Kingston School of Art graduate Masahiko Ito has created a saddle-shaped chair for school children, which is designed to maximise concentration and improve posture. More about Masahiko Ito redesigns school chair to improve posture and reduce fidgeting
Antwerp-based brand Ecobirdy has used recycled plastic toys to create a range colourful furniture for kids, aiming to raise their "awareness for sustainability". More about Plastic furniture made from old toys introduces kids to the circular economy
Italian designer Fabio Novembre has created a range of beds influenced by fairytales for mattress brand PerDormire. More about Fabio Novembre designs six beds inspired by "the world of dreams"
Sausage-shaped party balloons are used to secure the self-assembly furniture and toys designed by Kingston University graduate Fern Toynton. More about Balloons replace nails and screws for Inflate collection of children's furniture
The latest addition to Kartell's children's range is a set of candy-coloured plastic doll's houses created by Italian designer Fabio Novembre. More about Kartell adds to children's line with ultra-minimal Villa doll's houses
Car brand Ford has created a smart crib that aims to soothe babies to sleep by gently rocking and lighting up, to simulate a car journey. More about Ford's smart cot promises to recreate the feeling of being rocked to sleep in a car
Spanish designer Unai Rollan has created a chair that is delivered in 11 same-sized self-assembly pieces to teach children the basics of furniture construction. More about Hamaika kids' chair by Unai Rollan is assembled from 11 equal pieces
Exhausted parents can stay in bed while this bassinet designed by Yves Behar rocks their babies back to sleep with a "womb-like motion" whenever it hears them cry. More about Yves Behar's robotic Snoo crib rocks babies to sleep
The trend for designer children's furniture continues with this collection of customisable units by Dutch brand Teehee. More about Teehee designs adjustable furniture that grows up as children do
Milan 2016: students from Germany's Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design have designed a range of children's furniture and lighting that includes house-shaped beds and stackable lanterns (+ slideshow). More about German students design children's furniture that encourages playfulness
Design for children is one of the standout trends from Milan design week this year, so we've created a Pinterest board full of the latest kids' furniture and homeware, and added a few favourites from Dezeen's archive too.
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Milan 2016: design for children is emerging as one of the hot trends at this year's Milan design week, as designers and brands cotton on to the vast potential of the kids' furniture market. More about Children's products are a "huge market" for design brands
Milan 2016: Swiss studio Big-Game has added to the growing list of children's products launching in Milan with a miniature adjustable plastic chair (+ slideshow). More about Big-Game's Little Big Chair for kids can be adjusted as they grow
Milan 2016: a minimal rocking horse by Nendo and a swing by Philippe Starck are among Italian design brand Kartell's collection of products aimed specifically at children, a key trend in Milan this year (+ slideshow). More about Kartell reveals plastic furniture range designed for children
Milan 2016: the latest designer rocking horse comes from Stockholm studio Front, which has based its minimal design for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna on an old bent-wood chair from the furniture brand's archive. More about Front designs bent-wood rocking horse for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna
Milan 2016: Japanese studio Nendo has designed a transparent plastic rocking horse based on I-beams used in building construction. More about Nendo designs transparent plastic rocking horse for Kartell
Furniture retailer Rafa Kids has designed a children's table that resembles the letter K when seen from the side. More about Rafa Kids' K-shaped desk hides a second surface underneath a soft-close lid
This six-sided piece of furniture by Japanese studio Torafu Architects can be flipped over to reveal different functions (+ slideshow). More about Torafu Architects designs multi-functional Dice furniture for children and adults
Dutch designer Frederik Roijé has designed a piece of furniture for children combining a chair, table and lamp. More about Little Triple Chair by Frederik Roijé
Here's a similar storage system to the bicycle showroom we published this morning, this time for a kid's playroom. More about Pin Pres by OOO My Design