ECO Cube For Climate Stories
Educational Toys for environmental awareness and responsibility through play-based learning
Team
Swati Piparsania (Lead), Pranathi, Jimmy Pu, Lucia, Jerome Fernando
Role
Toy Designer
Timeline
15 Weeks
Skills
Educational Learning, Toy Design
INTRODUCTION
How can we make climate education digestible and accessible?
How can we make climate education digestible and accessible?
How can we make climate education digestible and accessible?
Final Design
Final Design
Final Design
Miscellaneous Works
More work showcasing fabrication methods, rapid prototyping, and multidisciplinary projects.
DIFFA: Reflections & Duality Installation
Exhibition Design • Fabrication • Installation
A site-specific spatial installation for the DIFFA Gala. Designed by a multidisciplinary team to physically reflect the inseparable duality of angels and demons.
House of DIOR: Floral Installations
Floral Design • Installation
Bi-weekly floral arrangements for the House of Dior NYC store. Ranging from large 6ft Arrangements to 2ft table arrangements.
Suntory: Ikebana Table Displays
Floral Design • Tabletop Design • Installation
Supported the lead florist by creating and assisting on 30+ Ikebana for an event for Suntory at the top of Domino Park Refinery.
Neami Vessel
Product Design • Slipcasting • Mold Making • Ceramics
Abstracted from naval sea mines, the neami vessel is a modular and stackable ceramic tower and vessel.
Grumpy Stumpy
Toy Design
A sustainable, wooden balancing game fostering teamwork and problem-solving. The modular physical components and card-based gameplay adapt, evolving alongside a growing child’s imagination.
CC Clamp
Medical Product Design • 3D Printing
Empowering older adults with a modular accessory using a redesigned clamp for individuals with fine motor skill issues.
Incense Clock
Product Design • Table Top Design
This clock questions how time can be tracked and disrupts the anxiety-inducing form of numbers and timers by replacing them with scent and sound.
Eco Cube: Climate Stories
Educational Design • Toy Design • 3D Printing • Material Education
A mobile platform teaching NYC students climate science through interactive storytelling. It uses human-centered UI to make complex concepts accessible, playful, and emotionally resonant.
NUË Garden
Biophilic Product Design • CNC Cutting • CAD
A cascading hydroponic garden bridging automated and manual care. This ritualistic growing experience juxtaposes Japanese sculptural forms with precise German manufacturing techniques.
Miscellaneous Works
More work showcasing fabrication methods, rapid prototyping, and multidisciplinary projects.
DIFFA: Reflections & Duality Installation
Exhibition Design • Fabrication • Installation
A site-specific spatial installation for the DIFFA Gala. Designed by a multidisciplinary team to physically reflect the inseparable duality of angels and demons.
House of DIOR: Floral Installations
Floral Design • Installation
Bi-weekly floral arrangements for the House of Dior NYC store. Ranging from large 6ft Arrangements to 2ft table arrangements.
Suntory: Ikebana Table Displays
Floral Design • Tabletop Design • Installation
Supported the lead florist by creating and assisting on 30+ Ikebana for an event for Suntory at the top of Domino Park Refinery.
Neami Vessel
Product Design • Slipcasting • Mold Making • Ceramics
Abstracted from naval sea mines, the neami vessel is a modular and stackable ceramic tower and vessel.
Grumpy Stumpy
Toy Design
A sustainable, wooden balancing game fostering teamwork and problem-solving. The modular physical components and card-based gameplay adapt, evolving alongside a growing child’s imagination.
CC Clamp
Medical Product Design • 3D Printing
Empowering older adults with a modular accessory using a redesigned clamp for individuals with fine motor skill issues.
Incense Clock
Product Design • Table Top Design
This clock questions how time can be tracked and disrupts the anxiety-inducing form of numbers and timers by replacing them with scent and sound.
Eco Cube: Climate Stories
Educational Design • Toy Design • 3D Printing • Material Education
A mobile platform teaching NYC students climate science through interactive storytelling. It uses human-centered UI to make complex concepts accessible, playful, and emotionally resonant.
NUË Garden
Biophilic Product Design • CNC Cutting • CAD
A cascading hydroponic garden bridging automated and manual care. This ritualistic growing experience juxtaposes Japanese sculptural forms with precise German manufacturing techniques.
Miscellaneous Works
More work showcasing fabrication methods, rapid prototyping, and multidisciplinary projects.
DIFFA: Reflections & Duality Installation
Exhibition Design • Fabrication • Installation
House of DIOR: Floral Installations
Floral Design • Installation
Suntory: Ikebana Table Displays
Floral Design • Tabletop Design • Installation
Neami Vessel
Product Design • Slipcasting • Mold Making • Ceramics
Grumpy Stumpy
Toy Design
CC Clamp
Medical Product Design • 3D Printing
Incense Clock
Product Design • Table Top Design
Eco Cube: Climate Stories
Educational Design • Toy Design • 3D Printing • Material Education
NUË Garden
Biophilic Product Design • CNC Cutting • CAD