Natural Crayon Kit
Crear y aprender de forma sostenible
Earthy Palette es un kit experimental para niños a partir de 7 años que enseña sostenibilidad a través de la creación de ceras de colores naturales. El manual incluido guía a los niños paso a paso con instrucciones claras para crear sus propios lápices de colores, utilizando residuos del hogar e ingredientes naturales del kit. Este proceso promueve una visión circular de los materiales y se basa en la metodología STEAM, integra las artes con conceptos de biología y química, ofreciendo explicaciones adecuadas a la edad sobre temas medioambientales relevantes como la economía circular.
Empresa/Institución
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
With the degree in Industrial Design Engineering and Product Development you become a qualified professional to develop industrial design activities and create new products, concepts and services that add value to the production system. You obtain the necessary projective experience for the planning and development of the whole life process of a product, and the key competences to establish and develop the aspects that facilitate production and commercialization in addition to those wich help to analise the social en environmental impact of the solution.
País
España
Designer(s)
Sofia Catalan
She finished her studies in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering at the UPC in 2024. This project is her Final Degree Project, in which she seeks to promote industrial design as a social and environmental tool. Through this approach, her goal is to train and educate future generations, helping them to be aware of current environmental emergencies and existing alternatives.
The work was developed during 2024 and included a study on the creation of the waxes, carrying out tests to ensure their performance, as well as a practical part with children.