Projects by the students of the
Bachelor Major in Art, Major in Design,
and the Master in Eco-Social Design

Design Classic – The Slinky

Student
Lecturer/s
Course/s

BA Design Warm-Up – Foundation Course

Year

2021

semester

The Slinky is a coil spring toy designed by marine mechanical engineer Richard T. James. It was available at Gimbels department stores’ in Philadelphia from 1945. It was the interesting physical properties that made the toy so successful. For example, it can go down stairs with the help of gravity.