Virco furnishings– colorful and fairly inexpensive but fairly typical school furnishings:
https://www.virco.com/b2c_virco/b2c/init.do
Modernised – less typical/ Eames/ Nelson designs for kids:
http://www.modernseed.com/studyspace.html?page=0&sf=&sd=#sortblock
Design Within Reach – category for stackable/less expensive chairs
http://www.dwr.com/category.cfm?subc=41
VS International – cool modular furnishings and setups especially for schools- US providers in North Carolina
1) seats
Xurret system- abalos+herreros architects- production escofet sa Barcelona
2) floor
Cao&Perrot studio- Andy Cao and Xavie Perrot
CUP the center for urban pedagogy, makes educational projects about ‘places and how they change’. What is particularly interesting in all Cup’ s projects is the amount of creativity that students show when developing spatial ideas.
In this post you can peek at some of their cool playful furniture.
The urban renewable energy table 2003 :: The Urban Renewal Activity Tables provide a chance to explore the stories of five places in New York City after they were declared blighted and in need of serious repair. Each site is interpreted with an interactive table, a large-scale photograph, and a detailed timeline.To learn more you can visit the projects site here…
Also from a japan’ s design tide exhibition (see previous post), here are some other table ideas for fun;)
Moritz Waldemeyer
Hannah Lobley
Not to forget of course Toshio Iwayi’s composition on a table
