Werkelkueche Ludilo by Christine Oehme is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ora A' Design Award in Dezajno de Bebaj, Infanaj kaj Porinfanaj Produktoj Competition Category.

OroBebaj Produktoj· 2021

Werkelkueche Ludilo

by Christine Oehme

Client: Christine Oehme

Ora A' Design Award Winner in Bebaj Produktoj Category

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The Design

About Werkelkueche Ludilo

La Werkelkueche estas seksmalferma agadlaborstacio, kiu ebligas al infanoj mergi sin en liberajn ludmondojn. Ĝi kombinas la formalajn kaj estetikajn trajtojn de infanaj kuirejoj kaj laborbenkoj. Tial la Werkelkueche proponas diversajn eblojn ludi. La kurba lamenligna labortablo povas esti uzata kiel lavujo, laborejo aŭ skideklivo. La flankaj kupeoj povas provizi stokadon kaj kaŝejon aŭ baki kriskajn rulojn. Helpe de la buntaj kaj interŝanĝeblaj iloj, infanoj povas realigi siajn ideojn kaj imiti la mondon de plenkreskuloj en ludema maniero.

The Recognition

About the Ora A' Design Award

Werkelkueche Ludilo estas gajninto de la Ora A' Design Award, treege prestiĝa rekono donata al unuaklasaj, mirindaj kaj elstaraj dezajnoj. La Oraj gajnintoj estas treege novigaj, viziecaj kaj glamure miregigaj kreaĵoj, kiuj reflektas la talenton, saĝon kaj lertecon de siaj dezajnistoj. Oni atendas, ke Werkelkueche Ludilo estu tre laŭdata, tendencdifina kaj monumenta inventaĵo, kiu liveras senprecedencan valoron. Ĉi tiu dezajno gajninta la Oran A' Design Award estas spektakla, estimata projekto, kiu tre profitigas kaj antaŭenigas la limojn de arto, scienco, dezajno kaj teknologio. Werkelkueche Ludilo kreas intensajn dezirsentojn, vekas pasion, kuraĝigas kreemon kaj fascinas nin.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The ”Werkelkueche” is a gender-open activity workstation for children. It combines the formal and aesthetic features of children's kitchens and workbenches and thus opens up playful possibilities that are beyond gender stereotypes. The curved worktop can be a sink and a ski slope. The side compartments offer storage space or can bake crispy rolls. The interchangeable tools allow children to realize their ideas and imitate the adult world.
Dimensions & Packaging: 710mmx440mm780mm
Tags: children, kids, toy, gendersensitiv, kitchen, workbench, play, moulded wood, sheet steel
Production Technology: The worktop of the ”Werkelkueche” is made of thermally deformable birch plywood from UPM. This material allowed me to give the rigid wood a soft, deep groove. This material is in optical and haptic contrast to the powder-coated sheet steel on the front and rear walls.
Design Challenge: The challenge in the conceptual work was the fusion of existing toys and their design opposites. I wanted to make a design that was recognizable and at the same time completely new. From a technical point of view, the thermal deformation of the birch plywood was a particular challenge. After several weeks of experimentation, I had found the right bend angle and also a way to connect this countertop to the rest of the pieces.
Research: Expert interviews and surveys with parents, the influence of gender in children's worlds, five qualitative interviews with educators and leaders, survey with over 900 individual answers, gender plays a subordinate role in children themselves up to the age of three, but from the point of pregnancy a clear distinction is made between male and female through the social environment, clothing and objects, parents want more so-called gender-neutral things
Inspiration: The world of children is actually colorful, loud and diverse. But this children's world is often divided into gender stereotypical roles: the clothes are either pink or blue, in the toy department mystical fighting ninjas ”for boys” and cute dolls ”for girls” are sold. This suggests to even the youngest children what social images and expectations are placed on girls or boys.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2020 with extensive research with parents and social workers. I developed the Werkelkueche as part of my bachelor thesis at the Berlin University of the Arts. The project was completed in December 2020.
Operation Flow: The ”Werkelkueche” is an open-ended, intuitive play space for children. There the world of adults can be imitated in a playful way, conflicts can be negotiated and security gained: Who am I and how does it feel to slip into another role? These experiences are an essential part of the child’s self-identity.
Patents: Registered Design. No. 402020204285-0001. Christine Oehme. 2021
Image Credits: Image #1: Manuel Meinhardt, Werkelkueche, 2020
Image #2: Manuel Meinhardt, Werkelkueche, 2020
Image #3: Manuel Meinhardt, Werkelkueche, 2020
Image #4: Manuel Meinhardt, Werkelkueche, 2020
Image #5: Manuel Meinhardt, Werkelkueche, 2020