Royal Mail's Animail stamp collection clings to the sides of envelopes
London design studio Osborne Ross has created a set of six animal-shaped Royal Mail stamps designed to appeal to children (+ slideshow). More
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Interlocking Boulding Blocks offer "limitless possibilities" for construction
American designer Mark Boulding has created an alternative to snap-fit blocks like Lego, with a collection of black and white bricks that slot into one another instead (+ slideshow). More
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German students design children's furniture that encourages playfulness
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
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Follow the trend for children's furniture with Dezeen's new Pinterest board
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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Children's centre with a dipping roof by Dorte Mandrup encloses a Copenhagen courtyard
One corner of this aluminium-clad children's centre in Copenhagen by Danish architect Dorte Mandrup dips down to let sunlight pass into a courtyard behind. More
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Children's products are a "huge market" for design brands
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
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Big-Game's Little Big Chair for kids can be adjusted as they grow
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
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Kartell reveals plastic furniture range designed for children
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
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Front designs bent-wood rocking horse for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna
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
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Nendo designs transparent plastic rocking horse for Kartell
Milan 2016: Japanese studio Nendo has designed a transparent plastic rocking horse based on I-beams used in building construction. More
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Asif Khan adds elevated wooden play area to east London primary school
To provide children at this primary school with more room to play, London designer Asif Khan has created a stilted structure that stands two metres above the playground (+ slideshow). More
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Ruetemple adds children's playhouse to bedroom in Russian summer house
To allow parents more time in bed, Russian architecture studio Ruetemple has added a play area above the master bedroom at this summer house to keep the children occupied (+ slideshow). More
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Rafa Kids' K-shaped desk hides a second surface underneath a soft-close lid
Furniture retailer Rafa Kids has designed a children's table that resembles the letter K when seen from the side. More
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3D-printed braille and picture books help blind children to read
A team from the University of Colorado Boulder have used 3D printing to create tactile versions of famous books for visually impaired children (+ slideshow). More
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Illustrated animal-skin costumes created for Le Bestiaire exhibition in New York
Giant illustrated boards depicting parrots, bears and leopards are among the oversized animal costumes that children can try on at a New York exhibition. More
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Ido Abulafia designs Pick medical kits to give children a better blood-test experience
Israeli designer Ido Abulafia has created a set of bird-themed toy medical kits intended to give children a more positive hospital experience (+ slideshow). More
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Playhouse on stilts by Sharon Davis features a slide, a climbing frame and a lookout point
A stainless-steel slide curls down through the interior of this elevated playhouse, which is topped by a crow's nest offering views over New York's Hudson River Valley (+ slideshow). More
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Chambre d'enfants by Ciel Architectes
French architect Sandra Courtine of Ciel Architectes has designed a bed unit for a child with circular perforations that form a ladder. More
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Very Hungry by Mimijumi
Nashville designers Mimijumi have created a baby's bottle shaped like a breast. More
