| You will be interested to know that the idea of child | | | | and high child chair varieties. A Swiss family's portrait |
| sized furniture such as the child chair and other articles | | | | from 1601 shows a child sitting in a low chair and this is |
| of similar nature was first conceived as early as 400 | | | | believed to be the oldest example of such types of |
| B.CE. This is proven by a historic Greek vase painting | | | | furniture. Historians say that the reasons chairs for |
| which displays a woman sitting on a stool and a child | | | | infants were made to seat the child at a height above |
| sitting on a high chair facing her. The oldest child sized | | | | or below the average adult's height vary from each |
| chairs which have been preserved and are present | | | | other. Low chairs were meant to make infants more |
| today date back to the 1500s and the early 1600s. | | | | independent while the high models brought children to |
| Furniture specifically designed for children has evolved | | | | the level of adults while at the table, teaching them |
| immensely over the years in its form, in the material it | | | | how to behave in that setting. The oldest preserved |
| is made of and in its style but the concept behind | | | | low chair is particularly popular in Europe and was |
| these articles remains the same. | | | | discovered during an excavation in Sweden back in |
| Child sized furniture is a reflection of the way adults | | | | 1981. This chair was believed to be from the Viking |
| view and perceive the needs, requirements and | | | | age. |
| comforts of children. Another factor that affects the | | | | Over the years, child sized furniture evolved |
| basic design of children's furniture is where it is kept. | | | | considerably and was being made not only for the |
| You will notice and this is true for furniture from older | | | | child's comfort but for their development as well. It was |
| periods as well, that the design of furniture for children | | | | recognized by designers and experts of Scandinavia |
| at home is more centered on comfort, style and | | | | between 1930 and 1960 that children liked to use their |
| entertainment. On the other hand, models in learning | | | | furniture as part of their play. The history of child sized |
| places such as kindergartens and schools are an | | | | furniture shows how these articles gained popularity |
| incorporation of designs that reflect hygiene, learning | | | | and served several purposes in the development and |
| and development of the child. | | | | comfort of children. |
| The oldest forms of child sized furniture are the low | | | | |