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Chloe Varelidi

I am passionate about: play as a force for innovation and doing good

A little known fact about me is: I used to be in an all girl dj band

Location: Washington, DC, United States

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-varelidi/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/varelidi

Play Designer

Humans Who Play

"everyone deserves to have fun"

Hello! I 'm Chloe Varelidi. I design and build playful products that empower humans to be creative, kind and curious about the world around them. I currently run Humans Who Play a design company dedicated to creating positive impact through play. Prior to that I was part of the early teams at the Institute of Play, Quest to Learn, the Mozilla Foundation and littleBits launching everything from top rated apps, to best selling electronic toys, to a public school based on game principles.

Last activity: on 16/08/2018

Joined: on 27/03/2018

https://www.humanswhoplay.com http://varelidi.com/

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Idea

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Collaboration

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Use play as a means to help children and their families bridge conflicts, build friendships and cope with the trauma of displacement.

Play in a box: A low-cost modular playground for refugee camps.

Use play as a means to help children and their families bridge conflicts, build friendships and cope with the trauma of displacement.

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Chloe Varelidi

Updated on 09:22, Aug 15, 2018

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Chloe commented on Play in a box: A low-cost modular playground for refugee camps.

09:07, Aug 13, 2018

hi Kulaniakea 100%- thank you for the feedback and YES! play is just the beginning. It's a pathway to learning, building friendships and 21st century skills. One idea we have is to embed a "PLAY JOURNAL" to the experience, that helps children use play to not only connect with others but also reflect on their designs and iterate on their ideas. Have you heard of Anji play? their philosophy really speaks to our approach http://www.anjiplay.com/home/
thanks again!

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Chloe commented on Play in a box: A low-cost modular playground for refugee camps.

13:30, Aug 08, 2018

Thank you so much Kathleen! we truly learned A LOT from the beneficiary feedback and are excited to implement in the next phase of the project.

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Chloe commented on Nike Grind Tile

09:21, Jul 31, 2018

Oh! this is super, thanks @charles zulanas- @Mafia how heavy is the material? our pieces need to be super light.

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Chloe Varelidi

Design quotient

Recent contributions

Contribution list

Play in a box: A low-cost modular playground for refugee camps.

Chloe Varelidi

Teams

Recent comments

Chloe commented on Play in a box: A low-cost modular playground for refugee camps.

Chloe commented on Play in a box: A low-cost modular playground for refugee camps.

Chloe commented on Nike Grind Tile