Glay 智能衣柜 by Marco Guariglia and Jui Ju Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 嬰兒產品設計 Competition Category.
鐵嬰兒產品· 2021
Glay 智能衣柜
by Marco Guariglia and Jui Ju Lin
Client: Size M Design
A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 嬰兒產品 Category
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About Glay 智能衣柜
Glay係一款專為兒童設計嘅智能衣柜。呢件家具闊1500毫米、深600毫米、高1200毫米。其中一扇門採用電子紙製造,可以當畫板、填色板,亦都可以做簡單遊戲嘅螢幕。木製門面設有孔洞,方便放置積木、字母同數字嘅組件。一個框架可以拉出,變成一個小型遊戲空間,仲附有一張桌子同兩張騎乘式椅子。家長可以透過無線連接更改門面圖案,等小朋友睇到圖案就知道就快瞓覺時間到,同時亦可以保持衣物整齊。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 鐵獎
Glay 智能衣柜是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Glay 智能衣柜將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Glay 智能衣柜因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This closet gives children imagination to create the atmosphere they want. They can transform the closet to play inside, can do coloring, and can arrange their clothes with it. It has also a frame for pulling out to be a secret play room, a table to write and two riding chairs.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 1500mm x Depth 600mm x Height 1200mm
- Tags
- Smartfurniture, maltyfunction, kidsfurniture, adesignaward, waronvirus, stayhome, marcoguariglia
- Production Technology
- The e door corroborated with E ink Cor. using e paper in the new area of kids furniture which is not often considered. It can be used as a drawing board, coloring board with bear patterns and shooting games. The wood surface of the door has holes for playing blocks, training logical thinking from 2D to 3D or practice numbers and the alphabet with it.
- Design Challenge
- Using e paper on the surface made this project big enough to need a team of engineers and carpentors to work with, challenging their abilities and overcoming their reluctance to deal with Glay, which became a learning experience for all involved.
- Research
- As a parent, the designer was focusing on how to introduce technology and digital things to children without missing the experience of real objects in their lives. He decided to use time as the topic on the digital door, to help children understand how fast the time passes by.
- Inspiration
- The designer showed his daughter a draft for a children's closet but she rejected it saying she wants a closet to play with as well as to keep her clothes tidy. While avoiding overuse of digitalization, Glay brings back the real touch and feel mechanics that naturally attract children's interests. By design the digital connects with the real life interaction.
- Project Duration
- The project started in December 2017 in Taipei and finished in April 2018 in Taipei, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in April 2018, Milan, Italy. At 2019, it was awarded by Good Design Award Chicago, U.S.A.
- Operation Flow
- Through blue tooth, parents can control the digital door color and patterns. The house work timer function could be arranged in the phone calendar as well. The designer wants to let kids know their sleep time is close by seeing the changing patterns on the door.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Marco Guariglia, 2018.
- Team Members
- Designer: Marco Guariglia
Creative Director: Jui Ju Lin
Wood Work: Joe Hsieh
Wood Work: Hao Jhe Li
Wood Work: Sheng Xun Zhan - Image Credits
- Image #Main: Photographer Marco Guariglia, Taipei, 2020
Image #1: Photographer Marco Guariglia, Taipei, 2020
Image #2: Photographer Marco Guariglia, Taipei, 2020
Image #3: Photographer Marco Guariglia, Model: Jui-Ju Lin/ Yalex Guariglia, Taipei, 2020
Image #4: Photographer Marco Guariglia, Taipei, 2020
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