PLAY+ SOFT THINGS
PLAY+SOFT is a line of soft furnishings offering a wide range of three-dimensional landscapes, microplaces, convertible seats, mats, modular forms, coccons and shelters. They are made of materials with innovative features: they are environmentally friendly, fire resistant but soft to the touch, PVC free, with a wide range of colors and textures.
PLAY+SOFT soft furnishings can be used in place of or alongside traditional furnishings, introducing new sensory qualities into the landscape of the environment for young children: softness (tactile and visual); pliability; a variety of consistencies and textures; finishes that are smooth, “rough”, or elastic; and a chromatic landscape that is richer than the simplified red-yellow-blue. We see it as a contribution to making the place where children live the adventure of their growth, development, and identity formation an environment that is complex and stimulating.
PLAY+SOFT and pedagogy
The PLAY+SOFT project is based on the research carried on by Reggio Emilia Nidi and Preschool, in particular on designing the environment of young children, collected in the metaproject "children, spaces, relations" (Domus Academy, Reggio Children 1998),
The project has beeen developed with Reggio Children pedagogical consultancy, ZPZ Partners art direction and the work of 34 designers from all over the world. It is based on the conviction that an environment for children should not be considered merely a “backdrop” to a series of activities, an accessory and secondary element, but, rather, a protagonist in the construction of the identity of each child and each of us, an essential element of the pedagogical project, which it both supports and represents.
PLAY+SOFT for a multisensorial environment
Children are like a sensory laboratory. They have a synesthetic knowledge in which each sense activates others: they touch light, they see smells, they listen to temperature. Schools and environments for children in general should be places of sensory exploration that foster children’s self-learning. A place that can support and stimulate the individual and different paths of growth and development.
PLAY+SOFT for a child-centered city
PLAY+ SOFT things are conceived for all the places in the city lived by children: not only nurseries, infant toddler centers, preschools, child care centers but also commercial areas, restaurants, hotels, airports, waiting areas and private homes.
Our desire is that the soft things of PLAY+SOFT contribute to creating environments for children that are multisensory, enjoyable, and beautiful.
