The Floor is Lava

Living in a society where we all wanted to grow up far too quickly and in an age of entrapment with our screens and mobile devices, we often forget the importance of play and imagination. As kids, my sister and I loved building flying foxes and gondolas for our soft toys to traverse terrain too treacherous to pass through by ground.

Empowered by the same fascination that has made me a career engineer, I would create working mechanical systems using dad’s tools and objects around the house. Sometimes these contraptions worked marvellously, other times they’d fall off the wall and I’d be back at square one. It was the many hours building these circuits, along with model railroads, racetracks, and ball runs that taught me how to turn gravity and stored energy into extensions of play with the toys around the room.

Float is an at-home cable car pulley system for curious children and adults alike. A minimal, universally-compatible toy made from lightweight aluminium and wood, Float provides an undiscriminating play experience that isn’t reliant on brand, scale or play systems, enabling infinite compatibility with other toys. Whether providing kids with an alternative to flying objects through the air by hand, or giving adults a fun way to send mail up the driveway, Float makes learning about problem-solving and physics a fun and carefree experience. With a standard range of durable pulleys, cranks, and mounting hardware, all the user needs is rope and their brightest ideas.

Project Date - Prototype Completed Q1/Q2 2025

Mechanical & Product Design (Toys)

• End-to-end 3D Design and CAD Modelling
• Prototyping - MSLA Resin 3D Printing
• Metal Fabrication - CNC, Hydraulic Forming/Bending & Hand Finishing
• Material Selection, Geometry, Fits & Tolerances for Dynamic Load Applications