Enzo Mari’s 16 animali puzzle reinterpreted by 16 authors
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The exhibition conceived by Giulio Iacchetti, art director of Danese, is a tribute in colour to Enzo Mari’s 16 animali puzzle reinterpreted by 16 authors. For the Danese shop in Milan, Giulio Iacchetti has thought of a revisitation of the famous 16 animali by Enzo Mari, the 1957 wooden game still in production. Read full article here
Colorful playground invades a Matadero nave in Madrid
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English studio Aberrant Architecture uses geometric figures and bright colors to design a space dedicated to children of all ages. Cylinders, cubes, hexagons, circles and coloured squares fill the space of a nave in Madrid’s Matadero, a cultural centre born from the recovery of the former municipal slaughterhouse, which has now become one of the main gathering places in the city. Read full article here
India. A school for perpetual hide and seek
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Entirely clad in locally-sourced terracotta bricks, the primary school designed by Samira Rathod in Bhadran is a dense stack of arches, niches and crooked lines. Empathizing with childhood freedom, the School of Dancing Arches by Samira Rathod Design Associates is a collection of small spaces with irregular shapes that encourage play and imagination. Read full article here
In Thailand a kindergarten designed by architecture students
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Four colorful pavilions in Thailand designed by university students: a space thought for the community that provides educational and recreational spaces. In Dum Yai, Thailand, Pau Sarquella and Carmen Torres with Chulalongkorn University students designed a kindergarten following the annual program Design Build for Community sponsored by International Program in Design and Architecture (INDA), that aims to provide communal spaces to underpriviledged people. Read full article here
Kid friendly design restaurant in Dubai
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An allergen-free menu, a reading room and a nursery are the highlights of this holistic restaurant designed to enhance children’s imagination. White and The Bear is a restaurant for kids and it has opened in Dubai with food and a design meant for them (and their parents). Read full article here
The Spot, an A.I. toy for kids
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The playfool tool leverages artificial intelligence to answer every kid's never-ending flow of "whys”, "whats” and "hows”. The Spot is a concept for a new handheld device for kids to help them learn about all the things that surround them. Read full article here
A pink pool creates a dreamy waterworld in China
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X + Living designs 2,200 sqm fluid, multi-faceted and water-like interiors of a luxury swimming club for children. Loong Swim Club is a swimming club for parents and children recently completed in Suzhou, China, 100 km far from Shanghai. Studio X + LIVING divided the 2,200 sqm space into five main areas – reception, reading room, swimming pool, bath and restaurant – which converse with each other in a fluid and playful way. Read full article here
Cities designed for children
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ARUP presented its new partnership with the Bernard van Leer Foundation to promote cities designed for children in fragile urban contexts. The event, called Growing Up in the City, was held in ARUP’s London base to signal a new partnership with the Bernard van Leer Foundation, one that aims to promote research into cities designed for children. Read full article here
Floating trampolines promote play in Poitiers
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French office WAO – Wild Architecture Objects – designs an inflatable playground on water to create unpredictable movement. The ephemeral installation by WAO – Wild Architecture Objects is part of an amusement park based on multimedia and immersive experiences, featuring a combination of futuristic landscapes and digital technologies. Read full article here
A Montessori ladder to improve kids’ learning
La Taue by Ettomio is the result of an important design and prototyping study: it folds easily and allows the child to be independent in both his ascent and descent. La Taue is a stepladder provided with protection that allows even a very small child to reach some difficult places of the house and reach the height of the adult world. Read full article here
Opening picture: Aberrant Architecture, Landscape for Play, Madrid, 2019