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Cubecor Wood Toy by Esmail Ghadrdani Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design

The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Esmail Ghadrdani for toys, games and hobby products design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Cubecor Wood Toy by Esmail Ghadrdani has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 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.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

More About Cubecor Wood Toy

Cubecor is a simple yet intricate toy challenging the children's power of thinking and creativity and familiarizes them with colors and simple, complementary and functional fittings. By attaching small cubes to each other, the set will be complete. Various easy connections including magnets, Velcro and pins are used in parts. Finding connections and connecting them to each other, completes the cube. Also reinforces their three-dimensional understanding by persuading the child to complete a simple and familiar volume.

About Esmail Ghadrdani

Esmail Ghadrdani was born in Esfarayen,Iran. He was very interested in painting. His first exhibition of paintings was held when he was only 10 years old. he has won many awards in this. He holds a bachelor of industrial design degree from the semnan of art University. He also has extensive knowledge in the field of 3D softwares and He is proficient in all aspects of design and modeling. He is also interested in toy design and research about children,and has written an article on the subject. he won many prestigious international design awards such as, International Design Award (IDA), A’ Design Award, European Product Design Award (EPDA) and etc.

Award Record

With this recognition, Esmail Ghadrdani is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Cubecor Wood Toy
Function
Wood Toy
Category
Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Kids
Colors
Dark Khaki, Peru, Burly Wood, Sienna and Linen
Images
4

The Recognition

Laureate
Esmail Ghadrdani
Country
Iran
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#103944

Design Details

Unique Properties
"cubecor" is a wooden construction toy. By attaching small cubes to each other, the set will be complete. Various easy connections including magnets, Velcro and pins are used in parts. Finding connections and connecting them to each other, completes the cube. The positive and negative features of the Velcro glue and magnets are that they are effective in completing the puzzle. This product, while enhancing creativity, also helps improve fine motor skills. Finding fittings and putting together cubes has made this product unique.
Inspiration
Nowaday, Most children prefer electronic games to traditional games . even in educational situations . Perhaps this is because of its appeal . This thought came to my mind of ​​how to give kids a simple product that would appeal to them and improve their creativity . While considering environmental issues, this toy can familiarize children with various connections, entertain them, be attractive and enhance their creativity .
Research
Cubecor is a simple yet intricate toy challenging the children's power of thinking and creativity and familiarizes them with colors and simple, complementary and functional fittings. Also reinforces their three-dimensional understanding by persuading the child to complete a simple and familiar volume. In addition to improving creativity, another valuable feature of this product is the improvement of children's fine motor skills.
Challenge
Due to the variety of connections, they needed to be positioned together so that the set is complete. Planning for them was very important. Eventually, with lots of testing the connections were fully assembled and in the best possible way. And how to connect them together increased the appeal of the product.
Realization and Technology
Walnut, Pinewood, Maple/ Woodwork(CNC, Table Saw, Chop saw, Bend saw)
Operation and Interaction
Cubecor is a new system that can be new to the user every day . a system that offers fresh opportunities for discovery .Cubecor stimulate users to seek parts to fill them .Because imagination is limitless, Cubecor has no preprogrammed outcomes .
Project Duration and Location
The project started in September 2019 and end in December 2019 in Esfarayen City.
Specifications
TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 27 wooden cubes 40mm * 40mm * 40mm
Keywords
Boost Imagination, Build creativity, Play with nature, Have fun, Cube puzzle, Cube, Puzzle

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