furniture design Classroom Project Guide: C. S. Susanth
channapatna toys exibition display unit
There are a lot of craft exhibitions happening throughout India at regular intervals. It would be ideal if an exhibition display unit is made available for the Channapatna toy seller that not only showcases the toys to their best advantage but is also modular. Currently the Channapatna toys are flatly placed on the table in a cluttered manner.
DESIGN CRITERIA A lot of factors were taken into consideration while designing Furniture for Channapatna toys. Target Market: Adults as well as Kids Child Safety: Stable with no sharp edges Relation to the Product: It should impart the feeling that the display unit is an extension of the toys. Type of Toys: Stationary toys, Moving toys, Hanging toys and Hand held toys Activities involved near the Area: Area should be provided for the kids to play with the toys. Modular: The display unit should be easy to assemble and dismantle. The material used should be such that it is light. There should be multiple levels of shelving such that it can be viewed by both kids and their parents Aesthetics: The display unit should be simple allowing the toys to stand out.
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elements The Exibition Display unit is made from rubber wood stained dark. The unit is assembled by interlocking its different elements to one another. They are then fixed in place using minifix.
Provision for keeping toys
Joining Technique