Ferro Giocattoli · 2026
Tactile Enrichment Giocattoli antistress
by Ruoyou Zhou
- A' Design Award di Ferro 2026 in Giocattoli
- CLIENT: Ruoyou Zhou
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 8,754
- Verification code 509854F0BF · Verify this award
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About Tactile Enrichment Giocattoli antistress
Tactile Enrichment è una serie di giocattoli antistress incentrati sul senso del tatto. La serie è composta da cinque cubi, ciascuno delle dimensioni di 50 per 50 per 50 millimetri. Ogni cubo è realizzato in un unico materiale: argilla, cuoio, metallo, legno o tessuto. Lo stesso motivo tridimensionale è applicato a tutti e cinque i cubi, così che la differenza tra i materiali possa essere percepita con la mano. Ogni materiale ha un peso, una temperatura e un odore diversi. I cubi possono essere tenuti e manipolati mentre gli occhi sono occupati e le mani libere. L'intento è ridurre la dipendenza dalla vista e attribuire al tatto un ruolo più ampio nell'esperienza quotidiana.
About the A' Design Award di Ferro
Tactile Enrichment Giocattoli antistress ha vinto l'A' Design Award di Ferro, un riconoscimento prestigioso conferito a buoni design che soddisfano i requisiti professionali e industriali attesi da creazioni ben progettate. I vincitori di Ferro dimostrano la grande abilità, l'elevata specializzazione, la comprensione esperta e la capacità creativa dei loro creatori. Ci si aspetta che Tactile Enrichment Giocattoli antistress sia una creazione molto apprezzata, ammirata e amata, pratica e innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award di Ferro integra le migliori pratiche del settore e ha caratteristiche tecniche competenti legate a know-how e talento. Tactile Enrichment Giocattoli antistress è rispettato per la sua accuratezza ed è progettato per offrire miglioramenti della qualità della vita che aiutano a rendere il mondo un posto migliore.
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- Unique Properties
- 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 & Packaging
- 50 × 50 × 50 mm .five pieces.
- Tags
- Fidget toy, Without Visual Dependence, Touch, Smell, Series, Mixed materials, Toy, Playful
- Production Technology
- 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.
- Design Challenge
- 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.
- Research
- 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.
- Project Duration
- 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.
- Operation Flow
- 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.
