Bavvic Poloka Fau Fale by Maciej Sokolnicki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Mea Ta'alo Competition Category.
AuroMea Ta'alo· 2022
Bavvic Poloka Fau Fale
Client: Bavvic
A' Design Award Auro Winner in Mea Ta'alo Category
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The Design
About Bavvic Poloka Fau Fale
O le Bavvic o se seti o poloka fau fale fatufatuaʻi mo tamaiti. O poloka laupapa e faia mai le laau beech mai le lotoifale o loo totoe mai le gaosiga o meaafale ma faamalama. O fesoʻotaʻiga silikoni e faaosofia ai le lagona e fesoʻotaʻi ai poloka ma mafai ai ona fausia foliga eseese. O poloka taʻitasi e fua i le 80 i le 80 i le 7.9 milimita, ma o fesoʻotaʻiga taʻitasi e fua i le 40 i le 40 i le 8.4 milimita. O le mamanu e leai se tapulaʻa e lagolagoina ai tomai o le mafaufau ma le gaioi, mafaufauga vaʻaia o avanoa, foʻia o faafitauli, faia o filifiliga ma le mafaufau fatufatuaʻi. O le Bavvic ua faamoemoe e faaosofia ai le aʻoaʻoina e ala i taʻaloga faatino mo tagata o vaitausaga uma.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Auro
O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Bavvic Poloka Fau Fale, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Bavvic Poloka Fau Fale e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Bavvic Poloka Fau Fale e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Multifunctional, sensory open-ended building blocks that help to engage children in a culture of learning through creative hands-on approach. Meet BAVVIC - Creative Building Blocks, the new product that carries attributes of a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mat) toy and aids in developing interest in education, through geometrical shapes and abstract forms.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The basic dimension of variety of geometrical wooden blocks is 80mm x 80mm x 7.9mm.
Sensory silicon connectors basic dimension is 40mm x 40 mm x 8.4mm - Tags
- creative wooden blocks, building blocks, bavvic, kids toys, steam toys, circular economy, recycled wood, designed by architect
- Production Technology
- Creative wooden blocks are made from leftovers of furniture and windows producation. The basic material is a local beech tree. The second component are sensory silicon connectors. It is a BFA toxic free silicon.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part of this designing BAVVIC was to find a right wooden elements. BAVVIC blocks are design to create abstract forms by interlock wooden blocks with sensory silicon connectors.
- Inspiration
- The project started during the spontanous discussion of two female friends - Maria and Hania about their kids. It turned into idea of doing something together. The basic principal was to do something with the wooden leftovers from the furniture and windows production. Hania's husband is an award winning architect. He accepted the challange. This is how the adventure of creating unique minimalistic toy/building blocks started.
- Project Duration
- Project started in the end of 2020 by a phone call discussion in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Operation Flow
- FUNCTIONALITY
Inclusive: Accessible for all, regardless age, gender, individual differences or additional needs (e.g. sensory disturbance).
Supporting: The toy actively encourages development across various skills, like; cognitive, motoric, spatial imagination, problem solving and decision-making, creative thinking and more!
Engaging : Playing BAVVIC for prolonged periods of time enables focusing on concentration and collaboration.
Intuitive: Children and adults of all ages, will be able to use the toy to its full capacity. - Patents
- Patented.
Copyrights belong to Maciej Sokolnicki. - Team Members
- Maciej Sokolnicki
- Image Credits
- BAVVIC
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