Elephant Weight Isisindo Sendlovu by Shanghai Art and Design Academy

Elephant Weight Isisindo Sendlovu by Shanghai Art and Design Academy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Ithoyizi Competition Category.

InsimbiIthoyizi· 2023

Elephant Weight Isisindo Sendlovu

by Shanghai Art and Design Academy

Client: Shanghai Art and Design Academy

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ithoyizi Category

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The Design

About Elephant Weight Isisindo Sendlovu

Isisindo Sendlovu siyithoyizi lokufunda izibalo kusenesini ekuqaleni kwezingane ezingaphezu kweminyaka emithathu. Umklamo usekelwe endabeni yendabuko yamaShayina ethi Cao Chong Weighs the Elephant, lapho ukushintshaniswa okulinganayo kusetshenziswa ukukala into enkulu ngezinto ezincane eziningi. Isisindo ngasinye sendlovu encane sinamathiselwe ubunzima baso, kusukela ku-5 gremu kuya ku-100 gremu. Into ibekwa emkhunjini, izinga lokucwila liphawulwe, kanti izisindo zengezwa kuze kube yilapho umzimba womkhumbi ubuyela ezingeni lelo. Izingane zengeza amanani aphawulwe ukuze zifunde ngesisindo nezinombolo.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Elephant Weight Isisindo Sendlovu iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Elephant Weight Isisindo Sendlovu ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Elephant Weight Isisindo Sendlovu iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This is a math early education toy for children over 3 years old. It is developed from the "equivalent replacement" in the story of " Cao Chong Weighs the Elephant ". Each small elephant weight is marked with 5g, 10g, 20g, 30g, 40g, 50g and 100g according to the weight. Weigh according to the hull sinking,children can clearly feel the weight of different scales and enhance the sensitivity to weight and numbers, to strengthen children's careful observation of small objects around them.
Dimensions & Packaging: Wave body: 270 mm long × Width 150 mm × 130 mm high;
Hull: 254 mm long × 134 mm wide × Height 91 mm;
Flag pole: 10mm in diameter and 155mm in length;
Flag: 52 mm long × Height 36 mm
Tags: early education, toys, children, mathematics
Production Technology: CNC processing, painting, manual glue dropping
Design Challenge: 1. Spring size: Different sizes of springs have different support forces
2. Weights - Elephant: Mold making
Research: 1.Regarding the research on the progress of elementary school mathematics, generally speaking, starting from the third grade of primary school, the unit of mass learning is grams, kilograms, and tons.
2.Compression spring:
According to the force properties, springs can be divided into tension springs, compression springs, torsion springs, and bending springs. We choose a compression spring, which has a certain gap between the coils. When subjected to external loads, the spring contracts and deforms, storing deformation energy.
Inspiration: The traditional Chinese story "Cao Chong Weighs the Elephant" tells that Cao Chong used the method of "equal replacement" to replace the elephant with many stones, and made marks on the boat to make the elephant and the stone have the same effect. According to the weight of the stone, the weight of the elephant can be obtained. Solve this problem by transforming "big" into "small". We combine the " Equivalent Substitution " in the story with children's toys.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2022 and ended in March 2023 at Shanghai
Operation Flow: Step 1) Put any items you want to weigh；Step 2) Mark the sinking position of the ship with the anchor；Step 3) put in the elephant weights to make the hull return to the anchor position；Step 4) Calculate the weight of the object with the elephant weights.
Patents: Shanghai Art and Design Academy
Image Credits: Yuxuan Zhang
Nana Liao
Sha Yang