Zelta Rotaļlieta · 2020
MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Mīklas Rotaļlieta
by Yoshiaki Ito
- Zelta balva A' Design Award 2020 in Rotaļlieta
- CLIENT: MoFU
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 77,065
- Verification code 1FB478D76E · Verify this award
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About MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Mīklas Rotaļlieta
Morphits (iepriekš pazīstamas kā MoFU) ir pārveidojamās rotaļlietas, kas vienlaikus kalpo arī kā prāta mīklas. Šīs kuboīda formas rotaļlietas izslīd no kastēm kā atvilktnes un izvēršas dažādos dzīvniekos, piemēram, cūciņās, pērtiķos, tīģeros, nīlzirgos un žirafēs. Katram dzīvniekam ir savas mīļas un atšķirīgas iezīmes, padarot tos par burvīgiem varoņiem. Tomēr īstais izaicinājums ir Morphits salocīšana atpakaļ pareizajā kuboīda formā, kas prasa smadzeņu darbu, lai atrisinātu sarežģīto uzdevumu - precīzi ievietot tās atpakaļ kastēs.
About the Zelta balva A' Design Award
MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Mīklas Rotaļlieta ir Zelta balvas A' Design Award ieguvējs, ārkārtīgi prestiža atzinība, ko piešķir pirmšķirīgiem, brīnišķīgiem un izciliem dizainiem. Zelta ieguvēji ir ļoti inovatīvi, tālredzīgi un žilbinoši spoži darbi, kas atspoguļo to dizaineru talantu, gudrību un meistarību. Sagaidāms, ka MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Mīklas Rotaļlieta būs ļoti slavēts, tendenci veidojošs un monumentāls izgudrojums, kas sniedz nebijušu vērtību. Šis ar Zelta balvu apbalvotais dizains ir lielisks, cienīts projekts, kas paplašina mākslas, zinātnes, dizaina un tehnoloģiju robežas. MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Mīklas Rotaļlieta izraisa intensīvu vēlmi, modina kaislību, veicina radošumu un valdzina.
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- Unique Properties
- MoFU are transforming toys that are also brainteaser puzzles. Starting as identically shaped cuboids that slide out of boxes on drawers, each MoFU unfolds into a different kind of animal - pig, monkey, tiger, hippo, and giraffe. Each animal is its own character with cute and iconic features, but each is also a distinct puzzle. Folding a MoFU back into the correct cuboid shape so it can perfectly fit back into its box is a brainteasing challenge.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 85mm x 70mm x 60mm when folded in their 3D-printed boxes and at their most compact. Dimensions change with various poses. The maximum possible height is the fully unfolded giraffe at 370mm, and the minimum possible height is a fully recumbent monkey at 35mm.
- Tags
- Toys, Animals, Ecology, Recycled, Plastic, Geometric, Abstract, Transforming, Brainteaser, Puzzle
- Production Technology
- MoFU are 3D-printed using 100% recycled PET plastic from water bottles using selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printing. The 3D-printed pieces of the toy are united by elastic bands which run through the center of each piece. The pieces are finished with polyshot surfacing and deep-dye coloring for safe use by children and maximum lifespan.
- Design Challenge
- I had to think about the shape of each piece very carefully and how it could fit with its neighboring piece like a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Additionally all of the pieces had to be folded together into the rectangular shape of their box.
- Research
- Each piece of each toy had to be precisely shaped to fit with its neighboring piece like a 3D jigsaw puzzle. Pieces that approximate parts of an animal body must also be folded and nestled in a specific way, fitting perfectly together to revert to a cuboid shape.
Finding the perfect tension of the elastic bands was difficult as the pieces must freely rotate and fold, but not be at all loose. The holes bored for the bands had to be precise to the half-millimeter for the toy to function properly. - Inspiration
- Japanese origami, Kumiki puzzles, Transformers.
- Project Duration
- MoFU project development started in Brooklyn, NY in April 2018. The first animal, a pig, was created in May 2018; the monkey was finished in September 2018; the tiger in December 2018, the hippo in March 2019, and the giraffe in Jun 2019.
- Operation Flow
- MoFU emerge from identically shaped boxes, but each transforms into a different animal figure with articulated joints. Elastic bands form the animals' tendons and ligaments, allowing maximum transformability and infinite possible poses.
The toys are figurines, but they are also puzzles with varying degrees of difficulty. Folding them back into the correct cuboid shape so that they can fit back into their boxes ranges from simple for a child hippo to difficult for an adult monkey. - Patents
- Yoshiaki Ito
- Image Credits
- Photgrapes by Yoshiaki Ito, Video by Aria Wetzler and Yana Birykova
