Connecting Kids to Nature
With kids glued to electronics, young minds need more activities to draw them into interacting with the environments as well as build on logic and motor skills. Constructing a degradable home for birds not only gets them involved with nature but also with the struggling environment by not adding to the almost 80% of kids toys/activities that are thrown away.
Approximately 80% of toys end up in landfills
Design Focus
Use a material that can be recycled/biodegrade on its own
Create a 3D puzzle a child can put together
Puzzle creates a form for a bird to live in
Product Inspiration
Emphasized importance on easy slots, smooth round edges, gradual size change, toasted edges
Developing form
After selected Direction Low fidelity models were created in CAD and physically
Final CAD Modle
Laser cut plywood
Evolving form and slotting components
Orthographic & Cross Section
Final Prototype
Add protective top coat
Focus on creating shape with emphasized curves
Slicing the form: creating slots and components that fit together
CAD components transfered to Adobe Illustrator
Assembled Final Prototype!
