Design for Children

Name: Design for Children
Brand: Hachette Australia
SKU: 9780714875194
Price: 90.0 NZD
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Play, Ride, Learn, Eat, Create, Sit, Sleep

By Kimberlie Birks

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Summary

Design for Children captures the global transformation in innovative, well-crafted products tailored for babies, toddlers, and beyond. Featuring over 450 striking examples—from toys and furniture to textiles and vehicles—this book traces the evolution of exceptional craftsmanship and modern aesthetics dedicated exclusively to children’s needs.
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Perfect for design enthusiasts, parents, educators, and style-conscious children interested in the creative world of product, lighting, and furniture design for kids.

A comprehensive, genre-defining survey of children's product and furniture design from Bauhaus to today

Description

At a time when the market for well-made, innovative objects for children is undergoing a transformative—and global—explosion, Design for Children documents the evolution of design for babies, toddlers, and beyond.

The book spotlights more than 450 beautiful, creative, stylish, and clever examples of designs created exclusively for kids—from toys, furniture, and tableware to textiles, lights, and vehicles.

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Praised by City Kids as ideal for design-savvy young readers, and hailed by AbsolutelyMama.co.uk for documenting a global design revolution, the book is recognised for its elegance and fun by CNN Style. Western Living Magazine highlights its extensive catalogue of 450 enduring children's designs, while Metropolis Online commends its thorough exploration across categories such as Play, Ride, Learn, Eat, Create, Sit, and Sleep.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780714875194

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 October 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd

Contributors:

Contributions by Lora Appleton

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 41.0mm

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 245.0mm

Weight: 2064g

Pages: 536

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Arts & Culture Kimberlie Birks Non-Fiction

About the Author

Kimberlie Birks is a New York-based design writer and editor. Born in Montreal, she studied art history at Brown University and design criticism at the School of Visual Arts, where she wrote a graduate thesis on playground design. Her writing has featured in Dwell, Domus, Metropolis, and Azure.