Happy young artist wins his own designed bike

ARTISTS OF TOMORROW
Ren Otsaka, 6 years old, winner.
His artwork ‘dream into space’ - retouched.
Happy young artist wins his
own designed bike
Chillafish makes kid’s dream come true
August 2015, 24th
JAPAN - Young Ren Otsaka, 6 years old, is
the happy winner of the Artists of Tomorrow
contest. His artwork, titled ‘Dream into
Space’, is being printed on the Chillafish
bunzi balance bike and sold worldwide.
Chillafish, producer of a complete range
of balance bikes, teamed up with the
country’s dedicated toy retailer ToysRUs and
undertook the fun mission of finding a young
and inspired artist. Hundreds of applications
and thousands of votes later, they are happy
to announce their winner.
Developed by The CHILLAFISH Company,
Chillafish bunzi is an adjustable ride-on
toy for children aged 1-3 that can be used
as a tricycle or a balance bike depending
on the child’s developmental stage. The
Chillafish bunzi received a Dr. Toy award in
2013 and was also named a Gold Winner at
the 2014 National Parenting Publications
Awards (NAPPA), one of the longest running
children’s products awards programs in the
United States.
The new limited edition bunzi is called
‘Dream into space’. Young Ren is fascinated
by space as someday he wants to become an
astronaut. The bunzi with the artwork of this
dream will be sold all over the world from
beginning of November.
By asking children to create original artwork
that will be incorporated into a real, tangible
product, the Artists of Tomorrow contest
gives kids an opportunity to experience
the joy of creative expression and helps
teach them the importance of taking on a
challenge.
This is the first time a bunzi is produced with
the artwork of a kid, but Chillafish regularly
invites artists all over the world to join their
limited edition program, called Chillafish
FAD - Fabulously Artistic Designs.
The Chillafish Company is a Belgian toy
manufacturer, established in 2011. When it
comes to design and innovation, we don’t
make any compromises. Currently we offer
four wheeled products, ‘The Jack and Josie
BMXie FAD
name: ‘XPLORER
artist: Musketon
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Ren’s artwork on the bunzi - in stores November 2015
balance bike’, the ‘Bunzi gradual balance
bike’, the ‘BMXie - probably the coolest
balance bike in the world’, and the ‘QUADIE a grow-with-me 4-wheel-ride-on’. Our latest
addition is the Chillafish BOX - modular
furniture that can be configured and
reconfigured in 9.999 configurations.
Kaat Schellen | Social media & marketing
The CHILLAFISH Company
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Bunzi FAD
name: Bunny mish mash // eARTh // Dream into space (left to right)
artist: Tim Van den Broeck // Michiel Meekels // Ren Otsaka (left to right)
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Official document: PRESS RELEASE_FAD04
Published by CHILLAFISH: 08/25/15