Pakhi by Minal Agarwal

Minal aims to design a wooden push toy targeting children aged 9-15 months. The toy must stimulate curiosity, prioritize safety in use, and excel in form, function, and materials to ensure durability against wear and tear. Additionally, it should be visually engaging and accessible.

The toy should be versatile, offering multiple usage options or transformable features. It should encourage physical development through the child's movement during play and incorporate an element of unpredictability.

Drawing insights from user studies, market research, and bionic inspirations, our ideation process began. Initial concepts drew inspiration from interactive animal tails such as those of monkeys, squirrels, raccoons, and scorpions, as well as observations of animals like the glass frog and the red bird of paradise. Ultimately, the concept of a bird emerged as the chosen design direction.