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SPLASH BUDDY

Toy Design /2016

Designed by

Sum Tsang 

Taipei International Design Award

(Distinction Award)

  

As modern technology is evolving everyday, more children gain access to electronic devices from early age, some could even start from 1 year old. Consequently, the abuse of electronic devices has great impact on children such as causing lack of self- care ability, social ability and hampers communication between parents. Especially in a metropolitan city like Hong Kong with fast paced living rhythm and high living standards, parents have very limited time to interact with their children. Therefore, bathing becomes a most intimate quality time for children and parents. 

 

SplashBuddy is a bathing kit that fosters parental interaction through creating an amusing experience for both parents and children while acting as an educational toy that encourages children to build up their self-care ability. The design includes 5 components that encourage bathing procedures: a goggle-like shower hat, octopus shaped comb, anglerfish container, turtle like sponge and a whale stool. All of the components can be detached and connected with other components flexibly to inspire children’s creativity. It is also design for bathrooms with limited space, normal in Hong Kong. 

 

隨著現今科技的不斷發展,兒童自小已能接觸電子產品,有的甚至會從1歲開始使用。據資料顯示,香港大多數兒童每天會花超過30分鐘玩電子遊戲,然而濫用電子產品對兒童的成長有很大的影響,例如阻礙他們跟家長溝通,以致他們缺乏社交能力,甚至照顧自己的能力。
香港是一個生活節奏急速和擁有高質素生活水平的城市,大部分父母需要長時間工作,只有非常有限的時間可以跟孩子進行互動。因此,洗澡變成了孩子和家長之間最親密的時間。

 

Splashbuddy是一套洗澡玩具。透過家長和孩子的互動,孩子能寓學習於遊戲,建立自理能力。該設計包括5個組成部分:潛水鏡帽子、八爪魚梳子、燈籠魚容器、烏龜海綿和鯨魚櫈子。所有的部件可以自由組合或拆卸,激發孩子的創造力。此外,該設計亦適用於空間有限的浴室,迎合香港的居住環境。

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