Werkelkueche Toy by Christine Oehme is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award سون انعام in ٻارن، ننڍن ٻارن جون شيون ڊيزائن Competition Category.

سونٻارن جون شيون· 2021

Werkelkueche Toy

by Christine Oehme

Client: Christine Oehme

A' Design Award سون انعام Winner in ٻارن جون شيون Category

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The Design

About Werkelkueche Toy

The Werkelkueche هڪ صنفي کليل سرگرمي ورڪ اسٽيشن آهي جيڪا ٻارن کي پاڻ کي مفت راند جي دنيا ۾ وسارڻ جي قابل بڻائي ٿي. اهو ٻارن جي باورچی خانه ۽ ڪم بينچ جي رسمي ۽ جمالياتي خاصيتن کي گڏ ڪري ٿو. تنهن ڪري Werkelkueche کيڏڻ لاءِ مختلف موقعا پيش ڪري ٿو. وکر ٿيل پلائيووڊ ورڪ ٽاپ کي سنڪ، ورڪشاپ يا اسڪائي سلپ طور استعمال ڪري سگھجي ٿو. پاسي واريون شيون اسٽوريج ۽ لڪائڻ جي جاء مهيا ڪري سگھن ٿيون يا ڪرسپي رول ٺاهي سگھن ٿيون. رنگ برنگي ۽ مٽائيندڙ اوزارن جي مدد سان، ٻار پنهنجن خيالن کي محسوس ڪري سگهن ٿا ۽ بالغن جي دنيا کي چنچل انداز ۾ نقل ڪري سگهن ٿا.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award سون انعام

Werkelkueche Toy A' Design Award سون انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، انتهائي معزز اعتراف جيڪو پهرين درجي جي، شاندار ۽ نمايان ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. سون جا کٽيندڙ انتهائي جدت واريون، تمام گهڻي بصيرت واريون ۽ شاندار طرح اکيون خيره ڪندڙ تخليقون آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي عبقريت، حڪمت ۽ مهارت جي عڪاسي ڪن ٿيون. Werkelkueche Toy کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ تمام گهڻو ساراهيل، رجحان ساز ۽ يادگار ايجاد هوندو جيڪو بي مثال قدر پيش ڪري ٿو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award سون انعام کٽيو آهي، هڪ شاندار، محترم منصوبو آهي جيڪو فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي جون حدون تمام گهڻي فائدي سان وڌائي ٿو. Werkelkueche Toy شديد خواهش جا جذبا پيدا ڪري ٿو، جوش جاڳائي ٿو، تخليقيت کي همٿائي ٿو ۽ اسان کي مسحور ڪري ٿو.

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