Design Kids | Future Prototypes

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · New York · December 16, 2017

Children and their caregivers imagine unexpected future needs and build responses with everyday materials.

Workshop format

A family design workshop with Extrapolation Factory for children ages 5–12. Participants received a design challenge and made a prototype, with caregivers taking part in the process.

The program offered two 90-minute sessions.

Credits

Workshop: Extrapolation Factory
Host: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Family program support: Target and Siegel Family Endowment

Cooper Hewitt’s original event record ↗

Chris Woebken’s full teaching record ↗