have more ideas about ecological toys

Exploring the applicability of an idea

Smart ecological boards for children, fitting the packaging into a meaningful whole

Testing and thinking is required

Preschool educator

Creating value

The support of my family and friends

I think I still have a lot to do

Technical lack of equipment and lack of knowledge in material handling

What are people getting from that design

Ecological didactic boxes

Advanced training in the field of design

Commitment to idea development

Saving time, energy, environmental protection, comfort...it depends on the design

I am currently working on the idea of ​​ecological didactic boxes

Ideas of social design and environmental protection

I'm not sure I can give a competent answer

It is certain that it will be accessible to all levels of society

It depends on the motivation

I start by thinking about the idea and researching materials in the environment

Everything around us can become beautiful and good design if we create it with love

I think trends sets design

Technology has its influence a lot

I make my products by hand and by machine

Colors are important for design, they make the design beautiful

I want them to ask about applicability

I get motivation for my work

My daughter Katarina who draws exceptionally well

Preschool educators

Recycling and handmade toys

I liked it very much

My favorite colors are green and blue, I like all dishes with meat, I enjoy it in all seasons

I was always making new objects from old ones or assembling new ones

Watch a child play with things and you can discover a lot about the child

Our company does not produce toys. It encourages creativity with new ideas.

It is the ability to create beauty around us.

Sensor and perceptual board.

Didactic toys.

Natural and recycled materials, handmade .

When I am pleased with myself.

Possibility of practical use.

Contentment.

Fulfillment.

If people want to have it.

J seek for practical use.

Producing ecological and safe products.

Producing simple and safe products.

I work with children and I find inspiration in their games.

Use of natural resources, recycling.

I live in town. The possibility of using packing in creative way.

I had no experience so far.

Gathering packings, creating smaller toys and then selecting the most interesting ones for children.

Furniture, sculpture, designing food.

Preparing for work, work in preschool group and time for family.

The positive side is possibility of creating what I want. Negative side is lack of education for designers.

Good idea.

Creativity.

Scisors, glue, ruler, pencil.

Thanks to team work.

Between 6 months and 1 year.

Devotion to the idea.

Preschool group, schools, parents.

The realisation of the product, where my creativity shows.

Boards with other motives.

I work aalone.

Yes I have but I will tolk in future about my project.

Еmail:reljicljiljana918@gmail.com

I am a Montessori educator on sensory development and materials, I know a lot from practice, I have been working in preschool for 23 years and I have experience.Sensory development that is stimulated by the sense of touch develops skills in children, and that is why it is important that children have experience with different materials in the early time.

Creating a didactic toy for children's development from packaging.Which packaging is safe, appropriate, where to find resources.

I believe that such boards should be made with both children and parents with different designs, which will develop awareness of sustainable development.

Earlier types were with less activity and simpler, the design was the same, these boards also now have their own development and have been improved

Thanks to the knowledge of Montessori pedagogy, I was able to ensure error control, it makes the game high-quality and the acquisition of knowledge in a fun way

Thanks to the experience from the conferences, I created seminars that are accredited for making toys from packaging called Help me to do it myself

The dimensions are determined according to the sizes of the design details so that everything fits and there is enough room for manipulation.Younger children will develop fine motor skills, practical skills, older children will learn math concepts and early literacy development.

The most important thing is to see how the packaging can be made into an object that has a purpose and that it is used in this case as a didactic toy.

The most important thing is to test the product, whether it "works", whether people like it, what the users think about it, whether they would make it or use it.