Saki Maruyama's Knotty children's toy set encourages playfulness
Graduates Saki Maruyama and Daniel Coppen have designed a set of children's toys that encourage "free and open-ended play". More
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Discover the best design for children via our new Pinterest board
Inspired by a Tokyo childcare centre with a climbing wall, we've curated a Pinterest board showcasing the best design for children, including an app to teach them about cryptocurrency and a toolkit that makes insulin administration easy. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Save the Children's Madrid headquarters designed to promote "emotional attachment"
Madrid-based Elii used unusual materials, plants and bright colours to give the interiors of this headquarters and childcare facility in Madrid a sense of personality to encourage users to interact with it affectionately. More
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Climbing wall and swing promote play at Hibinosekkei's Tokyo childcare centre
Japanese architecture studio Hibinosekkei incorporated structures intended to encourage play into the interior design of this Tokyo support centre for children with developmental difficulties. More
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Smartibot kit turns any household object into an AI-enhanced robot
Toymaker The Crafty Robot has launched a crowdfunding campaign for its latest design — a DIY robot that can follow you around the house and bring you drinks. More
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Pigzbe app aims to teach children about cryptocurrency
Children aged six and over can now own cryptocurrency using an app called Pigzbe, which functions as a digital piggy bank. More
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Lego to launch sustainable bricks made from sugar cane
Lego is set to launch a range of botanical elements made from a plant-based plastic sourced from sugar cane, in a bid to reduce its plastic waste. More
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Design students create classroom furniture to help kids concentrate
Students from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts have created a collection of furniture for school classrooms, intended to help children stay focused during lessons. More
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Arched doorways and bold hues appear throughout Little Stories shoe store
Spanish studio Clap has used arch-shaped cutouts and primary colours to create a playful children's shoe shop on a street corner in Valencia. More
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Plastic furniture made from old toys introduces kids to the circular economy
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
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Storytelling Igloo encourages children to interact with architecture and design
London-based practice Aberrant Architecture has worked with five north London schools to create an igloo-shaped installation, as part of an initiative to introduce young people to architecture and design. More
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Giles Miller creates textured facade for children's playhouse
London designer Giles Miller has used hexagonal wooden tiles to cover the surface of this children's playhouse by cabin company Koto Design. More
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Rob Flowers designs entirely edible posters and tickets for children's exhibition
London-based illustrator Rob Flowers has created a series of edible posters for an exhibition aimed at encouraging children to experiment with their food. More
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Centre Pompidou's kids' installation mixes pattern, colour and inflatables
To celebrate the Centre Pompidou's 40th anniversary, Paris-based studio GGSV has designed an interactive installation for children in the Galerie des Enfants exhibition space. More
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Expandable kids' clothing wins James Dyson Award for best student invention in the UK
Royal College of Art graduate Ryan Mario Yasin has won the UK edition of the James Dyson Award, with his line of children's clothing designed to grow with their wearer. More
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Yayoi Kusama's life and career illustrated for new children's book
Painterly illustrations document the life and works of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama in this children's book by illustrator Ellen Weinstein and MoMA curator Sarah Suzuki. More
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10 children's rooms that show the fun side of interior design
This week's roundup from Pinterest shows how children's bedrooms can be designed to encourage play, even in the most minimal of homes. Examples include a room that divides territories for two brothers and a room with secret storage for toys. More
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Andrew Burges Architects transforms Sydney warehouse into "mini city" for kids
This Sydney childcare and community centre by Andrew Burges Architects is filled with tiny house-shaped rooms and has a sandpit on its roof. More
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Nico Eats toolkit encourages children to be more adventurous with food
Royal College of Art graduate Florencia Sepúlveda has created a set of utensils and recipe books to help children experiment with food and flavours. More
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Balloons replace nails and screws for Inflate collection of children's furniture
Sausage-shaped party balloons are used to secure the self-assembly furniture and toys designed by Kingston University graduate Fern Toynton. More