Olive pits form modular Nontalo kids' stool by Eneris Collective
Design duo Eneris Collective has collaborated with Barcelona-based biomaterials company NaifactoryLAB to produce a playful stool for children made from waste olive pits. More
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Shezad Dawood makes playful versions of 1980s Qatari buildings for Doha Modern Playground
Artist Shezad Dawood has created an architectural playground in Doha that features miniature versions of four well-known buildings in the city. More
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Surman Weston uses architecture as "enabler for a great cause" at Hackney School of Food
Architecture studio Surman Weston has created a teaching space for children to learn about food in Hackney, London, which has been awarded the Stephen Lawrence Prize 2022 by the RIBA. More
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North River Architecture adds Passive House-certified home to heritage farm
North River Architecture designed Gallatin Passive House as an extension to an 18th-century farm in upstate New York, repurposing the existing barn as a double-height play space for the owner's three children. More
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AUX Architecture clads Los Angeles arts centre in polycarbonate panels
California studio AUX Architecture has tranformed and expanded a synagogue on LA's Westside to create the Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center for a nonprofit focused on children's welfare. More
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Hibinosekkei designs MS Kindergarten to help children feel closer to nature
Deep eaves shelter openings connecting indoor and outdoor spaces at this kindergarten in Maebashi, Japan, which architecture studio Hibinosekkei designed to enhance awareness of the changing seasons. More
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Frank Gehry creates "welcoming building" for Children's Institute in LA
Architect Frank Gehry has designed a children's institute for no fee in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California, which will provide social services to the local community. More
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Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate newsletter features a "treeless treehouse"
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a pyramidal timber playhouse in a London garden. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More
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De Matos Ryan adds timber playspace to garden of London home
Architecture studio De Matos Ryan has created a "treeless treehouse" named Penfold in the garden of a London home, with a pyramidal timber structure that is accessible only by crawling beneath it. More
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Ten kids' rooms with space-saving loft beds and bunk beds
Our latest lookbook features 10 compact children's bedrooms that use bunk beds to conserve precious space and make more room for play. More
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Takk founders build all-white "igloo" bedroom for their young daughter
Furry white fabric lines the interior of this winter-themed kid's bedroom, which Mireia Luzárraga and Alejandro Muiño of Spanish studio Takk have constructed inside their home in Barcelona. More
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Kids' creativity unleashed in hands-on chair design project
Students in grade three and four at New York's Trinity School have created a collection of wooden chairs that express their individual personalities, in a module run by art educator Bruce Edelstein. More
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Unemori Architects and Teco Architects create "park-like" health and childcare centre
Japanese studios Unemori Architects and Teco Architects have turned a commercial building in Kitakami, Japan, into a health and childcare support centre, adding undulating floors and ceilings. More
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Mizzi Studio draws on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Kew Gardens restaurant
Design practice Mizzi Studio has completed the interiors of Family Kitchen, a kids' restaurant in Kew Gardens that combines the aesthetics of the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with a "botanical science laboratory." More
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Almaborealis designs sew-your-own clothing kit for children
Design studio Almaborealis has created a modular DIY kit containing pieces of fabric in an easy puzzle format that invites children to sew their own clothes. More
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Forest Crayons reveal the spectrum of colours within Japanese wood
Design studio Playfool has created a set of sustainable crayons made entirely from Japanese wood, which was designed to celebrate the unseen colours within a forest's trees. More
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Playgrounds
Playgrounds
Minimalist animal sculptures by Luca Boscardin form children's playground equipment
Toy designer Luca Boscardin has transformed his colourful line drawings of wild animals into abstract life-sized steel versions for a public playground in Amsterdam. More
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Interiors
Interiors
BAAO and 4|MATIV add bright colours to Mi Casita Preschool in Brooklyn
House-shaped openings and cheerful hues are found in a New York daycare centre designed by American firms BAAO and 4|MATIV. More
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Olson Kundig completes Noah's ark-informed children's museum in Berlin
A doughnut-shaped timber "ark" filled with animal sculptures sits at the centre of the recently opened ANOHA children's museum at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. More
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Sebastian Cox creates subtle treehouse from scorched larch
Designer Sebastian Cox has designed a treehouse in the English countryside that features scorched larch cladding, a shingled roof and a balustrade of chestnut branches. More
