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it all starts with observa ons
gonge
?s designers spend hours observing
children
?s
play
to develop inspira onal ideas for crea ve
play
? some mes they even
play
themselves! they discuss possibili es with our physiotherapist and then, when the ideas take shape, they put them to the test. we follow a number of strict guidelines when developing
gonge
products. they should be safe and ergonomically correct. they aim at training selec ve sensing as well as sensory integra on. they should contain the possibility of progression, when the
children
use it and improve their skills. and they should inspire social
play
. tes ng and trying, from idea the product ini al drawings are discussed and examined extensively. is the idea simple enough? does it provide numerous ways to
play
? what senses and skills does it s mulate? prototypes ? either 3d prints or wooden models ? are tried, tested and judged in real life. do the
children
use the toy in the ways we envisioned? can smaller
children
benefit? along the way, the design may be modified to prepare it for the final test: can it be produced as a safe, long-las ng product that will give
children
all over the world thousands of hours of
play
and help them to develop their skills? only once everything has been simulated and analyzed will
gonge
put the idea into produc on. careful thinking creates the joy of simplicity
gonge
?s simple designs contain worlds of poten al. it takes careful thinking to create basic shapes and a variety of func ons that are like open spaces for a child?s imagina on. 13
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