Design for Toys cultivating what kids have.
collaborate with Kirara kindergarten, Kyoto
2019 - 2020
What aspects of a child can design nurture?
What aspects of a child can we nurture?
That was the first question I set up in this research.
And the next question is; how can it be nurtured through design?”
This project started with a request from Kirara Kindergarten. As I worked on the designs of educational toys with students, I told them to believe in their own insights through the information they gathered in the field.
Kirara kindergarten members have their own views. So do the students.
This time I wanted the students to put forward their views and discuss them with the kindergarten.
Precisely because the project was progressed by faculty and students of the University of the Arts, I think we created a good design that children can learn a lot sparking their sensibility and creativity.
こどもの "何" をデザインで育めるのか?
こどもの "何" を育むのか?
それが、この探求で私が最初に設定した問いだった。
そしてデザインを通して、どのように育むのか?
きらら学園から依頼を受け、学生と共に知育玩具のデザインに取り組んだこのプロジェクトでは、
学生には現場で収集した情報を分析して、自分で得た洞察を信じてデザインに臨んで欲しいと伝えた。
先方には先方の考え方があり、学生たちには学生たちの考え方がある。
今回は、学生たちの考えを前面に押し出して先方と議論してほしいと思った。
芸大の教員と学生が行うプロジェクトらしく、
こどもの感性や自由な創造性を刺激しながら学びを得るデザインが生まれたと思う。
Some of all outcomes from this project
跳ねる方向が読めないボール
Balls with unpredictable bouncing direction
形の成り立ちと 算数的な思考を獲得するパズル
Puzzles to acquire the mathematical thinking and the origins of shapes
音から 中の素材を予測することで、論理性と創造性を繋ぐ玩具
A toy that connects logic and creativity by predicting the material in the box from the sound
目的達成のための創造性を育む玩具
Toys that nurture creativity to achieve a goal