LOTUS PARK : Toy Library

Designed with a simple building method to inspire DIY'ers

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We collaborated with VPUU and the community of Lotus Park to design and install furniture for the Toy library as well as a table and crate stools for the Youth space. We developed a coherent concept to be used throughout the space. Inspired by nomadic furniture design and the Meccano toy set, we explored the potential of designing beautiful furniture that can be produced using basic tools. Once the various parts are produced they provide a puzzle set of loose parts easy for assembly. 

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The toy library equips various ECD programs within Lotus Park by providing educational resources as well as a facility to run learning programs. Working within the small confines of a container called for space-saving furniture that could be used as both storage and an ECD learning environment.

 

All of the furniture is made with basic tools & materials accessible at most hardware stores. We used 8mm holes, galvanised bolts, standard 32mm x 32mm battens and plywood sheets. The accessible design aims to educate the user on a simple method of building with the hope of inspiring creative DIY'ers. We hope this approach will open up the potential to produce and assemble more designs that are inclusive towards the communities it serves.

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MY CONTRIBUTION
Concept Development; Spatial Design; 3D Prototyping & Renders; Woodwork & Implementation

WORK FRIENDS
+ See Saw Do (Design Partners) - Xanelé Mennen & Jeremy Puren
+ VPUU (Violence Prevention Through Urban  Upgrading