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Pike Toy by Tahsin Cetinoglu Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
Tahsin Cetinoglu 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 Bronze A' Design Award in the Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design category for Pike Toy by Tahsin Cetinoglu. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Pike Toy
Pike is an articulated wooden doll. A toy for both small and big children. It is not only a toy but also a poser model for artists and a figure for stop-motion animators. The body parts are easily put together with elastic cords. It does not require any tool thanks to the joint mechanism. Disassembling and reassembling is also a part of the game. It is simply a wooden friend for all ages.
About Tahsin Cetinoglu
Tahsin is a design enthusiast who cannot avoid forming/deforming the things that he sees or touches in the world that he lives in. He is a stubborn mechanical problem solver and enjoys making quick models and prototypes with diverse materials to see fast results. He works and follows every phase of a project; from sketching to modelling, engineering to manufacturing and assembling to testing. After working for nearly two decades in the design and production business for the telecommunication industry, Tahsin chose to concentrate on his designs and start working as a freelancer. He experienced different production methods and materials over time as a designer and an engineer.
Award Record
Tahsin Cetinoglu is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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/123723
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/123723
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!123723
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/304840
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.alienmotto.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Pike Toy
- Function
- Toy
- Category
- Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Peru, Dark Khaki, Sienna, Burly Wood and Antique White
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Tahsin Cetinoglu
- Country
- Hungary
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #123723
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Pike is an articulated wooden doll. Thanks to tension power created by the ball-ended elastic cords, it stills in the position you give. It has an athletic body look. Disassembly and assembly is part of the game. It does not require any tool. Elastic cords can pass through the joints and strapped around them to assemble the legs and arms easily. This is the unique feature of this design.
- Inspiration
- Toys. Making toys. Love of wood. Giving a soul to a natural material. A passion for problem solving of mechanical systems and Innovative design intention.
- Research
- Comparative research has been done to identify similarities and differences between similar groups of toys such as puppets, mannequins and articulated dolls. Finding the potential market and defining the age range were the main objectives. One-to-one interviews have been done to focus groups. Lots of data collected over the internet from subject related magazines, open platforms, and selling channels. Main concentration points, weaknesses and potentials have been defined by conducting experiments with a close environment over prototypes to form essential insights.
- Challenge
- The most challenging design activity for this project was solving wooden joint mechanisms and an assembly system which needs to be tough, producible, moveable, easy to assemble, be operated with an elastic cord and esthetically well designed at the same time. Several alternative solutions tested with handmade prototypes to meet the requirements.
- Realization and Technology
- Pike is made of finger jointed natural beech blocks. All parts are manufactured by CNC milling technology. The parts do not have any paint, glue or fastening elements such as screws. The tiny balls, at the end of the elastic cords, are made of recycled sawdust that comes from the milling operation. A mixture of clear epoxy resin is molded with the elastic cords.
- Operation and Interaction
- Pike comes up in assembled form out of its box. It is ready to play. Its arms, legs and head can take almost any posture that humans can do. You can play with it by giving action poses. Giving the best natural poses can be a challenging game with your friends. You may choose to disassemble it. It has 18 wooden parts and 26 in total with the elastic cords. So reassembling can be a funny game on its own. Touching and playing with an unpainted, raw wood gives a relaxing effect.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project began in June 2019 in Ankara, Turkey, and completed in Budapest, Hungary in March 2021.
- Specifications
- Pike is 70 mm(W) x 40 mm(D) x 245 mm(H) in dimension. The packaging is corrugated cardboard with the dimension of 120 x 60 x 280 mm.
- Keywords
- Wooden toy, Designer toys, Articulated doll, Stop motion doll, Mannequin, Poser, Character design, CNC milling
