Bloom
How can we encourage the stimuli development of children by creating a sustainable toy?
Project Type
Team Project
Duration
12 Weeks
Role
User research . Prototyping . Sketches . Ideation . Mockups . Video making and editing
User
Parents Needs
Parents want a toy which helps in the development of the baby but at the same time provide happiness. They also want a toy which is accessible and can be put anywhere.
Sustainability
Zero waste aspect
The zero waste concept is based on the five pillars namely, Reduce, Refuse, Reuse, Recycle and Compost. The idea is to make sustainable products which has low carbon footprint.
Development
Montessori pedagogy
During the first 3 years the child is collecting sensory experience which the child uses to construct their personality. We can support the optimal development by providing a variety of sensorial experiences.
Problem
Issues with the current mobiles
The mobile which has an automatic rotation wouldn’t be helping in the baby’s development as it would be difficult for the new born to track the fast movement.
Many commercially available mobiles either have light or music along with the rotation which could be over stimulating for the child.
Form and Colour Study
Prototyping and Exploration
Bloom
Create your own Montessori's mobile
Bloom is a mobile which not only develops the vision and appeases the baby but it’s also a mobile which is made of recycled papers. Seeds have been added inside to plant the mobile when the baby doesn’t use.
Details
Packaging
Zero Waste Story
Process_Making of mobile
Bloom is a mobile which not only develops the vision and appeases the baby but it’s also a mobile which is made of recycled papers. Seeds have been added inside to plant the mobile when the baby doesn’t use. This also creates awareness and bonding between the child and the nature from a very young age which will deeply inculcating social responsibility in the child. It’s also an opportunity to give back to the nature what it gives.
Prototype
Flatpack_Mobile_Using
“A toy that a kid does not outgrow from but grows with kid “
