Grow your own Toys
A Circular Play Experience
FOR individuals aged 8 and up, including adults,WHO are interested in growing their own toys, exploring open-ended systems, and experimenting with biomaterials—especially those who relocate frequently and need sustainable, flexible play solutions,THE Grow Your Own Toy IS A circular play experience using mycelium and other biomaterials,THAT allows users to build, break down, and regrow modular structures—reducing emotional distress from losing toys and promoting hands-on learning about sustainable materials, UNLIKE conventional plastic toys that break easily and must be repurchased, THIS PRODUCT can be regrown endlessly, customized freely, and discarded without harming nature. It also doubles as a constructive comfort zone, room divider, or acoustic wall—adapting to both play and everyday living needs.
Ava Sarabi
Ava Sarabi
Ava Sarabi is a multidisciplinary designer focusing on sustainability, biomaterials, and human-centered design. She has studied and worked internationally, bringing a global perspective to her work, which explores ways to reconnect daily life with nature. In addition to her work as a lighting designer, her current thesis focuses on Growing Toys and open-ended circular play experiences.