Altyn Oýunjak · 2020
MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Tapawut Oýunjagy
by Yoshiaki Ito
- A' Design Award Altyn Baýragy 2020 in Oýunjak
- CLIENT: MoFU
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About MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Tapawut Oýunjagy
Morphits (öň MoFU diýlip atlandyrylýan) özgerdilýän oýunjaklar bolup, akyl tapawutlary hökmünde-de hyzmat edýär. Bu kub görnüşli oýunjaklar çekmejeli gutulardan süýşüp çykýar we dürli haýwanlara, mysal üçin doňuzlara, maýmynlara, ýolbarslara, begemotlara we žiraflara öwrülýär. Her haýwanyň özüne mahsus söýgüli we aýratyn aýratynlyklary bar, bu bolsa olary özüne çekiji gahrymanlara öwürýär. Şeýle-de bolsa, hakyky kynçylyk Morphits-leri dogry kub görnüşine gaýtadan bukmakda ýatýar, bu olary gutularyna takyk sygdyrmagyň çylşyrymly meselesini çözmek üçin akyl güýjüni talap edýär.
About the A' Design Award Altyn Baýragy
MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Tapawut Oýunjagy A' Design Award Altyn Baýragynyň ýeňijisidir; bu birinji derejeli, ajaýyp we tapawutly dizaýnlara berilýän aşa abraýly ykrarnamadyr. Altyn ýeňijileri dizaýnerleriniň alymlygyny, paýhasyny we ussatlygyny görkezýän aşa täzelikçi, uzakgörüjilikli we göz gamaşdyryjy eserlerdir. MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Tapawut Oýunjagy deňi-taýy ýok gymmat berýän, köp öwülýän, ugur kesgitleýän we ýadygärlik ýaly oýlap tapyş bolmagy garaşylýar. A' Design Award Altyn Baýragyny gazanan bu dizaýn sungatyň, ylmyň, dizaýnyň we tehnologiýanyň çäklerine uly peýda berýän we ony öňe sürýän ajaýyp, hormatly taslamadyr. MoFU Mighty Omega Folding Universe Tapawut Oýunjagy güýçli isleg duýgularyny döredýär, höwesi oýarýar, döredijiligi höweslendirýär we bizi haýran edýär.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- 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.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 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.
- Tags
- Toys, Animals, Ecology, Recycled, Plastic, Geometric, Abstract, Transforming, Brainteaser, Puzzle
- Production Technology
- 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.
- Design Challenge
- 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.
- Research
- 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. - Inspiration
- Japanese origami, Kumiki puzzles, Transformers.
- Project Duration
- 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.
- Operation Flow
- 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. - Patents
- Yoshiaki Ito
- Image Credits
- Photgrapes by Yoshiaki Ito, Video by Aria Wetzler and Yana Birykova
