Student project

ORBITS

Designer
Reena Fernandez
Education
Master
Subject area
Industrial Design
Focus area
Design for Play
Year
2026
Collaboration partners
Bjarke Ingels Group
Background
Exploring playfulness through everyday workplace objects.

ORBITS

ORBITS is a desk-based system developed through research into playfulness in workplace environments. Consisting of interchangeable elements that can be assembled, adjusted, and interpreted in different ways, the project explores how playful behaviours persist through everyday habits and social interactions in adult working life. Rather than positioning play as separate from work, ORBITS investigates how workplace objects can support personal expression, interaction, and engagement within everyday desk routines.