SQUARE CHAIR is a kid’s chair, made of natural wood and with natural oil finishing. It’s designed by KIDS DESIGN LABO(KDL) with the idea thatthe things which children experience, see touch and use at the early stage of their lives need to be very well designed. We want children to know and appreciate genuine things. SQUARE CHAIR is designed as a standard product of KDL and its simple design matches any spaces. It has 4 sizes, XS, S, M and L so that children can choose according their growth.
We can see many children’s chairs made of melamine and plastic. But these artificial materials are chosen just for adults to clean easily, not for children. Considering children, we think children should touch, feel and know the genuine things in the important early time for their future.So, we use natural wood materials which have good texture and smell, andalso those materials give stimulus to develop their body and brain.
All furniture is made of only natural wood and with natural painting. In most of children’s furniture, synthetic resin or artificial paintings are used for its maintenance, productivity and durability. It’s certain that wood is sensitive and easy to scratched, but we hope children know and appreciate the genuine things, and how to take good care of things. So the color, texture, and pattern which the wood has in itself are kept as what they are, to make the most of.
With this chair, children can enjoy the variability in color and weight. After children use this chair made of natural wood for several years, the color gets aged and dark. In rainy days, children may notice a little change of weight. It’s happened only by the natural wood. This chair can be used for a long time with good maintenance because the stain of the wood can be removed by polishing and painted in natural oil again. It gives children chances to learn how to maintain and make things last.
The effect on childcare with wooden interior has been researched by Masato Nishimoto from Fukui University, Japan. Of course, wooden interior gives people the warmth and calmness with the natural wood texture and its good smell. Also, with it children get conscious of taking good care of things and keeping clean. Wood is sensitive and easy to scratch, so they try not to use things roughly or act so as not to hurt. They get to know how to maintain and last.
KIDS DESIGN LABO doesn’t practice overprotecting design, so the sharp corner of chair can't be removed and angular design is positively installed. It is common to guard corner or make it round for preventing children from injury. But small injuries got with adults are important for children to grow up. Once children go outside, there are many dangerous things. So, children should learn how to prevent themselves from the dangerous. Thus, non- overprotecting design idea is practiced.
