Suitable forAGES

Parts List
5way joint ×20

Joint

T h e re a re th re e t yp e s of joint s . B ycombining joints to joints, and joints topaper tubes, children can create
constructions of geometric shapes toarchitectural structures. Made of ABS resin.

Hinge joint ×14
1way joint ×6

Paper tube

60cm×6

What isWeb Magazine？

https://cacapo.jp

Shop site

Cacapo platz

https://mobydickaa.myshopify.com/

It is made by compressing paper, it is highstrength and light. Children can easily
handle it. Made of paper.

4+An Architectural gamethat would give shapes to the image

An Architectural Toy

Type E

What is “House in the house Cacapo” ?
Cacapo is a system that allows us tocreate an architectural space in a houseby combining a high-strength paper
tubes, three types of joints, and wallmaterials.

Cacapo Type E is an Architectural Toy

https://cacapo.jp/type-education-english/

Type E consists only of paper tubes andjoints. Children can freely assemble themand shape the images architecturally. Thisis an e xc e lle nt
educational andcommunicative
tool for children.

YouTube Channel

43cm× 713cm×2128cm×9@cacapo̲mbdc

Combinations of paper tubes and joints

Joints + paper tubes
Connect the paper tubes
with 3 types of joints.

1leg＋Paper tube
Hinge joint＋Paper tube
5way joint＋Paper tube

STEAM Education: ʻAʼ as in Art and Architecture@cacapo.mbdc

STEAM Education is an important philosophy of modern education. Itconsists of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.
In particular, ʻAʼ is considered to be the basis of all the elements ofSTEAM, including the whole idea of Art such as Architecture anddesign, liberal Arts of humanities, and
it is an area that would greatly open
up the possibilities of children!

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Design and Production

MOBY DICK Inc.
#201, 3-25-1, Nishiogikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, 167-0042, Japan

TEL : +81-3 - 6762- 8641
Mail : mbdc@mbdc.co.jp

Joint + joint

Business hours 10:00〜17:00［Closed on weekends and holidays］

Shape the images

https://cacapo.jp

Connect the joint
to the joints
5way joint＋1way joint

5way joint＋Hinge joint

5way joint＋1way joint＋Paper tube

5way joint＋Hinge joint＋Paper tube

Children experience the process of creation by using thisArchitectural Toy Cacapo Type E to make from ﬂat shape tothree-dimensional shapes and to even a space big enough for them toﬁt in. They actually experience
the elements of Mathematics,
Engineering, and most of all,A r t s a n d A rc h i te c t u re of
S T E A M E d u c a t i o n . L e t ʼswitness the moment whenchildren would play out theiradrenalin to shape the images!!

Joint + joint+ paper tube
Connect the paper tube
to a structurethat is comprisedof the two joints

MOBY DICKMDCP-TELG made in Japan

Let's get started!

Learn with fun

Mathematical ability

Let's get started with an architectural game!

Try to ﬁnd out what combination will have the same length.

Make aﬂatﬁgure

Let's make a ﬂat ﬁgure!
Think about which joint to use andwhat length of paper tube to use.
Have fun making different shapes!

28cm

5way
joint

28cm

insideLet's make abig "building"!
Make something taller
than you are orsomething big enoughfor you to ﬁt in!

13cm
1way
joint

Dynamically shape the image.

Communication skills
Working together tocollaborate on a story.

Bigger and more complicated!
Share images with other children.

The story takes
place oneafter anotheras the children
communicate.

Communication skills
will be further developed.

5way
joint
13cm

Make aGo

5way
joint

It cultivates a feeling of distance inrelation to other children and to theimagination of the physical sensationsof other children.

13cm

43cm

Try using different ways
by combining
a joint to a joint!

It cultivates a sense of athletic
ability, relationship between
body and architectural structure,and human scale.

13cm

13cm

60cm

Let's challenge thethree-dimensional
shape!

Build a shape by making
extensive use of your body.

Think about the relations of paper tube and joint length

5way
joint

space

Physical sensation

An "Architectural game" that allows you to freely create
anything from geometric shapes to the size that you can ﬁt in.

What combination should we use
when creating a triangle or quadrangle?

Ability of art and design

The geometric sense iscultivated with sensuality.
How do you transforma solid into a larger,
higher and more complex shape?

It cultivates a physicalsense of stability
and orientationof the structure.

Concentration

Discover shadows,
rediscover shapes,
take a different perspective

A new way of looking atthings cultivatesthe power of art.

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A simple system with only
paper tubes and joints
Design freely using
a variety of materials
and decorations!

Children learn
application of design
such as who spends
time there and how.

The images pop up
one after another,and children will concentrateon for a long time!

A dynamic shape thatallows you to enter your bodywill be built in no time.

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