Let us now praise inventors of children's products. While this book has a lot of high design, a lot of eye-catching masterpieces that will send people reaching fbr their wallets, there is also a lot of design that just makes the day-to day work of carrying, walking, changing, even appeasing, small children a little less trying, and much more aesthetically pleasing. Some of these are simply brilliant new designs that follow logical systems of functionality and meet today's stringent safety standards. Most are also beautiful to look at and touch, roll, stroke, sit on or use. And, because of the development of many of these designs has raced ahead only in the last decade or so, they herald a new century's approach to childrearing...

Introduction

1 Mobility

2 Nursery

3 Mealtimes

4 Furniture

5 Decoration & Textiles

6 Toys

7 Travel

8 Electronics and Lighting

9 Accessories

Q&A

Scott Wilson

Yves Behar

Paola Antonelli 

Torn Dixon

Oreg Lynn

John Maeda

Index

Credits

Acknowledgments