The childhood of design. A century of children's furniture.
Pompidou Center| N° d'inventaire | 30861 |
| Format | 21.7 X 21.7 |
| Détails | 112 p., numerous illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782844269720 |
Exhibition catalog.
Children's furniture has a long history in 20th-century design. The children's bedroom emerged at the beginning of the century, paralleling the growing importance of young people in society. Far from being a miniaturization of objects intended for adults, children's furniture quickly acquired autonomy and its own unique character.
The greatest designers, from Pierre Chareau to Matali Crasset, including Marcel Gascoin, Bruno Munari, and Philippe Starck, have all taken an interest in it. Whether wooden or plastic, playful, comfortable, transformable, or multifunctional, children's furniture is, beyond its own specific requirements, a particularly fertile field of experimentation for designers.
The "Childhood of Design" exhibition and the accompanying catalogue are the first in France devoted to this subject.
Exhibition catalog.
Children's furniture has a long history in 20th-century design. The children's bedroom emerged at the beginning of the century, paralleling the growing importance of young people in society. Far from being a miniaturization of objects intended for adults, children's furniture quickly acquired autonomy and its own unique character.
The greatest designers, from Pierre Chareau to Matali Crasset, including Marcel Gascoin, Bruno Munari, and Philippe Starck, have all taken an interest in it. Whether wooden or plastic, playful, comfortable, transformable, or multifunctional, children's furniture is, beyond its own specific requirements, a particularly fertile field of experimentation for designers.
The "Childhood of Design" exhibition and the accompanying catalogue are the first in France devoted to this subject.