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Break the piggy bank and start shopping with our guide to the best in children's design.
It's never too early to start building your designer dream house. So break the piggy bank and head for the nursery with our selection of the best in design for kids.
There was a child went forth every day,
And the first object he looked upon,
that object he became,
And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day
Or for many years or stretching cycles of years.
– Walt Whitman
In the Fifties, as interest in modern design began to soar, many of the best designers started scaling down – proportionally, that is. Creating furniture and toys for kids fascinated innovators like Charles & Ray Eames, as interest in child development shaped into a true social discipline. Now, more than a half century later, the nascent trend is in full bloom: 21st century dollhouses are revamped with ergonomic seating and calming open spaces (see Villa Sibis by Wolfgang Sirch below); contemporary design retailers are opening up kiddie-corners; and the best names in the industry are competing for the attention of adults and kids alike. While no small order, we've scoured the market from the ground up to bring you this selection of some of the best in today's children's design.
Argington
Argington Artemis Rocker
Buy it online: www.designpublic.com
Charles & Ray Eames:
Children's Chair, Charles & Ray Eames, 1945 (Vitra Re-Issue)
Buy It Online: www.twentytwentyone.com
Children's Stool, Charles & Ray Eames, 1945 (Vitra Re-Issue)
www.vitra.com
Eero Aarnio:
Puppy, Eero Aarnio, 2005 (Magis)
Buy It Online: www.dwr.com
Frank Gehry
Miniature Wiggle Chairs, Frank O. Gehry, 1972/2005 (Vitra)
Buy It Online: www.mossonline.com
Miniature Gehry Little Beaver Chair 1986/2005 - Frank O. Gehry
Buy It Online: www.hivemodern.com
George Nelson:
Zootimer Clock Series, Georges Nelson, 1965 (VITRA Re-Issue)
Omar The Owl,
Buy It Online www.modernseed.com
Fernando The Fish
Buy It Online: www.modernseed.com
Talullah The Tucan
Buy It Online: www.modernseed.com
Jasper Morrison
Cork Family, Jasper Morrison, 2004 (Vitra)
Buy It Online : www.hivemodern.com
Noguchi
Low Rocking Stool, Isamu Noguchi, 1954 (Vitra re-issue)
Buy It Online: www.noguchi.org.com
Ronan Bourellec:
Box, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2004 (Vitra)
Buy It Online: www.hiddenmodern.com
Scandinavian Child
Svan Chair by Scandinavian Child
Buy It Online: www.amazon.com
Svan Roller by Scandinavian Child
Buy It Online: www.babyandmeboutique.com
Sirch
Max Push Car by Sirch
Buy It Online: www.nova68.com
Troll Doll Stroller by Sirch
Buy It Online: www.nova68.com
Olga Rocker by Sirch
Buy It Online: www.nova68.com
Villa Sibi Modernist Doll House by Sirch
Buy It Online: www.nova68.com
Flix Janosch by Sirch
Buy It Online: www.bambino.de
Formhoizrodel Sled by Sirch
See More On: www.sirch.de
Schiebelehne Sled by Sirch
See More On: www.sirch.de
Sori Yanagi
Elephant Stool, Sori Yanagi, 1954 (VITRA re-issue)
Buy It Online : www.nova68.com
Willy Guhl
Mobelspiel/Furniture Game, Willy Guhl, 1948 (Vitra re-issue)
Buy It Online: www.nova68.com