PLAYotic

Archasm Competition | Honorable Mention

In collaboration with Akshar Gajjar

Tools: SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma

PLAY is a design competition entry with the aim of generating interactive, modular and dynamic furniture prototypes for children up to the age of 10. Furniture for children should be a reflection of their personality and must be more than just a functional entity for them. The furniture should have an innate sculptural quality that could stimulate a child's creativity and imagination.

The idea of Freedom and natural led us to question the current urban environment which lacks identity, familiarity and a sense of collaboration, owing to strict rules on how to behave, perform daily activities and functions. The design addressed concerns regarding the basic development of children, as higher levels of safety and low level of risk factors, imperative for their overall development were being taken away in this process.

These included their introduction to the real materials and environments, at an early age,overwhelming them when introduced all of a sudden later on, lack of exposure to various textures, depriving them of their sensory learning, as well as shunning them away from bright or extremely dark environments or noisy surroundings, limiting their hearing abilities and that of vision.