A Children´s Bed Design Assignment Design a bed for a child that is ergonomic and which satisfies the demands of children. The bed must be joyful, safe and functional at the same time. Materials for manufacturing are unspecified.
Given Factors ●
Amount of Children: One
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Gender: Female
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Age: 6-12
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Type of Bed: Intermediate Bed
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Functionality 1: Night bed, daily play carriage, storage space Functionality 2: Can be later turned into a sofa
Florence Design Academy
Furniture Design
Academic II Semester II Class IA
Maryam Farshchiha & Leslie Sturm
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Ideas & Inspirations: Cinderella Carriage ●
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what a girl needs: her own little cave, privacy, playground, a world of her imagination... ●
Our idea was to turn the Cinderella Carriage, that every girl knows and adores from her childhood, into a daily used bed A bed should be created in which the child will not only sleep and dream in but which is also an environment to live, study and play in, created according to their desires. The space should provide safety, comfort and cozyness at the same time Thanks to its round form there will be no harm for children to get hurt by sharp angles There will be sufficient storage space provided in order to keep the room as tidy as possible; Underneath the bed there will be storage room for larger items such as books and puzzles. On the side of the bed where the seat of the carriage is located the girl can place her favorite stuffed animals on top of the carriage seat and store the rest of it inside the two drawers When the child has grown out of the age where Cinderella beds are fashionable the bed can be easily turned into a modern and futuristic-looking sofa in which she can read or watch TV
Perspective Drawing: Cinderella Carriage
(Technical) Specifications: ●
The material which will be used for the main structure is see-through and colored plexiglass
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The thickness of the plexiglass will be 80 mm in order to provide highest stability Because of the chosen material and its thickness the object will be quite heavy so that child will not be able to move it around
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With the plexiglass material the floating effect will be achieved- a bed that could fly immediately away if wanted...
The wheels will not touch the floor but will be 25mm above floor level. The different pieces of the carriage will be joined through mortise-and-tenon joinery and (in some parts) also glue. Like this the front structure of the carriage can later on easily be removed and turned into the sofa There will be no entrance door but a curtain made out of a 100% cotton. A curtain does not only provide safety but also better air circulation while the child is sleeping
See-through plexiglass also provides benefits of safety since the mother will be able to easily check and see what her daughter is doing inside The seat, storage space and the wheels will be constructed out of MCP (Melamine coated particleboard) covered with a white layer of plastic. Thanks to its good durability and efficiency the material is the perfect match
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For the carriage a custom-made mattress will have to be bought For the sofa a custom-made mattress as well as a side board material (to cover the joinery) will have to be bought
Orthographic Drawings Carriage: All measurements are in mm
Entrance door with cotton curtain
Front View
Main structure made out of plexiglass
Back View
Colored plexiglass See-through plexiglass
Wheels will be later on removed Storage units & wheels Side View made out of MCP
Side View
Top View
Orthographic Drawings Carriage: All measurements are in mm
Entrance door with cotton curtain
Front View
Main structure made out of plexiglass
Back View
Colored plexiglass See-through plexiglass
Wheels will be later on removed Storage units & wheels Side View made out of MCP
Side View
Top View
Details All measurements are in mm
Front View with Joinery Side View with Joinery Back View with Joinery (without wheels) (without wheels) Mortise & Tenon Parts to be later on Joinery removed
Mortise & Tenon Joinery
Mortise & Tenon Joinery Side View with Joinery Mortise & Tenon Joinery
Custom made Mattress
Orthographic Drawings Sofa: All measurements are in mm
Front View
Side View
Back View
Custom made mattress Front View
Side View
Side View
Side Board Material