Creaon Te Taonga Taakaro by Menglin Tian

Creaon Te Taonga Taakaro by Menglin Tian is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Hua Pēpi, Tamariki me ngā Tamariki Competition Category.

RinoHua Pēpi· 2022

Creaon Te Taonga Taakaro

by Menglin Tian

Client: Menglin Tian

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Hua Pēpi Category

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The Design

About Creaon Te Taonga Taakaro

E arotahi ana a Creaon ki nga momo ahuatanga mahi e hiahia ana nga tamariki 1-6 tau mo nga taonga taakaro. Ka taea e nga tamariki te whakamahi i te Creaon hei pene i nga wa katoa ki te tuhi pikitia me te hanga i nga tuanui rereke mo nga poraka Creaon i te wa e tuhi ana, me te whakakotahi me a ratou tuhi ki te takaro i nga keemu ahua. Ka taea hoki te whakamahi a Creaon hei poraka toenga mo te hanga keemu. Na te mea he mea hanga mai i te wax soy, ka taea e Creaon te ngaro atu i te taiao mai i te taakaro kirihou noa ina oti ana mahi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Creaon Te Taonga Taakaro te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Creaon Te Taonga Taakaro he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Creaon Te Taonga Taakaro mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Creaon focuses on the creative, open ending, construction and imagination needs of children aged 1 to 6 for toys. Combine crayons with building blocks. When children draw with Creaon, they create different roofs that can become unique building blocks and play imaginary games with them. It realizes that toys can complete their multiple missions in a certain period of need, can still play after being damaged, and after completing the mission, it is more harmless to disappear than ordinary toys.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 15mm x Depth 15mm x Height 45mm
Tags: Toy, Childhood, Children, Playful, Sustainable
Production Technology: Soy Wax
Design Challenge: Finding the intersection of versatile toys and environmentally friendly materials with less waste is the most difficult and critical part of the design process. Research has found that toys that stimulate creativity and allow children to use their imagination and build are more suitable for a wider range of children, which means they are less likely to get tired of being thrown away. At the same time, I found that materials like soy wax are more environmentally friendly than plastic, and can continue to play even if broken, even simple DIY repair, unlike plastic toys that are more likely to be thrown away once broken. At the same time, wax toys can be mass-produced just like plastic toys.
Research: Among children's toys, the top five toys in the home are all made of plastic. However, because children grow up so quickly, their interests and demands for some toys change quickly. These plastic toys that can last a long time become "short life" toys. I started thinking about how to make play more sustainable while meeting the needs of children. I design from two aspects of more functions and more environmentally friendly materials to explore how to make toys last longer and less waste when toys finish their missions.
Inspiration: Among children's toys, the top five toys in the home are all made of plastic. However, because children grow up so quickly, their interests and demands for some toys change quickly. These plastic toys that can last a long time become "short life" toys, which are likely to cause serious environmental problems.
I began to think about how to extend the life of the toy and make it more environmentally friendly to its end.
Project Duration: The project started in November 2021 in London and finished in January 2022 in London, and was exhibited in online Work in Progress 2022 show in January 2022.
Operation Flow: Children can use them as regular crayons to draw pictures and create different roofs for the Creaon cubes. Children can combine their drawings with these small house-like Creaon cubes to play pretend games. Creaon can also be used as a balance block for building games.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Menglin Tian, 2022.
Team Members: Menglin Tian
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Menglin Tian, 2022
Image #2: Photographer Menglin Tian, 2022
Image #3: Photographer Menglin Tian, 2022
Image #4: Photographer Menglin Tian, 2022
Image #5: Photographer Menglin Tian, 2022