Inspiring a passion and maintaining the fun with children’s horse desk
The world of children’s toys, character furniture, and child psychology has a special aesthetic when designing furniture for younger clientele.
There is a delicate balance between magic and practicality. In this case, the task was to create a functional educational piece that would also pique the interest of a young child fascinated by horses.
✓ The leading contender was a bedroom desk.
a unique form started to emerge
How can an educational piece of furniture also have the anatomical traits of a horse?
After many visits to the stables, desktop research, and baseline sketching, a unique form started to emerge: a form composed of many two-dimensional body parts that assemble together to form a three-dimensional hole.
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Children’s Horse Desk
Built-in storage for laptops and pencil cases became a must-have. All of this was guided towards a horizontal, flat horse back and some sort of feature headpiece, while a colour palette was in development.
Create
Black, white and greys are the standard horse palette. Colour decisions became organic as this child regularly rode a grey.
Adding a character colour will inspire children and build emotions with your product.
Stability, durability and fun
The Horse Desk is a quirky twist on a traditional bedroom desk
This unique horse-shaped desk, with its interlocking shapes and durable construction, will gallop into your child’s bedroom and capture their heart, especially if they love horses. Made from finished MDF and black alloy bolts, its size is approximately 1025 cm (H) × 1200 cm (W) × 35 cm (W) in size.
✓ Durability was also a key consideration
✓ Clearly, animal furniture should be designed to be as fun as possible.
As children’s furniture must withstand the daily wear and tear of active play. High-quality materials, construction, and finishing were all carefully selected to ensure that this furniture will last for years to come.
This means using engaging colours and playful forms to create pieces that are interactive and stimulate young imaginations.
Final Design
Inspiring a passion and maintaining the fun with a children’s horse desk
By researching horse anatomy, sketching and brainstorming, and after many revisions, the 3D model was good-to-go.
This unique horse-shaped desk is made from quality materials and innovative construction, and it is designed to be safe and durable, fun and engaging, with its interlocking horse shapes and playful colours.
For a no-obligation, design consultation contact Spindlelegs today.