Melbourne-based architect and designer Zahava Elenberg has unveiled Clikclax, a new mobile system offering an innovative solution to the current challenges of physical distancing for workplaces and beyond.
Inspired by Playplax, the cult children’s construction toy from the 1960s and brainchild of part-time designer and teacher at the Hornsey College of Art, Patrick Rylands, Clikclax’s design takes its cues from the transparent colored shapes of the toy.
An answer to staying apart while working together, Clikclax was initially born out of necessity, conceived as a bespoke post-pandemic return solution for the open-plan office of Elenberg’s furniture and fit-out company Move-in. Flexible and customizable, the system can be installed on desks, countertops and workspaces of varying sizes, while its easy customisation adds to the agility of most modern-day offices.
The system consists of a series of 10 interlocking Perspex sheets of varying shapes and sizes as well as six bases that all combine to create an easily assembled kit. Made in Australia from Perspex, Clikclax also comes in a range of colors to suit a variety of tastes and needs, from bright Flouro and hyper-minimal clear kits to customized options.
“Clikclax is a colourful, fun design-based answer to the deeply unimaginative sneeze-guards that have become ubiquitous since the arrival of Covid-19,” Zahava explains. “Not only has Clikclax been designed to enhance the look of a space, it’s also super fun to put together and infinitely customizable, with a life of its own — much like the game that inspired it.”
She adds: “Clikclax isn’t just for offices, it’s for any communal space; anywhere people want to come together but need to keep safely apart.”