Design challenge to prototype a new toy for kids. Our team focused on how kids could find their own meaning in a space or object, and to provide a means for them to play with their imagination and inspire creativity within them. It was also important for us to build a toy with a "play-ability" quality in them that adapted to individual needs and stages of development.

Inspired by spaces that kids go to, we were drawn to the act of playing underneath a table. To imagine being someplace else, to create stories involving GI Joe vs Batman; Barbie and Ken.

The result is Mr.MagicTable, a design concept to tap into and explore the imagination of kids. The table is designed for both conventional and unconventional use. Unconventionally, we focused on how kids could play underneath the table, and as a result the table can sense the objects around and subsequently change the "mood" of the environment depending on what objects are underneath. The surface of the table is made of plexiglass and can be written on with erasable markers. We also designed an attachment mechanism to turn the tabletop into a large paper canvas that can be easily cut and rolled if kids preferred to draw on paper.