Nominals

2018

Kentucky (various school districts)

Nomi Design Inc.

These four-legged pinnochios were designed and fabricated to bring delight and curiosity to children ages 5 to 10. Their whimsical statures are made to appear as if waiting for a thunderbolt of magic to bring them to life.

Milled from sheets of plywood, the figures are available in a range of sizes from desktop figurines to larger-than-life companions. They arrive by mail flat-packed and can be easily assembled without tools. The simple waffle-slot connections are measured and optimized to bring the animals to life in a three-dimensional way no matter what angle they are viewed from.

This simple hand-eye coordination learning tool is the delight of children from every walk of life. As a feature of every classroom across several counties, the Nominals aim to educate, entertain, and bridge socio-economic gaps between individuals, schools, and counties.

Credits

Jane Foote
Design/Fabrication

Steve Ngandu
Design

Matthew Ireland
Fabrication