디자이너 Huiying Fu의 작품 B Is For Ball 다기능 유아 완구은(는) 매우 권위 있는 2025 A' Design Award 동상의 완구, 게임 및 취미 제품 디자인 부문에서 탁월한 수상작입니다.

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B Is For Ball 다기능 유아 완구

디자이너: Huiying Fu

클라이언트: Biggest Little

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B Is For Ball 다기능 유아 완구 소개

비 이즈 포 볼(B Is For Ball)은 영아기부터 유년기 후반까지 아이의 성장에 맞춰 활용되는 다기능 유아 완구입니다. 식품용 실리콘으로 제작되었으며 지름은 6.35센티미터입니다. 속이 빈 버섯 모양의 본체와 분리 가능한 무게추 뚜껑이 두 부분으로 맞물리는 구조를 이룹니다. 이 디자인은 치발기, 굴리는 장난감, 쌓기 놀이 도구, 물놀이 용품으로 활용됩니다. 물이 완전히 배출되고 세척이 간편하여 곰팡이 발생을 방지합니다. 간결한 형태는 쥐는 힘, 운동 능력, 감각 탐색, 초기 학습 발달을 돕습니다.

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A' Design Award 동상 소개

B Is For Ball 다기능 유아 완구, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 동상 수상작으로, 창의성, 독창성, 영민함으로 돋보이는 뛰어난 디자인에 수여되는 높은 권위의 인정입니다. 동상 수상작은 충분히 숙련되고 인상적으로 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 폭넓은 경험, 상상력, 기지를 입증합니다. B Is For Ball 다기능 유아 완구, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 사물로서 두드러지게 전문적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 동상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 모범 사례를 담고 있으며 세부에 대한 주의로 훌륭합니다. B Is For Ball 다기능 유아 완구, 이 작품은 필요를 훌륭하게 충족하고 욕망에 닿으며 감정을 매료하고 호기심을 불러일으킵니다.

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고유 특성: This design redefines the baby ball with a multifunctional structure that evolves with a child's development. Crafted from 100% food grade silicone, it features a detachable, weighted lid and a hollow, mushroom shaped body, enabling diverse functions: rom teether and roly poly to stacker and water play object. Designed for hygiene, it ensures complete drainage, preventing mold. Its durable, timeless form supports motor skills, STEM learning, and sensory exploration across early childhood.
치수 및 패키징: B Is For Ball is 6.35 cm in diameter.
태그: Ball Toy, Baby Ball, Baby Ball Toy, Kid's Bath Toy, Kid's Water Toy, Multifunctional Baby Toy, Multifunctional Ball Toy
생산 기술: B Is For Ball is crafted from single durometer food grade silicone, with varying wall thicknesses for optimal softness and durability. It features a two part detachable system: a hollow body and a weighted lid, engineered for structural integrity. The patented interlocking mechanism ensures secure fastening while withstanding water pressure from both kids and adults. Designed for safety and hygiene, it allows convenient drainage and easy cleaning to prevent mold. This innovative design supports key developmental milestones through functional adaptability.
디자인 과제: The primary goal of this design was to create a simple yet highly functional play object that is ultra safe for babies while offering multiple developmental benefits. Achieving this balance required extensive research, prototyping, and testing to address several key challenges.

Maintaining a Simple and Safe Form While Integrating Multiple Functions
The object needed to evolve with the child, supporting early developmental milestones such as grasping and teething while continuing to engage older children exploring water dynamics, stacking, balancing, and sensory play. The challenge was to maintain a simple, intuitive design that fosters progressive skill building without unnecessary complexity. Selecting the right material was essential to ensure a softness suitable for teething while providing durability for gripping, rolling, and water play. Additionally, the surface needed to be easy to clean for daily use, preventing residue buildup and ensuring long term hygiene.

Developing an Effective Water Squirting Mechanism
Maximizing water capacity to reduce frequent refills introduced another design challenge in balancing the volume of the main body and the lid. While keeping the lid as small as possible, the closure still had to withstand external impact from being dropped or thrown as well as internal pressure from squeezing water. The mechanism also needed to create a firm seal to prevent leaks while still allowing water to pass through the three holes on the top. At the same time, it had to remain intuitive for anyone to open and close with ease, ensuring functionality for both children and caregivers.

Developing an Effective Design for Easy Cleaning
Traditional water toys often trap moisture, leading to mold growth. To prevent this, the internal structure was designed to allow thorough cleaning and proper drainage. The shape and material ensure that water does not pool in hidden areas, allowing every part to dry completely after use.

The design process required a deep understanding of childhood developmental stages and involved extensive observation of how children and caregivers interacted with the object. Through repeated testing, adjustments were made to refine the balance between a secure seal that prevents leaks and an accessible closure that allows for easy refilling. The fit between the lid and body was carefully adjusted to ensure a snug connection while maintaining ease of assembly and disassembly.
연구: This is based on an 18 month experiment on minimalistic parenting and research on mold accumulation in bath toys, which poses health risks to children. The objective was to explore how reducing toy clutter impacts child development and parental wellbeing while addressing hygiene concerns in water play. The methodology involved daily observations of two children, ages 9 months to 3 years, using only open ended toys and household materials. Trend was observed on engagement levels, creativity, and parental stress. Results showed that fewer toys led to deeper focus, independent play, and problem solving, while parents experienced reduced stress and more meaningful interactions. Research on bath toy hygiene highlighted common issues with mold growth due to water retention. These insights informed B Is For Ball’s design, prioritizing simplicity, multifunctionality, and hygiene, ensuring a mold resistant, easy to clean structure that supports long term, open ended play.
영감: B Is For Ball was inspired by an 18 months experiment in minimal living and play. We experienced how excess toys led to clutter, overstimulation, and fleeting interest, while simplicity sparked creativity and deeper engagement. Observing how children naturally explore with basic, open ended objects, we designed a safe, timeless, and versatile tool that empowers discovery, problem solving, and meaningful play, bringing childhood back to its essence.
프로젝트 기간: The project started in June 2020 in Brooklyn and launched to market in June 2023 in Brooklyn
운영 흐름: B Is For Ball adapts to a child's growth, supporting different stages of play. For infants, it soothes teething, strengthens grip and fine motor skills, and encourages eye-hand coordination and object transfers. As they grow, it adds fun to bath and water play, stacking, rolling, and throwing for gross motor development. Older children use it for stamping, outdoor exploration, imaginative play, and even as a water gun alternative. The design also supports early exploration of science and art, functioning as a dropper for experiments or a sensory exploration device, such as a smelling bottle. Its simplicity and versatility let children lead their learning and play through curiosity, using it from infancy through childhood.
특허: Design Patented. US D999846S. Huiying Fu. 2023. United States.
Utility Patented Pending. Application 18/191,243. Huiying Fu. 2024. United States.
b is for ball ®Registered 2024. HYCP LLC
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이미지 출처: Image Main, #3, 4, Arko Studio, 2023.
Image #1,2, Lily Glass, 2023.