Pull up a Chair

Just like Goldilocks of fairy-tale fame, the new V&A exhibition'Sit Down: seating for Kids' questions what it is that makes a successful seat. the event, whoch opened in February at the V&A Museum of Childhood, spans four centuries, and features a variety of examples of seating built for children.

As part of the exhibition, which runs until 5th september 2010, MA funiture design students from Bucks New University are displaying propotypes form their latest project, Seating for schools. their task was to create a seat suitable for children, for use in schools. with practical help form furniture company ercol they reaserched the existing range of school chairs before developing their own ideas with sketches and computer-generated designs.