Twisty
/Bedside kid's lamp
/about.
As children grow they demand autonomy. A desire for experimentation, natural curiosity , and high energy make a toddler desperate to control the world around them which can be frustrating for kids and parents.
Twisty creates an opportunity for autonomy through the set up of the physical environment to help toddlers and kindergartners become more independent.
/background.
Toddlers need to feel independent to develop self esteem, confidence and awareness
Children learn by interacting with their surroundings. Cognitive thinking and motor skills are developed through experimentation. In a world full of products with hard interactions and screens at a young age it is difficult for toddlers to
interact with their surroundings, leading to dependency & frustration.
/problem.
Small buttons and knobs in current kids’ lamps make them hard to operate
/solution.
How might we support kids learning while promoting autonomy ?
/user testing.
Learning through failure
During the whole process I was User testing, gathering feedback, going back to the drawing board and prototyping. The product evolved from the insights collected during the 4 rounds of test
/CAD.
Refinement
/how it works.
Spin it to easily dim light on and off!
/Twisty today
Spin it to easily dim light on and off!
/Twisty in the future
As kids age, twisty’s shade can be changed into one that adapts to
various needs.