The Tokyo Baby Café


It seems that the Alice in Wonderland ball just keeps on rolling, and it’s latest stop is Tokyo where design firm Nendo have created a Lewis Carroll-inspired haven for both mother and baby.

Created for the little and the not-so-little, the café plays on the juxtaposition of scale and proportion, layered with functionality and fantasy.

Each element of the space becomes dual-purpose based on the different ways parents and children see the world. The giant sofa that dwarves the room can be a changing station for the parents or a play area for the kids. Coffee tables serve their basic function for adults but quite cleverly also entertain any children crawling around underneath with the paintings and drawings that cover the undersides.Floorboards and windows come in both adult and kid size, and there are even two sizes of lightbulbs. Door handles and light fittings are placed far above the reach of little fingers.

All that’s missing is a cake labeled ‘Eat me’.

 

For the full blog post see: http://cyanatrendland.com/2010/04/07/the-tokyo-baby-cafe/

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