M Aston
Design

Story Factory

Sacramento Children's Musseum

Rancho Cordova, CA

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The Children’s Museum wanted a performance stage where children could develop and
act out stories. As a “factory”, this installation is made up of industrial materials which children
might not usually have contact with: rivets, bolts, steel, structural beams, resin, plywood, etc. Local agricultural buildings are referenced, which children see all the time. Just as objects
are thrown around these industrial settings, each activity is “strewn” around the stage, and
referenced by one of the museum’s brand colors. Inspiration comes from the colorful graffiti art, since a main requirement was that every letter of the alphabet had to be on the exhibit. Lower letters are of various touchable materials.