{"id":3593,"date":"2025-03-06T12:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emiliequeney.com\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=3593"},"modified":"2025-03-06T12:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:22:58","slug":"english-happy-squares","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"http:\/\/emiliequeney.com\/en\/portfolio\/english-happy-squares\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Squares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='764' height='430' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/25qzltUq3YM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2021-2025<br \/>\ndesign and production of an award-winning sustainable construction toy<br \/>\ncollaborations with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centrepompidou.fr\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centre Pompidou<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisrude.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rude Studio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Squares is a simple, self-explanatory system for open-ended play.<\/p>\n<p>Made of square panels and connectors, this modular toy can be endlessly combined into large-scale structures. It is dedicated to exploring space at real size, collaboration and imaginary play. As a hands-on toy, Happy Squares allows children to solve engineering problems, stimulates creativity and imaginative play, materialises ideas in 3D, and play around with architectural concepts, like boundaries and volumes, all while playing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3641\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/emiliequeney.com\/en\/portfolio\/english-happy-squares\/happysquares-ideas6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?fit=2000%2C2000\" data-orig-size=\"2000,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"happysquares-ideas6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?fit=600%2C600\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?fit=764%2C764\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3641 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?resize=764%2C764\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?resize=600%2C600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?resize=200%2C200 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?resize=800%2C800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/happysquares-ideas6.jpg?resize=50%2C50 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Happy Squares are widely used by institutions such as the V&amp;A, RA, Centre Pompidou, Cit\u00e9 de l&#8217;Architecture, and Kanal museum, alongside schools, festivals and nurseries, for recurring workshops and special events.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3639\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/emiliequeney.com\/en\/portfolio\/english-happy-squares\/gifworkshops\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gifworkshops.gif?fit=1000%2C1000\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gifworkshops\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gifworkshops.gif?fit=600%2C600\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gifworkshops.gif?fit=764%2C764\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3639 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/emiliequeney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gifworkshops.gif?resize=764%2C764\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"764\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After 4 years, I have chosen to focus on other projects and decided to stop selling Happy Squares. You can acquire one of the last few sets on the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.okido.com\/collections\/messy-steam-toy-selection\/products\/build-happy-squares-rainbow-set\">exciting Okido selection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please get in touch by writing at emilie@happy-squares.com for any questions, workshop ideas or requests :)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; 2021-2025 design and production of an award-winning sustainable construction toy collaborations with the Centre Pompidou and Rude Studio Happy Squares is a simple, self-explanatory system for open-ended play. Made of square panels and connectors, this modular toy can be endlessly combined into large-scale structures. 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