The collaboration between Italtrike, an Italian company producing ride-on toys for children between 1 to 6 yearsof age, and a group of researchers from the Politecnico di Milano gave rise to the design of a new product systemcapable of encouraging, promoting and facilitating motricity in preschool children, through play and digital tech-nologies. The modern day challenge is that of responding to the demands of design and innovation generated bydigital transformation and not losing sight of the child’s values and needs from the emotional, physical, cognitiveand relational perspective. During a Design Laboratory involving a number of researchers from the Politecnico diMilano and expert designers of Design for Kids & Toys, it was possible to delve into the theme of Sustainable Prod-uct-Service for Children’s Soft Mobility by developing an innovative product, both on the level of response to chil-dren’s specific needs and from a technological point of view.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT-SERVICE FORCHILDREN’S SOFT MOBILITYFLURRY, THE INDOOR-OUTDOOR BIKE
Terenzi Benedetta
2019
Abstract
The collaboration between Italtrike, an Italian company producing ride-on toys for children between 1 to 6 yearsof age, and a group of researchers from the Politecnico di Milano gave rise to the design of a new product systemcapable of encouraging, promoting and facilitating motricity in preschool children, through play and digital tech-nologies. The modern day challenge is that of responding to the demands of design and innovation generated bydigital transformation and not losing sight of the child’s values and needs from the emotional, physical, cognitiveand relational perspective. During a Design Laboratory involving a number of researchers from the Politecnico diMilano and expert designers of Design for Kids & Toys, it was possible to delve into the theme of Sustainable Prod-uct-Service for Children’s Soft Mobility by developing an innovative product, both on the level of response to chil-dren’s specific needs and from a technological point of view.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
