Habitat Vzdelávacia hračka – stavebnica by Jia Xin, Wei Chi and Yu Chieh

Habitat Vzdelávacia hračka – stavebnica by Jia Xin, Wei Chi and Yu Chieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Bronzová cena A' Design Award in Hračka Competition Category.

BronzováHračka· 2023

Habitat Vzdelávacia hračka – stavebnica

by Jia Xin, Wei Chi and Yu Chieh

Client: Tainan University of Technology/Product Design Deparment

Bronzová cena A' Design Award Winner in Hračka Category

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The Design

About Habitat Vzdelávacia hračka – stavebnica

Habitat je súbor vzdelávacích stavebných kociek určených pre deti v predškolskom veku. Kocky znázorňujú, ako zmena klímy poškodzuje ekosystémy, a podporujú u detí včasné povedomie o ochrane životného prostredia. Súčasťou sú dve prostredia: topiaci sa ľadovec a odlesnený les. Deti odhaľujú problémy, obnovujú prostredie a vracajú zvieratá do ich prirodzených biotopov. Kocky sú vyrobené z korkovej kôry, takže na ich výrobu sa nekáča žiadne stromy. Korok je antistatický a odolný voči prachu. Prechody tvarov a farieb umožňujú voľné, otvorené skladanie.

The Recognition

About the Bronzová cena A' Design Award

Habitat Vzdelávacia hračka – stavebnica je laureát Bronzovej ceny A' Design Award, vysoko prestížneho uznania udeľovaného vynikajúcim dizajnom, ktoré sa vyznačujú kreativitou, vynaliezavosťou a bystrosťou. Laureáti Bronzovej ceny sú plne zručné a nápadne kreatívne artefakty, ktoré potvrdzujú rozsiahle skúsenosti, predstavivosť a zdatnosť svojich dizajnérov. Od Habitat Vzdelávacia hračka – stavebnica sa očakáva, že bude vysoko cenený, obdivovaný a milovaný predmet, pozoruhodne profesionálny a inovatívny. Tento dizajn ocenený Bronzovou cenou A' Design Award zahŕňa najlepšie postupy v umení, vede, dizajne a technológii a vyniká pozornosťou k detailom. Habitat Vzdelávacia hračka – stavebnica skvele uspokojuje potreby, dotýka sa túžob, očarúva city a vzbudzuje zvedavosť.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Habitat, the toy bricks was designated to convey the concept of climate change cause damage to ecosystem and inspire children's awareness of ecological protection and to educate preschool children about climate action. Made of Spanish cork bark material which is no trees were chop down for the sake of production, is antistatic that avoid dust adhere, prevent children from asthma and allergies. Made up of gradients of shape and colors, open-ended stackable toy brick in natural habitat scenario.
Dimensions & Packaging: Materials: Cork, Latex Paint, Paper
Dimension:
Glacier/ each cork brick size from Length 30 cm x Width 23cm x Height 3cm to Length 7cm x Width 3cm x Height 3cm.
Forest: each cork brick size from Length 20cm x Width 11cm x Height 5cm to length 4cm x width 2.5cm x height 3cm. playground map: length 42cm x width 59.4cm , Flash card: length 29.7cm x width 42cm
Tags: Habitat, Climate Change, Climate Action, Toy Brick, SDGs, Educational, Cork Wood, Ecosystem
Production Technology: Material: Cork wood, paper. Production: laser cutting, flat output, manual coloring. Surface treatment: Use latex paint to color, retain the cork surface texture.
Design Challenge: Because cork wood is made up of broken pieces, it will be uneven and need to be re-finished by hand, and because of the small size of the cork, the final size can be easily broken.
Research: Research Type: Team Teaching - Science, Art, Mathematics
Objective: To learn and understand the effects of climate change and the habits of daily life
Methods:To collect the causes, effects, mitigation and adaptation measures of climate change.Based on the analysis of commercial toys, this paper classifies the suitable play methods for children's age development, and analyzes the quality of toys, aiming at sustainable materials.A questionnaire was designed to investigate the environmental problems and improve the environment of children by interviewing with teachers.
Data collection: climate change-related data analysis, 3-6 years old teaching toy market analysis, mass lifestyle analysis, early childhood teachers' opinions analysis.
Research tools: Rhinoceros 3D, Solidworks, Adobe Illustrator, procreate.
Inspiration: According to the United Nation called for Sustainable Development Goals, two climate change issues namely the melting of arctic glaciers and over-deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, it brings out the seriousness of ecological damage cause by human, eventually global temperature rise, starvation, extinction of species. Let children learn and understand the effects of climate change to daily life, to develop their environmental concerns and habits from an early age education see its urgency.
Project Duration: The project began in August 2022 and was completed in Tainan, Taiwan in March 2023.
Operation Flow: The children were asked to find out the problems and make ecological restoration. After assembling and constructing the environmental components, the animals could be put back into their ecological state. Through conceptual guidance and practical implementation, children can remember more deeply.
Team Members: Instructor: ChungSheng Chen
Designer: JiaXin Lin
Designer: WeiChi Hsieh
Designer: YuChieh Wang
Designer: WeiCheng Wang
Tainan University of Technology Product Design Dept.
Image Credits: Image#1~#5: JiaXin Lin, WeiChi Hsieh, YuChieh Wang, WeiCheng Wang, 2023.