Children are becoming an important demographic that designers are catering to. Make your spaces welcoming and educational for the young ones, with upcycled ideas that double as conversation starters and ways to introduce them to the concept of sustainable living.
Children are becoming an important demographic that designers are catering to. Make your spaces welcoming and educational for the young ones, with upcycled ideas that double as conversation starters and ways to introduce them to the concept of sustainable living.
THORUNN ARNADOTTIR
Multi-disciplinary designer Thorunn Arnadottir salvaged the soundboards of broken toys and built new shells for them to make the Shapes of Sounds collection, using local materials such as pinewood, aluminium and lava stone. Voila! A new toy car, singing Christmas tree and elf house are born.
MARY
Stockholm-based Icelandic designer Mary Olafsdottir’s uniquely made Keilir spinning tops are woodturned by hand from sustainable Icelandic birch, while her Kulan cutlery stand upturns conventional ways of setting the meal table.
NINNA THORARINSDOTTIR
The Bubs collection of wooden and felt musical toys by designer and illustrator Ninna Thorarinsdottir adds a whimsical touch to bare walls and shelves, while encouraging little ones to experiment with music.
