STILL TIME TO PLAY
Name(s) of graduate(s):Sarah Kinzer
Kooperationspartner: GENAN GmbH
September 2024
Folkwang Universität der Künste Essen
Industrial Design
Bachelor of Arts
Description
Being an adult today primarily means being adapted, useful, and functional. Everything that is done has a purpose and a goal. Appearing playful is quickly seen as naive, as a distraction from what matters. But perhaps this is precisely where a misconception lies. Perhaps, in constant doing, something is lost that efficiency cannot replace. A step back into childhood, towards purposeless action, could be a step forward: towards an adulthood that not only functions but also comes closer to itself.
STILL TIME TO PLAY is a playground concept for adults, consisting of three sculptural objects that invite play. The resulting play sphere offers adults a space marked off from the usefulness of everyday life, where only the present experience counts — not performance or productivity. This free play strengthens mental, physical, and social well-being.
The play objects were created using play as a design method, thus formally capturing playfulness itself.
Sarah Kinzer
September 2024
Folkwang Universität der Künste Essen
Industrial Design
Bachelor of Arts
Description
Being an adult today primarily means being adapted, useful, and functional. Everything that is done has a purpose and a goal. Appearing playful is quickly seen as naive, as a distraction from what matters. But perhaps this is precisely where a misconception lies. Perhaps, in constant doing, something is lost that efficiency cannot replace. A step back into childhood, towards purposeless action, could be a step forward: towards an adulthood that not only functions but also comes closer to itself.
STILL TIME TO PLAY is a playground concept for adults, consisting of three sculptural objects that invite play. The resulting play sphere offers adults a space marked off from the usefulness of everyday life, where only the present experience counts — not performance or productivity. This free play strengthens mental, physical, and social well-being.
The play objects were created using play as a design method, thus formally capturing playfulness itself.