Werkelkueche Toy by Christine Oehme is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award ລະດັບຄຳ in ການອອກແບບຜະລິດຕະພັນເດັກນ້ອຍ, ເດັກ ແລະ ເດັກນ້ອຍ Competition Category.

ຄຳຜະລິດຕະພັນເດັກນ້ອຍ· 2021

Werkelkueche Toy

by Christine Oehme

Client: Christine Oehme

A' Design Award ລະດັບຄຳ Winner in ຜະລິດຕະພັນເດັກນ້ອຍ Category

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The Design

About Werkelkueche Toy

Werkelkueche ເປັນບ່ອນເຮັດວຽກທີ່ເປີດໃຫ້ເດັກນ້ອຍຍິງ-ຊາຍສາມາດເຂົ້າໄປໃນໂລກທີ່ຫຼິ້ນໄດ້ຟຣີ. ມັນປະສົມປະສານລັກສະນະທີ່ເປັນທາງການແລະຄວາມງາມຂອງເຮືອນຄົວຂອງເດັກນ້ອຍແລະບ່ອນເຮັດວຽກ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ Werkelkueche ສະເຫນີຄວາມເປັນໄປໄດ້ທີ່ຫຼາກຫຼາຍໃນການຫຼິ້ນ. ແຜ່ນໄມ້ອັດໂຄ້ງສາມາດໃຊ້ເປັນບ່ອນຫລົ້ມຈົມ, ຫ້ອງປະຊຸມ ຫຼືບ່ອນສະກີ. ຊ່ອງດ້ານຂ້າງສາມາດສະຫນອງພື້ນທີ່ເກັບຮັກສາແລະຊ່ອນຫຼືອົບມ້ວນ crispy. ດ້ວຍຄວາມຊ່ອຍເຫລືອຂອງເຄື່ອງມືທີ່ມີສີສັນແລະປ່ຽນແປງໄດ້, ເດັກນ້ອຍສາມາດຮັບຮູ້ແນວຄວາມຄິດຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າແລະຮຽນແບບໂລກຂອງຜູ້ໃຫຍ່ໃນແບບທີ່ມ່ວນຊື່ນ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບຄຳ

Werkelkueche Toy ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບຄຳ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສູງສຳລັບການອອກແບບຊັ້ນນຳ ທີ່ອັດສະຈັນ ແລະ ໂດດເດັ່ນ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບຄຳແມ່ນຜົນງານທີ່ມີນະວັດຕະກຳສູງ ມີວິໄສທັດ ແລະ ເຈີດຈ້າງົດງາມ ທີ່ສະທ້ອນພອນສະຫວັນ ປັນຍາ ແລະ ຄວາມຊຳນານຂອງຜູ້ອອກແບບ. Werkelkueche Toy ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນການປະດິດທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຍ້ອງຍໍສູງ ສ້າງແນວໂນ້ມ ແລະ ມອບຄຸນຄ່າທີ່ບໍ່ເຄີຍມີມາກ່ອນ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບຄຳນີ້ແມ່ນໂຄງການທີ່ອັດສະຈັນ ແລະ ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງ ທີ່ຂະຫຍາຍຂອບເຂດຂອງສິລະປະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ການອອກແບບ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ. Werkelkueche Toy ສ້າງຄວາມປາດຖະໜາທີ່ເຂັ້ມຂຸ້ນ ປຸກຄວາມຫຼົງໄຫຼ ຊຸກຍູ້ຄວາມຄິດສ້າງສັນ ແລະ ດຶງດູດໃຈພວກເຮົາ.

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