Play is a fundamental and often overlooked part of design. This project explores ten responses to the prompt of ‘play’ through three collections of blocks, sticks and colours. I have drawn inspiration from children’s toys, which allow for free and intrinsically driven decision-making.

I asked ten people to simply ‘play’ with the objects, which led to a wide variety of outcomes. Some responses were abstract and process-led, focusing on experimentation and form, others were more intentional, creating narratives or aiming to construct something recognisable.

The final publication is a collection of these varied outcomes, highlighting how simple objects can create unexpected and interesting ideas, and how these unplanned resolutions can be translated into design.