Hosted by OfficeScapes, Studio K2 participated in the 
Warm-A-Heart Charity for Newborns in Need back in October of 2016. The goal was to decorate a 12 inch by 12 inch by 12 inch box, which would be filled with essential baby items to give to families with newborns.
Inspired by paper dolls and doll houses, Studio K2 reused fabric and paint chips to create different backdrops for the child’s play as he or she grew. Continuing with the idea of reuse, the “decoration” of the box was focused toward creating something that benefited the family or child instead of just a vehicle for delivering the gifts inside. The thought for creating different landscapes on the sides of the box was developed by the idea of turning the box into a “dollhouse,” in which the child could use with its toys when it got older.
The scenes were created by layering cut outs of fabric and paint chip samples. One side of the box displays a forest filled with tall lush trees, complete with a fox hiding in the long grass and a mouse(?) swinging from the trees. Another side shows a busy city full of colorful buildings, commotions of cars and buses going by, and a man in a hot air balloon flying over. Next door dives under the sea, entering the home of a purple octopus and his fishy friends. On the last side is a snow top mountain featuring a Billy goat watching skiers race home to their warm log cabin. Each four landscapes are joined together by the lid of the box, which is the shared sky with white fluffy clouds and an airplane jetting by.
Studio K2 would like to thank OfficeScapes and Warm-A-Heart for organizing and allowing us to participate in this creative and fun donation. Our hearts go out to the families who receive these boxes and hope that each one brings them comfort and hope.
