Kids grow fast and could sometimes be better at caring for their belongings. Two good reasons to create products that can easily be adapted and fixed. To that end, circular manufacturing specialist Batch.Works has partnered with London-based creative agency Morrama to form Kibu, a new brand of kids' headphones designed to be easily repaired and recycled.
The headphones' limited number of parts can be assembled and customized by kids, ready to grow along with them. If a wire breaks, a headband no longer fits, or an ear cushion wears out, replacements can be ordered from Kibu. As reported by Design Week, Batch.Works — a 3D design and manufacturing studio with factories in Amsterdam and London — aims to produce parts at multiple locations, as close to its customers as possible.
Morrama and Batch.Works are finalizing the product's design ahead of a launch later this year. No word yet on pricing.
