I'm not a parent yet (though I will be in a few months!), so I'm not quite qualified to say how realistically practical this design truly is - but design student
Daye Kim's Core77-Award-winning Whaletale is certainly inspirational. A soft and sanitary playspace folds out from the jetsetter-parent's rolling suitcase to create a private island in a bustling airport. Even the sitting suitcase seems to provide some kind of barrier or backstop against the rest of the world, and the form makes it feel as if some piece of home is literally flowing from the luggage. I know, that language is much more emotional/designery than my usual practical analysis - but for kids, shouldn't everything be a little bit magical?
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Daye was in my New Product Development class last Fall! I helped her a little bit on that project :)
Very nice - it's a small world among product designers, isn't it?
As a parent who has traveled a few times with my toddler, I can say this will be nice for a few months until the kid can walk. Then that big suitcase will just be another thing to haul around while you chase your kid through the airport. :-D (And yes, my kid is well-behaved; I just would rather have him burning energy in the airport than trying to do it on the plane.)
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