Kids | Design Games & Toy Design

Young and old, adults and children, everyone likes games. Each age has its own, of course, but the fact remains that the world of play attracts us and pushes us inexorably to search throughout our lives for objects capable of entertaining us, entertaining us or simply distracting us from everyday life by performing actions that are different from the usual. Playing, precisely.

But what happens when play meets design?

The answers are varied, but generally they have coincided with the creation of unique and strongly denoted objects that many companies in the sector have ventured not only to create, but also to distribute to an audience of adults and children but above all of enthusiasts who have been able to grasp the enormous creative spirit hidden in them.

Because creating objects for adults is inventiveness. Creating toys for children, an inspiration.

Whether for one’s own taste or that of others, games are also perfect gift ideas to share with close friends and relatives. A unique solution to make both children and adults happy.

Let’s start by dividing the world of children’s design into two main strands:

• Design products for adults revisited in a youthful key
• Design games specifically designed for the little ones

Designer furniture for kids

Over the years, many companies have ventured into redesigning their best-selling pieces in order to create new ones that are “child-friendly”. An expedient whose origin can be both playful and aimed at offering a quality sector to all those parents (or relatives) who wish to furnish their children’s rooms with unique and iconic pieces.

Vitra

Among the many Vitra proposals, the Kids line was designed to satisfy the tastes of the little ones, intertwining the love for design with simpler and more playful colors and lines, often intertwined with a certain vein of humor. Among the Vitra proposals, a reference to animals and plants, the ABC of what is pure and welcoming.

Elephant Pad Mat, Resting Bear Pouf, Hang It All Coat Hanger, Panton Junior Chair, Cork Family Stool, Eames Elephant.

Carl Hansen&Sons

A company that has made woodworking its cornerstone, creating elements with an essential but vibrant aesthetic taste of unique craftsmanship. The “kids” chairs adapt perfectly to the taste of the little ones, playing between proportions and lines.

Ch24 Children’s Wishbone Chair, ND54 High Chair, CH410 Peter Chair.

Fritz Hansen

Fritz Hansen has been able to create a precious dialogue between design and minimalist taste, creating numerous furnishing elements that use simple, clean, flawless lines. Children’s furniture retains this taste, giving each element a unique formal cleanliness.

Series 7 Children’s Chair, Rocking Horse.

Kartell

The design of the Kartell company lends itself particularly well to taking on playful connotations, easily placed inside children’s bedrooms. In its “kids” line, Kartell experiments with soft colors and simple lines, where a lighter and more playful intent can be perceived in which to decline the design.

Lou Lou Ghost Chair, Attila Stool, Toy Moschino Table Lamp, Discovolante Ride-On Car, FL/Y Kids Pendant Lamp, H-Horse Rocking Horse.

Cassina

A design icon, the Utrecht armchair represents the very essence of elegance and geometry, offering an immortal inspiration to design enthusiasts around the world. The baby version enhances the strength of this product, enriching it with a graceful nuance.

Utrecht Baby Children’s Armchair.

B&B Italia

From the immortal Up armchair by B&B Italia comes the junior version, a true by-product that shares the original’s taste for elegance and refinement. Up is the incarnation of a timeless spirit, here declined in a light-hearted “small” key.

UPJ – Junior Armchair.

Poltrona Frau

From the love for the immortal Vanity armchair comes its baby version, smaller and more contained, ideal for the taste of the little ones. The wise restyling has enhanced what was best in the progenitor of the series, creating a version modest in size, but no less fascinating.

Baby Vanity Fair armchair.

Magis

For the furnishing of children’s bedrooms and bedrooms, Magis has created a specific collection, Me Too. The proposals here aim to create a child-friendly environment, with bright colors and welcoming shapes that accompany them both during the day and at night.

(Me Too Collection) El Baul Scatola container, Trioli chair, Little Big Mirror, Trotter chair, Puppy (large, medium), Dodo swing, Downtown, Pingy, Bunky bed, Alma chair, Villa Julia, Piedras sofa, Piedras armchair, Julian chair, Rocky rocking horse.

Qeeboo

Qeeboo is a playful and experimental brand that has always been able to create unique objects. The selection for children does not take into consideration objects created for the little ones per se, but which nevertheless have a style and shape that fits perfectly into bedroom contexts.

Ribbon Chair, Kong Xs Floor Lamp, Giraffe in Love Wall Lamp, Teddy Girl Led Table Lamp, Daisy Table Lamp, Turtle Carry Lamp.

Moooi

Moooi is a brand whose style fits very well with the taste of the little ones and all those who love unconventional or suggestive furnishings. Given the playful and ironic nature, many of the company’s products fit well with the taste of children’s bedrooms.

Uhuh Table Lamp, Purr Table Lamp, Noot Noot Table Lamp, Lolita Table Lamp.

Ferm Living

The Ferm Living company has created a “Kids” collection entirely dedicated to the little ones. The various proposals include numerous furnishing elements and accessories, but also some games such as soft toys and poufs designed in a playful and playful style.

Animal Collection, Safari Rug, Park Cushion, Leopard Head Rug, Embroidered Ladybug Curtain, Cloud Lamp, Dog Hook Coat Hanger, Air Balloon Wall Lamp, Slope Table and Stool.

Brokis

A collection of lamps that defy gravity, creating a real suggestion among taste, design and elegance. The beauty of the “memory” line consists in having created numerous choices of color and size, to create a realistic and extravagant effect.

Memo Ceiling Lamp.

Nemo

Cute and surreal, Nuvola is an ideal lamp for children’s bedrooms. Its shape and the diffusion of light inside it are meant to recall the vaporousness of clouds floating in the sky.

Nuvola Suspension Lamp.

Zanotta

A simple and creative idea led to the creation of Sacco, an armchair that naturally follows the body’s shape without weighing it down or creating any kind of constraint. A playful element that adapts well to contemporary homes.

Sacco Armchair.

Design games for the little ones

Some companies and just as many designers have tried to explore the world of children’s toys from a perspective that is not only playful, but also aesthetic. Design and planning come together in these unique objects, designed to please both the little ones and the older ones, intent on giving something unique and out of the ordinary. The beauty of these objects, undeniable from every point of view, pushes us to ask ourselves if it is possible to educate our children and grandchildren to beauty, giving them the opportunity to experiment from an early age with a more conscious and conservative model of play, sheltered from passing fads and the continuous “disposability” that characterizes more industrial products.

Gufram

A game that embodies the essence of innovative design and the radical impetus that has always characterized the Gufram brand.

Baby-Lonia construction game.

Danese Milano

Danese Milano has created a series of games for children that combine woodworking with the company’s characteristic creative line. The puzzle created is extremely minimal and ingenious, interesting for both the little ones and adults.

16 Animal Puzzle, Hoshi Puzzle, Awa Puzzle, Han-en Puzzle.

Kay Bojesen

The silversmith and designer Kay Bojesen was able to bring wood to life and became famous all over the world for creating wooden toys that had a soul and a mischievous sense of humor. With more than 2000 pieces to his name, Kay Bojesen was one of the most prolific Danish craftsmen of the 20th century.

Wooden Monkey, Wooden Elephant, Puffin, Wooden Bear, Wooden Hippopotamus, Wooden Rabbit, Wooden Dog, Songbird Ruth, Rocking Horse, Songbird Nightingale, Datti Skier, Wooden Horse.

Ferm Living

Known for its production of designer furniture, Ferm Living has also created a prestigious collection of objects for children’s bedrooms, a real selection characterized by a simple and clean concept, simple to identify and easy to place.

(Kids) Matryoshka Dolls, Birdy Plush Toy, Rattan Tea Set, Memory Game, Musical Mobile, Swif Bird Mobile, Swif Bird Decorative Garland.