Design Ventura Online Mini Challenge

When the Design Museum temporarily closed due to covid-19 in March 2020, we moved our mini challenge online as part of the Design Museum’s Digital Design Calendar.
This mini challenge ran for 20 weeks. Each week a prize was awarded for the best design submitted into the virtual Ventura postbox, chosen by one of our expert volunteers.
This weekly competition was open to everyone; students, designers, adults and young people of all ages. It was a fun design challenge for all the family!
We are excited to announce that we will be rerunning the online mini challenge for KS3 students in the Autumn term, so watch this space for more information.

The brief was to come up with a new, creative product for the Design Museum Shop, upload a photo of the design and fill out a form for a chance to win.
Each week we announced the winning design via Twitter and Instagram and that person will be sent a prize in the post. Below is the design brief:

Here are the winning submissions to the Design Ventura Mini Challenge:

A rechargeable pencil that helps children learning to write.

A wind up, solar powered torch made from recycled plastic with glow in the dark buttons.

A collapsible cup that comes in a bag made entirely from sustainable materials.

A frisbee that dispenses seeds when thrown.

A reimagining of the classic game for the Design Museum Shop.

A chair for children that can be adapted to their height as they grow.

A reusable straw that changes colour depending on the temperature of the drink.

A sound proof safe to hide valuables that looks like a plant pot.

Handles to protect your hands when carrying reusable shopping bags.










