Press Release
A' Design Award in Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design Goes to Tetra Connector Color Markers by Himanshu Shekhar Soni
The international grand jury of the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Himanshu Shekhar Soni for toys, games and hobby products design
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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2018 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design category for Tetra Connector Color Markers by Himanshu Shekhar Soni, designed for Himanshu Soni. The result belongs to the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding Tetra Connector Color Markers
Tetra is an amusing color marker with interactive building toys for kids and the idea of tetra marker is not only encourage children to be creative but encourage them to reuse the marker rather than simply discarding these into the trash after the ink dried up and this will help kids to develop and raise awareness of reuse among them. The shape of a tetra cap makes it easy to press and pull out. Kids can put each cap and pen barrel together to form a shape and explore to build a new abstract shape and it’s up to their imagination bend the rule and come up with new structures.
About Himanshu Shekhar Soni
Himanshu Shekhar Soni is an Industrial Designer from India.His inspiration is a mixture of every-day life events, feelings, emotions, music, visual arts, maths and science. His design solves problems through design processes and delivers concepts and solutions through an artistic approach,working with beautiful material and attention to detail,showcasing a craft, following one simple rule: Form Follows -Function.Broad skill base in design from conceptual thinking/ideation, user interface design, CAD development, through to manufacturing.
Award Record
Himanshu Shekhar Soni is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design Award
The A' Toy Design Award is an international toy design competition recognizing good toy designs by best toy designers, manufacturers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to toy designers, game studios, industrial designers and hobby product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include dolls, action figures, board games, puzzles, plush toys and educational toys. Awarded toy designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/toy
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/68018
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/68018
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!68018
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/223576
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Tetra Connector Color Markers
- Function
- Connector Color Markers
- Category
- Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Ghost White, Lavender, Green Yellow, Dark Gray and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Himanshu Soni
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Himanshu Shekhar Soni
- Country
- India
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2017 - 2018
- Design ID
- #68018
Credits
- Team
- One
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Tetra is an amusing color marker with interactive building toys for kids. It’s made of interesting shape and combined form to create an opportunity for creativity extends beyond the page. The shape of a simple compound makes it easy to press and pull out. Also, kids can put each compound together to form a shape and explore to build the new shape like a geometric shape, animal, flower, abstract shape etc. And it’s up to their Imagination bend the rule and come up with new structures.
- Inspiration
- The main inspiration for tetra markers to not only encourage children to be creative but also encourage them to think about reuse the marker pens instead of it being thrown away after ink dried up and this will help children to develop social skill and raise awareness of reuse among them starting at small ages and collecting the pens for children to play with them will have an important and enhancing role on the consumer preference.
- Research
- The initial stage of online and market research showed a lack of new children stationary or toys which engage and positively impact children behavior and social skill. The next stage of research was performed on different toys which encourages interaction and helps develop social skills. I look to repurposing of the Tetra Marker cap to not only encourage children to be creative, but to encourage children to think about reuse rather than simply discarding these into the trash after ink dried up and I want to create a new paradigm for children’s products that encourage unique new behavior and a productive afterlife for the product.
- Challenge
- The first challenge was to understand how to encourage children to develop social skill through a product. The second challenge was designing this cap product’s functionality as a toy to create abstract and beautiful shapes by connecting the same shape.
- Realization and Technology
- Tetra markers are made of HDPE plastic and injection molded part.
- Operation and Interaction
- The shape of a tetra cap makes it easy to press and pull out. Also, kids can put each cap and pen barrel together through the snap-fit to foam a shape and explore imaginative crafts.
- Project Duration and Location
- The Tetra color marker concept started in Jan 2018 in Noida, India and finished in March 2018.
- Specifications
- Tetra Cap: Height 55mm X Length 28mm X Width 28mm Tetra Barrel: Height 128mm x Dia 9mm
- Keywords
- Kids, Play, Color, Creative, Fun, Behavioral, Social Skill, Block puzzle
