MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Gåteleke av Yoshiaki Ito

Designet MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Gåteleke av Yoshiaki Ito er en høyt verdsatt vinner av den svært prestisjetunge 2020 A' Design Award i Gull i konkurransekategorien Leker, spill og hobbyproduktdesign.

GullLeke· 2020

MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Gåteleke

av Yoshiaki Ito

Klient: MoFU

Vinner av A' Design Award i Gull i kategorien Leke

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Om MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Gåteleke

Morphits (tidligere kjent som MoFU) er transformerende leker som samtidig er hjernetrim-gåter. Disse boksformede lekene skyves ut fra boksene som skuffer og brettes ut til ulike dyr som griser, aper, tigre, flodhester og sjiraffer. Hvert dyr har sine egne søte og særegne trekk som gjør dem til sjarmerende karakterer. Den virkelige utfordringen ligger imidlertid i å brette Morphits tilbake til riktig boksform, noe som krever hjernekraft for å løse den gåtefulle oppgaven med å få dem presist tilbake i boksene sine.

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Om A' Design Award i Gull

MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Gåteleke er vinner av A' Design Award i Gull, en enormt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles førsteklasses, praktfulle og enestående design. Gullvinnere er usedvanlig nyskapende, visjonære og glamorøst blendende skaperverk som gjenspeiler designernes geni, visdom og dyktighet. MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Gåteleke forventes å være en høyt rost, trendsettende og monumental oppfinnelse som gir enestående verdi. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Gull, er et spektakulært, respektert prosjekt som i høy grad gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Gåteleke skaper intense følelser av begjær, vekker lidenskap, oppmuntrer til kreativitet og fascinerer oss.

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Krediteringer, teammedlemmer og tekniske detaljer levert av designeren.

Unike egenskaper: 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.
Dimensjoner og emballasje: 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.
Stikkord: Toys, Animals, Ecology, Recycled, Plastic, Geometric, Abstract, Transforming, Brainteaser, Puzzle
Produksjonsteknologi: 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.
Designutfordring: 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.
Forskning: 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.
Inspirasjon: Japanese origami, Kumiki puzzles, Transformers.
Prosjektvarighet: 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.
Driftsflyt: 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.
Patenter: Yoshiaki Ito
Bildekreditering: Photgrapes by Yoshiaki Ito, Video by Aria Wetzler and Yana Birykova