Tactile Enrichment Jouets antistress par Ruoyou Zhou

Le design Tactile Enrichment Jouets antistress par Ruoyou Zhou est un lauréat très estimé du prestigieux 2026 A' Design Award de Fer dans la catégorie Design de Jouet.

FerJouet· 2026

Tactile Enrichment Jouets antistress

par Ruoyou Zhou

Client : Ruoyou Zhou

Lauréat du A' Design Award de Fer dans la catégorie Jouet

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À propos de Tactile Enrichment Jouets antistress

Tactile Enrichment est une série de jouets antistress axée sur le sens du toucher. La série se compose de cinq cubes, mesurant chacun 50 sur 50 sur 50 millimètres. Chaque cube est réalisé dans un matériau unique : argile, cuir, métal, bois ou textile. Le même motif tridimensionnel est appliqué aux cinq cubes, afin que la différence entre les matériaux puisse être perçue à la main. Chaque matériau possède un poids, une température et une odeur distincts. Les cubes peuvent être tenus et manipulés lorsque les yeux sont occupés et les mains libres. L'intention est de réduire la dépendance à la vue et d'accorder au toucher un rôle plus important dans l'expérience quotidienne.

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À propos du A' Design Award de Fer

Tactile Enrichment Jouets antistress est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer, une reconnaissance prestigieuse décernée à de bons designs qui répondent aux exigences professionnelles et industrielles attendues de créations bien conçues. Les lauréats Fer démontrent la grande compétence, la haute spécialisation, la compréhension experte et la capacité créative de leurs créateurs. Tactile Enrichment Jouets antistress est censé être une création très estimée, admirée et chérie, pratique et innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'industrie et présente des caractéristiques techniques compétentes associées à un savoir-faire et à du talent. Tactile Enrichment Jouets antistress est respecté pour sa rigueur et est conçu pour apporter des améliorations de la qualité de vie qui contribuent à faire du monde un monde meilleur.

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Propriétés Uniques: We understand the world through our five senses, receiving emotions and information every day. This project is a series of fidget toys that rethink our sensory habits, which often rely too much on vision. It shifts the focus to touch. The same pattern is made from different materials, allowing users to feel variations in texture and resistance with their hands. By reducing visual input, the work highlights how touch and other senses can become the main source of experience and emotion.
Dimensions & Emballage: 50 × 50 × 50 mm .five pieces.
Mots-Clés: Fidget toy, Without Visual Dependence, Touch, Smell, Series, Mixed materials, Toy, Playful
Technologie de Production: Five materials were used, clay, leather, metal, wood, and fabric. Three dimensional textures were shaped into each material. Then the materials were cut into small pieces and attached to the cube. This required constant checking to ensure every piece fit perfectly after assembly. Each cube has six sides, and I made five cubes in total, like completing a 120 piece collage puzzle in different materials.
Défi de Conception: The biggest challenge was repetitive work and making sure every piece fit perfectly. To avoid gaps after assembly, each material piece had to be sanded by hand. For the metal cube, thin and hard stainless steel was used. After many trials, I chose laser cutting to shape the pieces, then filled the gaps with putty and finished with spray paint. The most enjoyable process was sewing the leather cube, marking, punching holes, stitching, and tying the thread. I truly enjoyed each step.
Recherche: This project explores tactile experience without relying on sight. About 83 percent of the information we receive comes from vision. When reliance on vision is reduced, the other senses become stronger and more memorable. At the exhibition, visitors could freely touch and play with the objects and write down their thoughts on each material. The interactive display received positive feedback, as interaction is part of the research and the work serves as a bridge between me and the audience.
Inspiration: In daily life, we often play with small objects to ease anxiety or boredom, clicking a pen or turning keys in our hands. Fidget toys were created from this behavior. Based on this and my research on the five senses, I designed this series using different materials to explore new possibilities. Enrichment in animal care means providing toys or spaces to reduce stress and improve well being. As humans living in concrete cities, we also face stress. This design asks whether we also need enrichment.
Durée du Projet: In April 2023, I began researching the five senses, touch, sight, hearing, taste, and smell. In July 2024, I focused on the relationship between objects, people, and interaction. By July 2025, I was testing materials and making prototypes, selecting five for further development. Fabrication began in November 2025. The work was completed in February 2026 and presented at the 2026 graduation exhibition of Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.
Flux Opérationnel: These objects can be held and played with while watching TV, talking, or even during meetings under the table, any moment when the eyes are busy but the hands are free. The key idea is to enrich touch without relying on vision. Each material has a different weight, temperature, and even smell. Even with the same pattern, different materials create completely different tactile experiences.