What does care mean to you?

SHELLY | Multifunctional children furniture

Valentina Cemin

Student
Valentina Cemin
Academic staff
Riccardo Berrone Klaus Hackl Hans Hoeger
Course
CARE. A New Foundation for Design?
Program
BA Major Design
Semester
2022 Winter

Shelly is a multifunctional piece of furniture for children, which can change its shape according to their needs. From a soft carpet to play on, the child can transform it in complete autonomy into a comfortable and enveloping floor chair. Shelly is a personal, playful, and stimulating object for growing children. It is designed to meet the needs of the child at every stage of growth, developing the creative and sensory sphere.

 

Shelly è un oggetto multifunzionale per bambini, che può cambiare forma a seconda delle esigenze del bambino. Da morbido tappeto su cui giocare, il bambino può trasformarlo in completa autonomia in una comoda ed avvolgente poltroncina da pavimento. Shelly è un oggetto personale, giocoso e stimolante, progettato per soddisfare le esigenze del bambino in ogni fase della crescita, sviluppando la sfera creativa e sensoriale.

 

 

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CARE. A New Foundation for Design?

This winter semester we launched a project cooperation with the South Tyrolean furniture company rossin to explore the role of design in the field of care and welfare. Care is not only a fundamental condition of our human existence, but also an important motivation for a sustainable and socially responsible design. Caritas, the active care for others in need, a basic principle of social cohesion, has returned to the centre of our attention during the Corona pandemic. In particular, caring for the elderly and the sick, the vulnerable and the handicapped as well as hosting pilgrims, travellers and migrants has become inscribed into the DNA of South Tyrol’s cultural heritage over the centuries.
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