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STA-G301-2009-0073 Shadow Box Series: "Thinking Within the Box"

STA-G301-2009-0073 Shadow Box Series: "Thinking Within the Box". Team: STA-2009-G301-0045. Project objective. We want to show our audience a different perception of their very common toy through the platform of a shadow box. Letting our audience to understand more on the specific toy we chose.

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STA-G301-2009-0073 Shadow Box Series: "Thinking Within the Box"

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  1. STA-G301-2009-0073 Shadow Box Series: "Thinking Within the Box" Team: STA-2009-G301-0045

  2. Project objective • We want to show our audience a different perception of their very common toy through the platform of a shadow box. Letting our audience to understand more on the specific toy we chose.

  3. Shadow box • A 3D enclosed display case as a representation or a miniature replica of a scene or object(s) • Purpose: People often use it to preserve and treasure for its memories value of important personal events or experiences that has connection to a historical, sporting event, culture, entertainment.

  4. Toys • An object is a toy if you play with it for fun and entertainment. • Why toys? -We can express and create own unique personality through the toys we choose, the way we display and how we talk about them-Understand historical perspectives, using the toy as a link between generation. -Nostalgia purpose-Toys play an important role as learning tools to foster creativity, critical thinking, and imagination through play

  5. Idea concept • Each individual shadow box would include one or combinations of: -Initial and/or essential function of the toy -Purpose of toy -Evolution and development of the toy -Representations of the history, culture or/and countries of the toy -Construction of the toys • The series of toy box would be link to each other with a world map

  6. Our idea design LEGO RUSSIAN DOLLS Approximate 2.5m KITE ORIGAMI CUP & BALL BOOMERANG Approximate 4m

  7. Challenges faced and how we overcome it? • Finding the actual piece of the toy itself • Considerations of the materials for the design • Choosing of selected toys to its compatible country • Layout of all the shadow boxes • How do we link the five boxes together

  8. Box design 1[origami] Japanese painting -painting of Japanese girls making origami ‘painting come to life’ 30cm 20cm 30cm

  9. Fujimoto tessellation -bright colored paper use to gain attraction-covered at all sides accept the front for viewing-the different sides could be of a different tessellation LED light origami box-different color/size-hand on the top of the box using strings-can be of a different origami shapes [e.g. crane]

  10. Box Design 2[kite] • Kite (China) • Material • Bamboo (replaced by wooden chopstick) • String • Traditional rice paper • Traditional Chinese pigment • Traditional Chinese brush • Traditional Chinese rice glue • Picture of initial plane • Portable electronic fan • Picture of oldest plane • Silk clothes • Traditional Chinese blow • Rice • Glass (transparent cover ) Depth-20cm Length-30cm Height-30cm

  11. Box Design 3[LEGO] • Materials used: • LEGO • Wood • Plastic 10cm 20cm 20cm 30cm

  12. Box Design 4[nested doll]

  13. Multiple wooden shadow box Matryshka Toy

  14. Box Design 5[boomerang]

  15. Plans Ahead

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