Creaon Toy by Menglin Tian is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dihlahiswa tsa Masea, Bana le Bana ba Bannyane Competition Category.

TšepeDihlahiswa tsa Masea· 2022

Creaon Toy

by Menglin Tian

Client: Menglin Tian

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Dihlahiswa tsa Masea Category

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The Design

About Creaon Toy

Creaon e shebana le litlhoko tse fapaneng tsa ts'ebetso ea bana ba lilemo tse 1-6 bakeng sa libapalisoa. Bana ba ka sebelisa Creaon e le likrayone tse tloaelehileng ho taka litšoantšo le ho theha marulelo a fapaneng bakeng sa li-cubes tsa Creaon nakong ea ho taka, 'me ba kopanye le litšoantšo tsa bona ho bapala lipapali tsa boikaketsi. Creaon e ka boela ea sebelisoa e le mokhoa oa ho leka-lekanya bakeng sa lipapali tsa ho haha. Hobane e entsoe ka boka ba soya, Creaon e ka nyamela tikolohong ho feta papali ea polasetiki e tloaelehileng ha e etsa mosebetsi oa eona.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Creaon Toy ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Creaon Toy e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Creaon Toy e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

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