
"Just because Mommy and Daddy don't love each other anymore, doesn't mean they ever stopped loving you!" That sentence alone can't help a child heal from the trauma of splitting parents and major lifestyle changes. Most family-oriented toys depict a picture-perfect unit that, as grown ups, we know certainly isn't the norm. Designer Ben Forman's Detacho Playhouse consists of a reconfigurable single-family home that transforms into separate houses, should the doll family (with a variety of members and step-members to choose from) experience a divorce. The parent dolls' hair pieces rotate around to reveal either a happy or sad face. When they're happy they kiss on the mouth, but if they're not feeling it, the embedded magnets divert contact to a platonic kiss on the cheek.
MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2009
PICTOPIA FESTIVAL 2009
HOME AND HOUSEWARES SHOW 2009
TRANSVERSALE 2009
NEW YORK CITY TOY FAIR 2009
IMM COLOGNE INTERNATIONAL FURNISHING SHOW
NORTH AMERICAN INT'L AUTO SHOW '09
TOKYO DESIGN WEEK 2008
LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2008
NeoCon 2009
MD&M East and ATX 2009
Nidecker Snowboard Design Competition
Tools of Engagement
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