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Children's Furniture For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1920s
Mobile in Bronze-Patina Brass and Mother of Pearl by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Luna Baby Mobile by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom. Inspired by the birth of her first child, Kifu Augousti designed ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Brass

Outdoor Cacao Swing Handmade Crochet in UV Protected Yarn with Burmese Teak Wood
By iota
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
These swings are light, dreamy and perfect for enjoying the outdoors. They are composed of nearly 100 handcrafted elements from a signature UV protected yarn, designed and produced e...
Category

2010s Israeli Children's Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Polyester, Teak

White Turtle Bookcase, by Marcantonio, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 500 other unique products. (2.2) A multipurpose turtle: its carapace acts as a support for a series of accessories. Onc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Metal

Single Scoop Indoor + Outdoor Swing in Berry
Located in Miami, FL
The Single Scoop Swing is part of the series Pop-Up Park inspired by childhood swing sets found in your favorite neighborhood playground. Perfect for indoo...
Category

2010s American Post-Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Lucite, Acrylic, Rope, Terrazzo

Natural White Fur Bean bBag Chair - Kids size
Located in Dural, AU
After a long day of learning and playing, there is no better way for a child to relax and find oozing comfort than in our junior-size fluffy sheepskin bean bag...
Category

2010s Australian Scandinavian Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Sheepskin

Rare Alvar Aalto for Artek N65 Bentwood Children's Chair with Red Seat
Located in Brooklyn, US
Artek's N65 children's chair is a slightly re-sized model of Chair 65 designed by Alvar Aalto in 1935. In 2013, in honor of the 80th anniversary, Artek released these classic furnitu...
Category

2010s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Laminate, Birch

Twin Pops Seesaw
Located in Miami, FL
The twin pops seesaw is part of the pop-up park series created to inspire play. The seesaw is not only intended for children, but designed for adults,...
Category

2010s American Post-Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Baby Teak High Chair, Designed and Handcrafted by Rafael Calvo
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael designed and handcrafted the Enzo Baby High Chair using teak wood. Rafael loves to work with teak for its handsome appearance, robust stability, durability, and natural resis...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Children's Furniture

Materials

Teak, Wood

Baby Crib Reclaimed Wood, Designed and Manufactured by Rafael Calvo
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael designed and handcrafted the Enzo Crib from the 150-year-old Douglas fir beams he salvaged from Manhattan townhomes. The beams' surfaces are aged with a beautiful golden brown...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Children's Furniture

Materials

Reclaimed Wood, Fir, Leather

Rare Alvar Aalto for Artek N65 Bentwood Children's Chair with Snufkin Graphic
Located in Brooklyn, US
Artek's N65 children's chair is a slightly re-sized model of Chair 65 designed by Alvar Aalto in 1935. In 2013, in honor of the 80th anniversary, Artek released classic furniture dec...
Category

2010s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Laminate, Beech

Real Toscana Sheep White Fur Rabbit Toy
Located in Sebastopol, CA
Design commissioned by JG SWITZER from a Ukranian plush toy artist, and sewn in our workshop from fluffy fur scraps, LITTLE JG RABBIT is for Bigs AND Littles. Created from our re-purposed, real Toscana...
Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Children's Furniture

Materials

Fur

Porky Hefer - Piranha 1: Nerina
Located in Capetown, ZA
Porky Hefer’s menagerie of sculptural seating pods have become renowned and recognisable forms in the global design landscape. Here, Hefer’s design takes the form of a gargantuan pir...
Category

2010s Children's Furniture

Materials

Steel

Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The storm baby crib by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom. Inspired by the birth of her first child, Kifu Augousti designed this piece to embrace the wh...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Brass

Iconic Eero Aarnio Emerald Green Pony
Located in New York, NY
Pony is a friendly and characterful addition to any room, but as always, it was designed first and foremost to provide a comfortable seat. Pony has a moulded foam body, feet and ears...
Category

2010s Finnish Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Contemporary Sculpted Blue Wood Bench with Acrylic Finish
Located in Lakeville, CT
Contemporary sculpted blue wood bench with acrylic finish. Each bench is constructed from solid beech and coated with a gloss acrylic finish. Designed ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Children's Furniture

Materials

Wood

Sno-Cone Indoor Swing, Single Seater in Hand Dyed Cotton Velvet
Located in Miami, FL
The Sno-Cone swing is a playful indoor swing featuring a hand dyed multi-color velvet cushion, colorful accessory cord, a Lucite base and Lucite accessories created in collaboration with artist and clothing designer, Christopher Thomas...
Category

2010s American Other Children's Furniture

Materials

Lambskin, Mohair, Acrylic, Lucite, Fabric, Rope

Pick-Me-Up Indoor Swing, Single Seater in Tibetan Lamb, Rose Quartz
Located in Miami, FL
The Pick-Me-Up Single Seater Swing is a playful indoor swing featuring a Tibetan Lamb cushion, colorful accessory cord, a Lucite base and Lucite accessories. Featured here is a Tibet...
Category

2010s American Other Children's Furniture

Materials

Lambskin, Mohair, Acrylic, Lucite, Fabric, Rope

DS-9090 Handstitched Leather Beanbag Chair by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beanbag chair DS-9090 by De Sede. Beanbags have long been a part of the De Sede inventory, but the manufacture has now gone one step further with the launch of DS-9090, a beanbag that defines sitting itself. A pyramid-shaped insert made of high quality, stabile DS-SELECT leather gives the ‘shapeless’ model a seat direction and seating hollow – an innovation in the history of the beanbag. This step optimizes both the seating comfort and the appearance of the undefined shape of the beanbag. As with previous beanbag models, DS-9090 is filled with De Sede fill, a combination of foam and beads, and the insert in DS-SELECT is integrated with a handstitched seam. Whether as an eye-catcher in the living room, a stylish, additional seating option, or a cozy and relaxing object around the home, DS-9090 can be seen in the definition of its eternally beautiful, characteristic beanbag shape. Details: Standard configuration: Seating hollow in SELECT black leather. For casing upholstery options, please choose from SELECT leather swatches...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Leather

Modern Black Green Gray White Orange Pink Red Purple or Blue Rabbit Accent Chair
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Real Toscana Sheep Black Fur Rabbit Toy
Located in Sebastopol, CA
Design commissioned by JG SWITZER from a Ukranian plush toy artist, and sewn in our workshop from fluffy fur scraps, LITTLE JG RABBIT is for Bigs AND Littles. Created from our re-purposed, real Toscana...
Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Children's Furniture

Materials

Fur

BUNKY Bunk Bed by Marc Newson for Magis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bunky bunk bed by Marc Newson for Magis c. 2011, Italy, is a moulded plastic modular system made to stack or be used as two separate sleeping beds. The bed was Newsom's first deign f...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Short White Birch Tree log bolster knitted pixeled pillow - Textile - Pillows
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Short White Birch Tree Log Bolster Knitted Pillow Tree Log-Shape Bolster Pillow, meticulously crafted to resemble a white birch tree log. The intricate graphics on this pillow are not merely printed but knitted, showcasing a palette of five different colors. The pillow cover is custom-made using a specialized knit machine and skillfully hand-sewn, ensuring a unique and high-quality product. Take a closer look at the close-up picture to appreciate the detailed formation of the graphic. The pixelated effect is a carefully designed feature, showcasing our signature technique. The pillow cover is easily removable for washing, providing both aesthetic appeal and practicality. Elevate your decor with this one-of-a-kind, artisanal pillow...
Category

2010s Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Polyester

Topiary Ball - Ficus knitted pixeled pillow small - Textile - Pillows
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Topiary Ball - Ficus knitted pixeled pillow small - Textile - Pillows Ficus Shape Pillow, meticulously crafted to resemble Ficus. The intricate graphics on this pillow are not merely printed but knitted, showcasing a palette of five different colors. The pillow cover is custom-made using a specialized knit machine and skillfully hand-sewn, ensuring a unique and high-quality product. Take a closer look at the close-up picture to appreciate the detailed formation of the graphic. The pixelated effect is a carefully designed feature, showcasing our signature technique. The pillow cover is easily removable for washing, providing both aesthetic appeal and practicality. Elevate your decor with this one-of-a-kind, artisanal pillow...
Category

2010s Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Polyester

Short Cottonwood Tree log bolster knitted pixeled pillow - Textile - Pillows
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Long Cottonwood Tree Log Bolster Knitted Pillow Tree Log-Shape Bolster Pillow, meticulously crafted to resemble a white birch tree log. The intricate graphics on this pillow are not merely printed but knitted, showcasing a palette of five different colors. The pillow cover is custom-made using a specialized knit machine and skillfully hand-sewn, ensuring a unique and high-quality product. Take a closer look at the close-up picture to appreciate the detailed formation of the graphic. The pixelated effect is a carefully designed feature, showcasing our signature technique. The pillow cover is easily removable for washing, providing both aesthetic appeal and practicality. Elevate your decor with this one-of-a-kind, artisanal pillow...
Category

2010s Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Polyester, Fabric

Long Cottonwood Tree log bolster knitted pixeled pillow long - Textile - Pillows
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Long Cottonwood Tree Log Bolster Knitted Pillow Tree Log-Shape Bolster Pillow, meticulously crafted to resemble a white birch tree log. The intricate graphics on this pillow are not merely printed but knitted, showcasing a palette of five different colors. The pillow cover is custom-made using a specialized knit machine and skillfully hand-sewn, ensuring a unique and high-quality product. Take a closer look at the close-up picture to appreciate the detailed formation of the graphic. The pixelated effect is a carefully designed feature, showcasing our signature technique. The pillow cover is easily removable for washing, providing both aesthetic appeal and practicality. Elevate your decor with this one-of-a-kind, artisanal pillow...
Category

2010s Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Polyester

White birch tree log bolster knitted pixeled pillow long - Textile - Pillows
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Long White Birch Tree Log Bolster Knitted Pillow Tree Log-Shape Bolster Pillow, meticulously crafted to resemble a white birch tree log. The intricate graphic...
Category

2010s Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Polyester

Topiary Ball - Ficus knitted pixeled pillow medium - Textile - Pillows
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Topiary Ball - Ficus knitted pixeled pillow medium - Textile - Pillows Ficus Shape Pillow, meticulously crafted to resemble Ficus. The intricate graphics on this pillow are not merely printed but knitted, showcasing a palette of five different colors. The pillow cover is custom-made using a specialized knit machine and skillfully hand-sewn, ensuring a unique and high-quality product. Take a closer look at the close-up picture to appreciate the detailed formation of the graphic. The pixelated effect is a carefully designed feature, showcasing our signature technique. The pillow cover is easily removable for washing, providing both aesthetic appeal and practicality. Elevate your decor with this one-of-a-kind, artisanal pillow...
Category

2010s Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Polyester

Pink Turquois textile Swing Handmade Crochet in Cotton & Polyester Oak Wood Seat
By iota
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Iota swings take the user to a wild, natural, fantastic place. These swings work great in living rooms, spacious bedrooms or hotel lobbies and suites. They are an elegant yet bold ch...
Category

2010s Israeli Children's Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Polyester, Oak

Dada Cradle by Rectangle Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Dada Cradle by Rectangle Studio Dimensions: W 90 x D 40 x H 50 cm Materials: Massive Walnut, Black Powder Paint Over Metal, Wicker Basket The Dada cradle grows up the future ge...
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Wicker, Walnut

Real Toscana Sheep Truffle Fur Rabbit Toy
Located in Sebastopol, CA
Design commissioned by JG SWITZER from a Ukranian plush toy artist, and sewn in our workshop from fluffy fur scraps, LITTLE JG RABBIT is for Bigs AND Littles. Created from our re-purposed, real Toscana...
Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Children's Furniture

Materials

Fur

Deep Green Outdoor-Indoor Handmade Crochet Swing in Acrylic with Teak Seat
By iota
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Iota swings take the user to a wild, natural, fantastic place. These swings work great in living rooms, spacious bedrooms or hotel lobbies and suites. They are an elegant yet bold ch...
Category

2010s Israeli Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Acrylic, Teak

Pink Turquois textile Swing Handmade Crochet in Cotton & Polyester Oak Wood Seat
By iota
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Iota swings take the user to a wild, natural, fantastic place. These swings work great in living rooms, spacious bedrooms or hotel lobbies and suites. They are an elegant yet bold ch...
Category

2010s Israeli Children's Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Polyester, Oak

Royal blue Swing Handmade Crochet with Metal Seat
By iota
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
iota swings take the user to a wild, natural, fantastic place. These swings work great in living rooms, spacious bedrooms or hotel lobbies and suites. They are an elegant yet bold ch...
Category

2010s Israeli Children's Furniture

Materials

Iron

Deep Green Outdoor-Indoor Handmade Crochet Swing in Acrylic with Teak Seat
By iota
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Iota swings take the user to a wild, natural, fantastic place. These swings work great in living rooms, spacious bedrooms or hotel lobbies and suites. They are an elegant yet bold ch...
Category

2010s Israeli Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Acrylic, Teak

Outdoor Brown Beige Swing Handmade Crochet in UV Protected Yarn with Teak Wood
By iota
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
These swings are light, dreamy and perfect for enjoying the outdoors. They are composed of nearly 100 handcrafted elements from a signature UV protected yarn, designed and produced e...
Category

2010s Israeli Children's Furniture

Materials

Teak, Acrylic

Black Indoor Swing Handmade Crochet in Cotton & Polyester with Matte Iron Seat
By iota
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Iota swings take the user to a wild, natural, fantastic place. These swings work great in living rooms, spacious bedrooms or hotel lobbies and suites. They are an elegant yet bold ch...
Category

2010s Israeli Children's Furniture

Materials

Iron

Pink Turquois textile Swing Handmade Crochet in Cotton & Polyester Oak Wood Seat
By iota
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Iota swings take the user to a wild, natural, fantastic place. These swings work great in living rooms, spacious bedrooms or hotel lobbies and suites. They are an elegant yet bold ch...
Category

2010s Israeli Children's Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Oak, Polyester

Iconic Eero Aarnio Orange Pony
Located in New York, NY
Pony is a friendly and characterful addition to any room, but as always, it was designed first and foremost to provide a comfortable seat. Pony has a moulded foam body, feet and ears...
Category

2010s Finnish Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Royal blue Swing Handmade Crochet with Metal Seat
By iota
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
iota swings take the user to a wild, natural, fantastic place. These swings work great in living rooms, spacious bedrooms or hotel lobbies and suites. They are an elegant yet bold ch...
Category

2010s Israeli Children's Furniture

Materials

Iron

Post Modern Upholstered Moroccan Art Deco Style Pouf in Hot Fuchsia Color
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Deco Style fuchsia and black Moroccan stool, round ottoman or vanity stool in hot fuchsia color with black velvet cut design. The upholstery is a damask fabric in floral taffeta...
Category

Early 2000s Moroccan Moorish Children's Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Damask, Satin, Velvet

Pink Baby Rabbit Chair by Stefano Giovannoni, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) In Stock in Los Angeles The idea of the rabbit, a gentle, lovable and shy animal, c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Plastic

De Sede Leather Elephant Toy Accessory by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Miniature toy elephant accessory designed by Alfredo Ha¨berli for De Sede.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Leather

De Sede Leather Beanbag Longue Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-9087/60 beanbag chair by De Sede. Styrofoam ball filling.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Leather

DS-9090 Handstitched Leather Beanbag Chair by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beanbag chair DS-9090 by De Sede. Beanbags have long been a part of the De Sede inventory, but the manufacture has now gone one step further with the launch of DS-9090, a beanbag tha...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Leather

DS-2847 Children's Leather Armchair by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Children's small armchair DS-2847 by De Sede. DS-2847, the small brother of DS-47, presents itself just as independently as its role model. The clear yet soft forms of this children’...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Leather

Children's Growth Chart
Located in Westhampton Beach, NY
Introducing Oyster Studio Furniture's made-to-order height chart, a customizable piece that can become a treasured family heirloom. The porcelain chalkboa...
Category

2010s American Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Cotton Candy Swing, Multi-Color, Made to Order
Located in Miami, FL
The Cotton Candy swinging bench is a playful indoor swing for two featuring a Tibetan Lamb cushion, colorful accessory cord, a Lucite base and Lucite ac...
Category

2010s American Other Children's Furniture

Materials

Lambskin, Mohair, Acrylic, Lucite, Rope

Balsam Green Baby Rabbit Chair by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The idea of the rabbit, a gentle, lovable and shy animal, comes from the association of its silhouette with that of a seat, where the rabbit's ears become the backrest of the chair. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Plastic

DS-2878 Italian Pop Boxing Glove Chaise Longue Left by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Boxing glove lounge chair DS-2878/09 by De Sede. Details: Upholstery and assembly: Stabile compact frame made from board material. Sedex upholstery with wadding cushion. Optica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Leather

Early 20th Century Painted Antique Trunk
Located in Cirencester, GB
We were drawn to the lovely pink colour and natural patina to this old French chest. This antique trunk would look great in a child's bedroom or playroom...
Category

1920s French French Provincial Vintage Children's Furniture

Materials

Pine

DS-2878 Italian Pop Boxing Glove Chaise Lounge Right by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Boxing glove lounge chair DS-2878/10 by De Sede. Details: Upholstery and assembly: Stable compact frame made from board material. Sedex upholstery with wadding cushion. Optical ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Leather

DS-2878 Italian Pop Boxing Glove Chaise Longue Left by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Boxing glove lounge chair DS-2878/09 by De Sede. Details: Upholstery and assembly: Stabile compact frame made from board material. Sedex...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Leather

Modern Metal Finish Decorative Sculptural Rabbit Chair
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Modern Black Green Gray White Orange Pink Red Purple or Blue Rabbit Accent Chair
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
The “Rabbit Chair” is the last creation that came out from Stefano Giovannoni’s magic hat, that becomes a family of products with a strong communicative medi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Large Pink Decorative Sculptural Modern Plastic Rabbit Chair
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Plastic

De Stijl Children's Wheelbarrow Designed by Gerrit Rietveld for Van De Groenekan
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Colorful and cheerful children's wheelbarrow in the primary colors that are so typical of Rietveld's work: red, yellow, blue, black and white. This piece is still in its original condition and has not been renovated. It was constructed solidly and this piece of 'toy' is still firm. It also ticks the boxes of the norm of good art according to the influential international group of artists De Stijl to which Rietveld belonged: 'Good art is square and angular.' The Rietveld wheelbarrow...
Category

1920s Dutch De Stijl Vintage Children's Furniture

Materials

Wood

Red Velvet Rabbit Chair, by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The idea of the rabbit, a gentle, lovable and shy animal, comes from the association of its silhouette with that of a seat, where the rabbit's ears become the backrest of the chair. It is conceived for children's fun: the rabbit chair...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Velvet

Organic Rattan Children’s Chair
Located in Oxford, GB
This chair is lightweight yet robust, allowing your youngster to easily move it from one space to another. Made from natural rattan poles and wood. The finish can be painted with yo...
Category

2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Rattan

Antique, New and Vintage Children's Furniture

When you’re shopping for antique, new and vintage children’s furniture, you’ll want your choices to fit nicely within the decor scheme of the rest of your home. But you’ll also want to create an alluring and inspirational space for your children to feel relaxed and encouraged creatively. Indeed, a child’s room can be simultaneously stylish and playful — the ideal environment for children.

Understandably, beds were the first piece of furniture designed for young children. In Ancient Egypt, children’s beds were scaled-down versions of adult beds. They were intended to be a logical size for a child and low enough to the ground so that they could climb in by themselves.

Historians discovered early high chairs in Ancient Greece. In the 6th century B.C., a child’s training potty might have also been used as a high chair, while archaeologists on a dig discovered a terracotta high chair in a marketplace in Athens. By the Renaissance period, children’s bookshelves were popular with upper-class families who had disposable income and the desire to beautify all areas of the home. The original purpose was to organize school books, but shelves eventually became integral to children’s rooms of the era.

In the early 20th century, Italian physician Maria Montessori changed the way designers thought about children’s furniture. She wrote that it was important for children to have a safe environment of their own that they could easily navigate. Montessori believed that children’s furniture should be sized for them but that it should also be made of light, durable materials so that it’s easy for them to carry if needed.

Today’s widely known mid-century modern furniture designers took interest in the idea that young children should have well-crafted furniture of their own. You can find vintage mid-century modern children’s furniture created by the likes of Harry Bertoia, Charles and Ray Eames and Alvar Aalto. Contemporary industrial designer and architect Philippe Starck is also known for having introduced versions of his furniture that were geared toward children, especially his seating and storage solutions.

It’s never too early for good design. Decorating a child’s room offers the opportunity to combine elevated furnishings and a youthful spirit and can result in spaces that are at once elegant and whimsical. On 1stDibs, find design ideas for children’s rooms as well as a variety of new, antique and vintage children’s furniture today.

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